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« Reply #75 on: July 20, 2025, 09:22:04 am »
Beautiful World Heritage site in North Wales becomes 'dangerous nightmare' for drivers
'In Snowdonia (Eryri) they tow them all away for parking like this'
Despite signs warning of £1,000 fines, some local people were last weekend irked to see scores of barbecues at the tinder-dry site. Piles of litter were also photographed piled up high in the official car park.

It’s prompted calls for greater enforcement action by Denbighshire Council, and for a review of local parking arrangements. “It was a nightmare trying to get up and down the road,” said a resident on social media. “They would make a fortune if they ticketed them all.”

https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/beautiful-world-heritage-site-north-32088825
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« Reply #76 on: July 26, 2025, 11:15:18 am »
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« Reply #77 on: August 07, 2025, 12:44:29 pm »
More than 4,000 pieces of litter picked on mountain

The British Mountaineering Council (BMC) clean-up event saw 50 volunteers and eight professional mountaineers hike and abseil to retrieve the litter from Yr Wyddfa, also known as Snowdon, which included sweet and crisps packets, bottles and cans and even some cowboy hats.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgjy8271q9jo
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« Reply #78 on: August 10, 2025, 10:29:43 pm »
Our lovely beach is becoming a no-go area' - anger over Gwynedd's campervan free-for-all
Residents claim laybys, beachfronts and beauty spots are crowded with litter-dropping freeloaders


Holidaymakers – especially those in campervans – are being asked to park “sensibly” when visiting Gwynedd this summer. Irate residents plagued by irresponsible parking fear the local authority’s polite request will fall on deaf ears.

A perceived lack of enforcement is blamed for some of the scenes witnessed in North Wales this summer. Local people in Gwynedd claim laybys, beachfronts and beauty spots are crowded with litter-dropping motorhome owners unwilling to pay for campsites.




https://www.dailypost.co.uk/in-your-area/our-lovely-beach-becoming-no-32238302
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« Reply #79 on: August 13, 2025, 09:27:05 am »
Council's 'softly-softly approach' slammed as campervan drivers block roads
Holidaymakers - particularly those in campervans - are being reminded to park 'sensibly' when visiting Gwynedd this summer after local residents have been plagued by inconsiderate parking behaviour




https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/news-opinion/councils-softly-softly-approach-slammed-32248027
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« Reply #80 on: August 26, 2025, 09:53:05 pm »
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« Reply #81 on: August 30, 2025, 01:00:30 pm »
Idiot' campers get surprise visit after scaring seals from Llandudno beach
They pitched a tent yards from the colony, then 'stormed up and down the secluded cove'


https://www.dailypost.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/idiot-campers-surprise-visit-after-32371211
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« Reply #82 on: September 03, 2025, 11:07:29 pm »
Woman travels from England to North Wales to climb Yr Wyddfa but is left 'disappointed'
Aisha, from Manchester, recently travelled to Wales to take on Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon), but it's fair to say she was left underwhelmed by the experience of her Welsh adventure


Let's hope that she never comes back again as the Mountain Rescue Service have already had too many ill prepared idiots rescued this year



https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/woman-travels-england-north-wales-32403998
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« Reply #83 on: September 14, 2025, 07:43:08 am »
North Wales 'tourist attraction' is 'worst in UK' for litter
'During busy tourism periods, it isn’t always easy for staff to manage waste effectively'



https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/north-wales-tourist-attraction-worst-32465473
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« Reply #84 on: December 28, 2025, 10:38:00 am »
The plush cars and campervans sunk on Gwynedd's graveyard beach in 2025
Traeth y Graig Ddu (Black Rock Sands) saw a dramatic rise in strandings this year


https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/plush-cars-campervans-sunk-gwynedds-33097255
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« Reply #85 on: December 30, 2025, 10:01:44 pm »
North Wales beach with notoriously soft sand snares VW driven though lifeboat gates
Cars are not permitted on the beach because of the likelihood they will become stranded in its soft sand

A different beach but the same old story.    “Can’t educate stupid,” said one local. Another added: “It’s such a shame common sense isn’t very common anymore.”

https://www.newsdesk.lexisnexis.com/click/?t=4&a=58518295849&f=News&s=1&ci=334&i=283&si=36145&fmi=169660862&e=North+Wales+Daily+Post&d=685&mbc=Q1QzL2E9NTg1MTgyOTU4NDkmcD0xNGUmdj0xJng9ckZQWmZ3TlJOX2pzNXJ2Z0VkLTQzdyZ1MT1ORCZ1Mj11cC11cm46dXNlcjpQQTE4NzU1MjI3MA&fi=119597&ac=&ck=399c6cd1cffabdac
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« Reply #86 on: January 10, 2026, 04:56:36 pm »
Police warn against 'ridiculous' parking at beauty spot amid snow disruption

This is another good example of " you can't educate idiots "  just tow the cars away, the solution is easy




https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp82vv12vldo
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« Reply #87 on: February 17, 2026, 09:30:20 pm »
Mercedes 'bounced' out the way after blocking gate during Yr Wyddfa emergency
Rescue teams were trying to get a walker with a heart issue on Crib Goch ridge

Find the registered owners of these cars and prosecute!      Better still would have been to tow the cars away after booking them



https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/mercedes-bounced-out-way-after-33443480
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« Reply #88 on: February 22, 2026, 10:51:34 am »
'Cheaper to get parking fine' after Yr Wyddfa car park charges hiked but warning issued
Increase in parking charges at Pen-y-pass led some to speculate whether better to get fined but this could have serious consequences


It wouldn't be cheaper if only the Police did their job and had the morons vehicles towed away

https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/cheaper-parking-fine-after-yr-33458967
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« Reply #89 on: March 16, 2026, 09:08:08 am »

'Absolute stupidity' of illicit fires on famous North Wales beach
There's disbelief visitors are already lighting fires next to a large forest so early in the year


https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/absolute-stupidity-illicit-fires-famous-33596863
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