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Local News & Discussion / Re: CCBC: Latest planning applications

« Last post by Hugo on December 19, 2025, 05:02:07 pm »

Airbnb garden hut dubbed 'prison watchtower' could be demolished within weeks
An appeal to save the structure in Rhos on Sea was thrown out by the planning inspectorate



https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/airbnb-garden-hut-dubbed-prison-33089175

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Local News & Discussion / Re: Roads in the area

« Last post by Hugo on December 19, 2025, 04:44:00 pm »

Live updates as A55 stretch closed with major delays building



https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/live-updates-a55-stretch-closed-33092644

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Politics & Current Affairs / Re: The Great British Weather Debate

« Last post by Hugo on December 19, 2025, 01:13:22 pm »

Ferocious power of Gwynedd landslide captured in incredible images
Police have issued a second 'unsafe' warning after youngsters were seen in the at-risk area



https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/ferocious-power-gwynedd-landslide-leaves-33088137

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Local News & Discussion / Re: Roads in the area

« Last post by Hugo on December 19, 2025, 08:34:55 am »

A55 crash causes delays in Conwy
Traffic officers were heading to the scene

https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/live-a55-updates-crash-causes-33086675

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Games, Jokes & Quizzes / Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)

« Last post by Hugo on December 17, 2025, 10:05:09 pm »

It seemed familiar and I used Google earth to check!  A few years ago I was chief marshal on the Three Castles Trial and we used the track that comes into the castle from near the A55, and I seem to remember being told about the trenches.

I can also remember the camp before they built an industrial  estate on the site

https://www.northwalespioneer.co.uk/news/20107513.nostalgia-origins-kinmel-park-camp/

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Games, Jokes & Quizzes / Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)

« Last post by DVT on December 17, 2025, 08:41:29 pm »

It seemed familiar and I used Google earth to check!  A few years ago I was chief marshal on the Three Castles Trial and we used the track that comes into the castle from near the A55, and I seem to remember being told about the trenches.

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Local News & Discussion / Re: Roads in the area

« Last post by Hugo on December 17, 2025, 02:53:00 pm »

A55 Conwy Tunnel stretch to close for nine days
A contraflow system will be put in place so 'essential' safety work can be carried out

https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/a55-conwy-tunnel-stretch-close-33074444

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Games, Jokes & Quizzes / Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)

« Last post by Hugo on December 17, 2025, 02:43:37 pm »

Welll done DVT you are spot on and they feature in part of a walk around the castle and the woodland

 North Wales has significant remnants and sites of World War One practice trenches, primarily around Bodelwyddan Castle (Kinmel Park Camp), where new recruits trained in trench warfare, with some original zig-zag patterns still visible and plans even made to recreate them, showcasing how soldiers learned to cope with the conditions of the Western Front before deployment.


Kinel Park Train Area 

   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinmel_Park_Training_Areang Area 

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Games, Jokes & Quizzes / Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)

« Last post by DVT on December 17, 2025, 11:42:11 am »

Random guess ... is it the land between Bodelwyddan Castle and the A55?  Near a castle, just outside Conwy County and the army camp was close in WW1.

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Local News & Discussion / Re: What's Llandudno Like Right Now?

« Last post by Hugo on December 16, 2025, 06:26:19 pm »

Crash outside Llandudno retail park as Range Rover goes into traffic light
Ambulance and police respond as police tape off the area


https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/crash-outside-llandudno-retail-park-33067976