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FREE Premier League Adrenalyn XL™ Official Trading Cards from Panini with your paper this weekend
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Cursed coasters, clowns and creepy carnival fun - Zip World’s terrifying Halloween attraction is back
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How AI can be used to help create a stronger learning environment for students and teachers
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Devoted Mochdre Vets are well seasoned in treating pets with complex conditions
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Four surprising ways studying the Welsh language could benefit you
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Welsh language centre Popeth Cymraeg is offering their beginners courses at half price if you sign up before September - and if you're aged between 18-25 years old, or work in the education sector, you can access lessons completely free of charge
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Specialized hosts special events to celebrate Cycling World Championships
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The Welsh manufacturer helping other businesses become more sustainable and reduce costs
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Pulse Plastics provides reusable packaging solutions to clients in the steel industry, as well as reprocessed plastic waste to use in the manufacturing process
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‘The best advice I can give a company wanting to start their sustainability journey is to get in touch with Business Wales’
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Business Wales is helping Welsh businesses to realise their ‘Green Ambition’ and implement positive steps towards decreasing their carbon footprint
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Glorious Goodwood is upon us, with the finest horses flat racing has to offer arriving on the South Downs for five days of top class racing.
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Seven ways you can visit Eryri National Park sustainably this summer
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The National Park Authority has shared some key tips for ensuring visitors are following sustainable tourism practises, in order to respect and preserve the natural beauty of the park
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Book tickets to some of the hottest shows in town at Venue Cymru this autumn
Things to do in North Wales
From Dawn French and Blood Brothers to the Welsh National Opera, there is something for everyone to enjoy
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Local fuel distributor HW Humphreys puts the customer at the heart of everything it does
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Add the taste of Wales to your Christmas meals and be in with a chance of winning Llaeth y Llan prizes
From tantalising trifles to savoury treats, Llaeth y Llan yogurt can elevate your cooking this December
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Must-visit Christmas days out in North Wales
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There is so much festive fun across North Wales this year that the whole family will enjoy
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Have yourself a merry little Christmas in Liverpool
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Liverpool BID Company is helping you celebrate the festive season in style with a £480k investment
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Must-visit Christmas days out in North Wales
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There is so much festive fun across North Wales this year that the whole family will enjoy
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Forget Lapland, Santa’s grotto is located underground in North Wales - book to visit him this Christmas
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Take a train at Zip World Llechwedd, a former mine near Blaenau Ffestiniog, where a magical winter wonderland awaits
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North Wales Police
Motorcyclist killed in Saturday night crash by popular North Wales pub
His next of kin have been informed
Villagers erect their own speed signs in rebellion against Welsh Government limit
Denbighshire council
Villagers are campaigning for a lower speed limit
New Met Office Yellow alert for snow in North Wales is third warning for the country in a day
North Wales Weather
The harsh weather is set to continue for a while longer
Where enforcement of 20mph speed limit is and isn't taking place in Wales right now
20mph speed limit
GoSafe gave North Wales Live an update on its enforcement programme
LIVE: Crash near A55 Posthouse Roundabout as ice warning for roads in North Wales
Traffic and Travel
A road in Conwy was also closed earlier and there have been a number of crashes today
Llandudno
Trailer gives sneak peek of major ITV drama partly filmed in Llandudno
The series sets out to dramatise the biggest miscarriage of justice in British legal history
More arrests possible over Ashley Dale murder amid 'ongoing' investigations
Crime
Police enquiry, which saw 15 men and women arrested, continues
Dad hid £17,000 cannabis factory in his partner's garden shed
Courts
James Eedy told police he smoked half an ounce of cannabis a day for personal use
Probe into catching vomiting bug off coast of North Wales as climate change could hike risk
Bangor University
Bangor University academics probe concerning phenomenon in rivers and sea off North Wales
Gwynedd flats development hit by collapse of building firm has now been opened
Gwynedd
Adra has unveiled the new apartments in Pwllheli