Rhion Owen, 15, was the youngest competitor at a trial where many of the watching students were older than him Teenage handler Rhion Owen kept good company as he battled to a respectable fifth place in this year's Glynllifon sheepdog trials . At the age of 15 he was the youngest competitor in a field of 83 who converged on Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor's Glynllifon Farm near Caernarfon .
Anglesey teen makes his mark at Coleg Glynllifon sheepdog trials
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Dafydd Wigley says it's time for Welsh Labour to break from 'Corbyn Labour'
Labour MPs will be unable to stand up for Wales because they will be "squabbling" among themselves in the aftermath of the election, former Plaid Cymru leader Dafydd Wigley has claimed. Lord Wigley has urged the Welsh wing of the party to break away UK Labour so it is no longer linked to a "discredited" London leadership.
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These are the bookies' election odds for all 40 Welsh seats
The latest bookmakers' analysis of the election suggests Labour could be ousted from a string of battleground seats and wiped out in North Wales in a historic repainting of the political map on June 8. William Hill predicts the Conservatives will win 18 of Wales' 40 seats in what would be its best result since 1852 . The bookmaker expect the Lib Dems to retake the fiercely contested seat of Cardiff Central, which Labour won in 2015.
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Night to celebrate influential poet and Anglesey artist
A SPECIAL evening celebrating the artist Kyffin Williams and the work of poet RS Thomas, will be given at an Anglesey gallery. Professor M.Wynn Thomas will give the talk at Oriel Ynys Mn, at an annual event organised by the Kyffin Williams Trust, on Friday, May 19. This year, Professor M. Wynn Thomas will be speaking about R.S.Thomas's response to paintings, at the event which is also part of the "Museums at Night" campaign.
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Communities's mayday pull for lifeboats
Cor Meibion y Foel support their fellow choir member, Beaumaris RNLI volunteer John Williams, by turning up to practice in their wellies COMMUNITIES across the country are responding to a "mayday" call from lifeboat crews to join together to help save lives at sea. Anglesey choir, Cr Meibion y Foel, turned up to rehearsals this week wearing their wellies to show their support of the volunteer crews across the island.
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Fallen trees overnight close roads in Gwynedd and on Anglesey
At 11.33pm last night North Wales Police said Tabor Lane at Pentrefelin, near Criccieth , was closed by a fallen tree "until further notice".
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Scarlet Fever cases rise in Conwy, Denbighshire and Anglesey
According to Public Health Wales the reported number of cases up to April year-on-year increased from 198 in 2016 to 207 this year. Conwy and Denbighshire saw the biggest monthly rises.
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First person Helen Greenwoodwww.christinsleyphotography.co.uk
"My parents moved from England to Dolgellau where he got a job as an architect with the council. We moved around a lot when I was a child because of his job and then we moved up to Anglesey when I was six-years-old.
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Councils 'seek clarification' over how private litter firm operates
Kingdom Security, which recorded profits of A 9m last year, hands out litter fines in North Wales, apart from in Gwynedd Some councils are 'seeking clarification' over the working practices of a firm brought in to police the region's dog fouling and littering. Kingdom Security, which recorded profits of 9m last year, is currently tasked with handing out fines across Flintshire, Wrexham, Conwy, Denbighshire and Anglesey.
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Anglesey remembers Sir Kyffin Williams
Community councillors unveiled a plaque at the home where Sir Kyffin lived for the final 33 years of his life on the outskirts of Llanfairpwll Sir Kyffin Williams was one of Wales' most celebrated artists who proclaimed his love and affection for his native Anglesey. This afternoon, members of Llanfairpwll Community Council unveiled a plaque at the home Sir Kyffin lived for the final 33 years of his life, on the outskirts of the village.
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A penny for your thoughts will no longer pay the postage on your letter
This 1908 cover created by the British Junior Philatelic Society celebrated the 1840 Uniform Penny Post, linking "the English speaking peoples of the world." An October 1840 cover franked with a Penny Black stamp was mailed from Bangor, Wales, to London, then forwarded to Anglesey, Wales.
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Property Insider: Take a peek inside this 17th century Anglesey home...
Ever fancied owning your very own 17th century home together with a farmhouse surrounded by an acre of woodland and landscaped gardens together with stunning views of the Snowdonia mountain range? Ysgubor Hir and Porthamel Old Farmhouse at Llanedwen, Anglesey , are located within easy walking distance of the Menai Strait and adjacent to the coastal path. The properties date back hundreds of years and have been carefully restored over many years by the current owners who have made the properties their labour of love while retaining many original features throughout as well as adding imaginatively and with sensitivity to both the internal and external fabric of the buildings.
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Llangefni town centre issued with dispersal order
Youths gathering in an Anglesey town centre face being ordered to move, after police imposed an anti-social dispersal order in the area. "Initially we would like to reassure those living in or visiting the town centre that we are taking positive action against youths causing repeat issues of anti-social behaviour in and around the town to ensure that they are not plagued by the behaviour of certain youths.
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Anglesey man denies nurse's death by dangerous driving
A 31-year-old Anglesey man has denied causing the death by dangerous or careless driving of nurse Susan Owen. Mrs Owen, 50, who lived near Llangefni, had been driving a BMW car on September 23 on the B4547 Nant y Garth Pass at Felinheli, near Bangor, when the tragedy occurred.
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Pylon on the pressure... 600 sign petition fighting National Grid's Anglesey plan
CAMPAIGNERS fighting plans to site overhead electricity pylons on Anglesey have gathered a petition against the proposals ahead of a public meeting later this month. The Anglesey Says No To Pylons Group says National Grid's planned second run of pylons would destroy homes, health and lives and could ruin the island's heritage and tourism industry.
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Labour pledges support for new nuclear station in Wales as it launches Welsh manifesto
The party will leave voters in no doubt about its backing for Wylfa Newydd as it fight to hold onto seats The party will launch its Welsh manifesto today with a commitment to support the planned Wyfla Newydd station on Anglesey as well as a host of major infrastructure projects. The manifesto will be unveiled in Delyn and follows speculation that Labour could lose all five of its North Wales seats.
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Canyon Wall [Anglesey, Wales]
A steep sunny non-tidal wall, with a very soft grassy landing with a small "canyon" behind it. Underneath the overhang is an inverted "S" shape quartz hold.
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Slimmed down Wylfa plan requiring 2,000 fewer jobs revealed
A SMALLER, more streamlined nuclear power station requiring 2000 fewer construction jobs for Anglesey could be on the cards if new design plans for Horizon Nuclear Power is presenting its plans for a more compact power station which needs fewer buildings, as part of the new phase of multi-million pound Anglesey project. Newydd will need around 8,000 people, of which about a minimum of a quarter is anticipated would be local.
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Anglesey van driver denies causing death of Ysbyty Gwynedd nurse in road crash
Barry John Slaymaker, 31, of Anglesey, denied causing the death of Susan Jane Owen, 50, by dangerous and careless driving Barry John Slaymaker, of Maes Meurig, Gwalchmai, Anglesey, denied causing the death of Susan Jane Owen by dangerous driving when he appeared before a judge at Caernarfon Crown Court .
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Card machine blunder leaves Anglesey pub counting the cost
I'll drink to that! Pub goers enjoy a free night out after blundering bar staff sold hundreds of pints only to discover the card machine was in training mode Landlady Liz Mangan and her husband Stephen have been left counting the cost after accidentally setting their pub's card reader to training mode over the weekend Pub-goers in north Wales were toasting their good fortune after a blunder by bar staff meant they enjoyed a free night out. The Holland Hotel in Llanfachraeth on Anglesey accidentally switched its card machine to training mode last weekend - meaning all drinks bought on card were not paid for.
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