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George Herd

Bangor

Senior Journalist Reporter at BBC

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  • 2 weeks ago | bbc.com | George Herd

    New parking measures to tackle beach gridlockGetty ImagesLlanddwyn beach has seen its popularity surge in recent timesVisitors to a beach featured in the hit TV show House of the Dragon will face new parking restrictions in a bid to halt gridlock. Ticket prices are set to rise, while the main car parks for those heading to Llanddwyn beach on Anglesey could be closed off from mid-morning.

  • 2 weeks ago | bbc.com | George Herd

    Man, 92, died after getting stuck in 'knee-high' mudNorth Wales PoliceWilliam Morris Jones was reported missing on 28 December 2024A 92-year-old man died of hypothermia after he was unable to save himself from deep mud in a field. William Morris Jones, from Rhoslan near Criccieth, Gwynedd was reported missing on 28 December 2024. The retired groundkeeper had failed to return home from a shopping trip to Caernarfon.

  • 4 weeks ago | bbc.com | George Herd

    PC seen punching man in video cleared of assaultGeorge HerdReporting fromCaernarfon Crown CourtBBCPC Richard Williams, 43, has been cleared of intentional strangulation and assaultA North Wales Police officer filmed punching a man repeatedly during an arrest has been cleared of assault. A jury found PC Richard Williams, 43, not guilty of assault causing actual bodily harm and a second charge of intentional strangulation following a seven-day trial in Caernarfon.

  • 1 month ago | bbc.com | George Herd

    One-year-old died after being hit by vehicle, inquest toldBBCThe crash happened at the Bryn Gloch caravan and campsite in Betws Garmon near CaernarfonA one-year-old girl was killed after being struck by a vehicle at a campsite, an inquest has heard. She was airlifted to Alder Hey Children's Hospital after emergency services were called to the family-run Bryn Gloch campsite in the Eryri National Park.

  • 1 month ago | bbc.com | George Herd

    Chokehold used by PC not police training, court toldGeorge HerdReporting fromCaernarfon Crown CourtBBCPC Richard Williams is accused of intentional strangulation and assaultA chokehold used on a man being arrested was not a restrain technique taught to police, a court has heard. A senior police trainer told a jury at Caernarfon Crown Court that using strangle-holds was potentially "dangerous".

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