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1 week ago | yahoo.com | Richard Evans |Oscar Edwards

Wild Oysters are set to be introduced into Conwy Bay after an almost two-year delay was brought to an end by a succession of storms. Bangor University have been given permission to proceed to the final stage of the project and "reseed" a 660-tonne artificial reef. Harbourmaster Matthew Forbes said the project would "finally move towards completion" with the first distribution run set to take place on Friday.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Oliver Slow |Oscar Edwards

Two women have died after being found in a pool at Wales' largest national park. North Wales Police said they were called to Nant Gwynant, Gwynedd, at 21:31 BST on Wednesday in Eryri National Park, also known as Snowdonia. One woman was reported to be in the pool on the Watkin Path, one of the main routes to the summit of Yr Wyddfa, Wales' tallest mountain. The second woman was pulled from the water but pronounced dead at the scene, the force said.

2 months ago | bbc.com | Joe Hearn |Oscar Edwards

'Saving a runner's life inspired me to do a marathon'Joe Hearn & Oscar EdwardsLee NicholsonLee Nicholson raised thousands for his chosen charity and finished the race in just under four hoursA runner has raised thousands of pounds for charity after saving the life of fellow runner. Lee Nicholson, 35, was running in Builth Wells, Powys, last September when he noticed a runner in distress. It was Darren Hughes who had "just collapsed" and Lee worried he might have fainted.

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Maria Cassidy |Oscar Edwards

Vandals have destroyed a block of toilets which were being used by employees and visitors of an owl sanctuary in Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent. The incident took place at the sanctuary, in Festival Park, on 4 April and it was then attacked a second time a few days later. All of the toilets and mirrors were smashed with water leaking throughout the night rendering it unsafe to use. The sanctuary have said the toilet block is irreparable and will cost about £10,000 to be replaced.

2 months ago | bbc.com | David Deans |Oscar Edwards

David Deans & Oscar EdwardsBBC Wales NewsFormer workers at Tata Steel have said they are "frustrated" over the UK government's decision to take control of Scunthorpe steelworks. MPs rushed emergency legislation through UK Parliament on Saturday to allow officials to take control of the plant run by Chinese-owned British Steel and prevent its two blast furnaces from shutting down.