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Jobs to go at North Wales trailer firm

EUROPE’S biggest trailer maker has announced it is to axe 45 jobs in North Wales just weeks after celebrating its 50th anniversary. Read

Bala mum saves family from blaze after toddler starts fire

A QUICK-THINKING mother rescued her family from their burning Bala home earlier this week after an accidental blaze destroyed the property. Read

Head students chosen at Bala's Ysgol Y Berwyn

PUPILS at one Bala school have landed the prestigious prize of becoming its head students for the new school year, it was announced this week. Read

Bala rugby player Yogi gets funds boost

A STRICKEN rugby star from Bala has garnered the support of a top clothing company after it decided to raise funds through t-shirt sales. Read

Man, 87, rescued from Bala lake

AN 87-YEAR-OLD man who tumbled from a boat into Bala lake yesterday clung to the side of the vessel in cold waters for about an hour before he was rescued. Read

Two killed in Vale of Clwyd motorbike crashes

NORTH WALES police officers are appealing for information two people were killed in separate motorbike accidents in the Vale on Sunday. Read

Bala elderly boosted by £6 million homes inverstment

ELDERLY residents in Bala have been blessed with news that their county council will be building more retirement homes in a new £6 million project. Read

Bala school children team up with the fire service

BOYS and girls from one Bala school showed they were hot stuff when they were dispatched for a week of firefighting last week. Read

University maths competition success for Bala pupils

BRAINIACS in one Bala school showed off their mastery of Maths recently by storming competitions held by two of the UK’s top universities. Read

Rhys Ifans performs with new band in Bala

A RUTHIN actor has returned to his rock roots with a new band which performed one of its first gigs in the Vale last week. Read

Bala school pupils raise cash for cancer charity

BOYS and girls at Bala's Ysgol Berwyn have been doing their bit to raise funds for cancer awareness and held a series of events earlier this month at their school. Read

Bala schoolboy wins Urdd cooking competition

A BUDDING chef from Bala has cooked up cash for himself and his school after showing he knows his nosh by winning a competition this month. Read

UFO sighted in the skies above Bala

A UFO has been sighted at Bala rekindling memories of a similar visitation more than three decades ago. Read

Bala food traders offered business advice by council

BALA businesses are being offered food for thought later this month with a Gwynedd Council seminar offering tasty tips to traders hungry for help. Read

Bala farmer elected as FUW deputy president

BALA farmer Emyr Jones has been re-elected as deputy president of the Farmers' Union of Wales during a meeting of the union's grand council in Aberystwyth on Thursday. Read

Tips for Bala businesses

BALA businesses are being offered food for thought later this month with a seminar offering tips to traders. Read

Athletics: Competitors get ready for the Bala triathlon

ATHLETES are anticipating a gruelling challenge among the stunning Snowdonia scenery at a testing triathlon challenge being held at Bala this weekend. Read

Bala pupils awarded for impressive knowledge of books

A BALA school has presented prizes to the pupils who excelled in a creative competition held last month to commemorate World Book Day. Read

Bala elderly to benefit from £8.6m care investment

THE elderly in Bala are to benefit from an £8.6m investment as 30 new purpose-built extra care housing units are to be built in the town. Read

Welder in Everest trek to raise funds for Yogi

FOUR friends from North Wales – a retired headmaster, a countryside GP, a welder and a salesman – are this week off on a trek to Everest base camp that will benefit a range of charities. Read