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Owen Hughes

Conwy, United Kingdom

Business Correspondent at Daily Post

Business Correspondent at BusinessLive UK

Dad, Cymro, Welsh rugby and #Everton fan. Welsh business journalist on @northwaleslive and Daily Post. Views my own

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  • 4 days ago | walesonline.co.uk | Owen Hughes

    Police have explained why they seized a bike after noticing what the cyclist wasn't doing. Officers from the North Flintshire policing team said the rider was seen on the 'modified' bike on Saturday. They say officers "paced" the bike - saying they clocked it at 22mph. The second factor that saw them intervene was that the rider wasn't pedalling. It saw officers stop the vehicle and it was then seized.

  • 5 days ago | walesonline.co.uk | Owen Hughes

    A motorcyclist remains in hospital with serious injuries following a one-vehicle crash on the A55 on Friday evening. The collision – involving an Aprilia RS motorcycle, happened just before 5.30pm at Penmaenbach headland, just prior to the tunnel on the eastbound carriageway. It saw the A55 closed between Penmaenmawr and Llandudno Junction. An air ambulance landed on the A55 as part of the emergency response and airlifted the biker to hospital.

  • 5 days ago | walesonline.co.uk | Owen Hughes

    A woman is fighting for her life after a crash in Llandudno. The incident happened on Saturday night in Llandudno. Police received a 999-call just after 8.30pm reporting an incident at Cwm Place involving a grey coloured Seat Altea. The female passenger of the vehicle was taken to Ysbyty Glan Clwyd by ambulance. She was later transferred to a specialist trauma unit in Stoke. Police said she has "serious, life-threatening injuries".

  • 5 days ago | walesonline.co.uk | Owen Hughes

    A cyclist suffered serious injuries in a crash that closed a busy Bangor road. The incident happened on Faenol Hill on Sunday. The route was closed by police as emergency services dealt with the crash. A cyclist was taken by ambulance to nearby Ysbyty Gwynedd. A North Wales Police spokesperson said: "This RTC was reported to us at 14:09hrs yesterday (Sunday, 22nd June) and involved a pedal cyclist and a Mazda MX5 on the A487 Faenol Hill, Bangor.

  • 5 days ago | walesonline.co.uk | Owen Hughes

    Traffic bans are set to be enforced on two streets in a North Wales town. Conwy council has announced the plans for the roads in Colwyn Bay. It is part of a Schools Street pilot. This is aimed at cutting air pollution near schools as well as making them safer. For the pilot - which starts today for one street - the roads will close for around an hour at drop-off and pick up times. There will be council officers on hand to enforce the traffic bans.

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