The Welsh town with a 17th century bridge which has suffered six decades of traffic hell There is still no end in sight Wales Online · Jul 1, 2023
Wales' holiday home crackdown is attracting 'disgusting' tourists with 'no manners and no kindness' Diners allegedly threw plates at a female member of staff and told her to “f*** off' Wales Online · Jun 4, 2023
Camper vans are parking on a memorial to dead slate miners Patrols will be carried out over the bank holiday weekend Wales Online · Apr 29, 2023
Councillor suspended after responding to Welsh emails in German She reportedly thought it was a 'light-hearted' thing to do Wales Online · Apr 19, 2023
The popular Welsh beach that people are worried is 'disappearing' before their eyes Recent storms have damaged sea barriers at Criccieth in Gwynedd Wales Online · Mar 16, 2023
Angry residents plan to stage blockades of road which is routinely gridlocked Fed-up mums and dads have vowed to cause disruption for traffic on the A464 Wales Online · Feb 18, 2023
Beautiful part of Wales becoming 'playground for England' claims Welsh language pressure group The group is objecting to 40 cabins and glamping pods being built in the Ogwen Valley in Gwynedd Wales Online · Feb 13, 2023
Cancer patient left in tears ‘after being fined for parking’ while having treatment Mother-of-two Mandy Williams ‘devastated’ to discover that she had been issued a £50 parking fine The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2023
Mum left in tears after being fined for parking at hospital while having cancer treatment Mandy Williams was at Ysbyty Gwynedd in north Wales on Friday for a round of chemotherapy. When she came out five hours later she was hit with a parking fine Daily Mirror · Jan 26, 2023
Council at centre of the second home crisis reveals plans for massive hike in council tax bills The rise for people owning second home will be introduced in the spring next year Wales Online · Nov 23, 2022
Welsh council first to consult on quadrupling council tax for second home owners Gwynedd Council is looking at using new powers to massively hike council tax on second homes Wales Online · Oct 4, 2022
Motorhome owners 'ignore parking ban' on North Wales beach as tensions escalate Owners 'know they can get away with it', according to people living in the area Liverpool Echo · Aug 31, 2022
Tensions rise as motorhomes ignore parking ban on beach Locals claim that people can get away with parking on the beach without consequence Manchester Evening News · Aug 31, 2022
'Silly cone valley' cafe to shut on bank holiday weekend over parking rule Cafe bosses say they have decided to close over the weekend due to new parking restrictions Manchester Evening News · Aug 27, 2022
Wales Online · Aug 25, 2022 Snowdonia café to shut over bank holiday as council introduces 'frustrating' parking clamp down Over the last few years parking in various beauty spots of the national park during weekends and peak seasons has caused chaos, which at times has led to congestion or blocked roads
Wales Online · Aug 9, 2022 Seagull-saving woman says she'll continue to save the birds despite getting council warning April Lock started saving birds around four years ago and has no plans of stopping despite a warning
Daily Mirror · Aug 6, 2022 Seagull saviour refuses to stop feeding birds despite warning from council Animal lover April Lock has transformed her home in Barmouth into a seagull sanctuary and refuses to stop rescuing the injured birds, despite a council warning to not feed them
Wales Online · Aug 6, 2022 Woman who nurses injured seagulls says she won't stop despite warning April Lock has transformed her home into a makeshift seagull sanctuary and has saved as many as 100 birds
Daily Mirror · Jul 20, 2022 Snowdonia hotspot could be closed after tourists spoil area with piles of litter Huge numbers of people flocked to a pontoon in Llyn Padarn, near Llanberis in Snowdonia to escape the sweltering heat of the past few days, but left large piles of litter behind them
Wales Online · Jul 20, 2022 The awful mess of cans, food wrappers and bottles left behind at one of Wales's most beautiful locations People had flocked there to enjoy the good weather, but some left much of what they brought behind
Wales Online · Jul 20, 2022 Rampaging gangs of 'frightening' youths clashing on buses for days Police are increasing patrols
Wales Online · Jul 19, 2022 Public warned to 'stay away' from dangerous Welsh beauty spot Some are continuing to gain access to a quarry lake near Llanberis in Gwynedd
Wales Online · Jun 22, 2022 Welsh council asks owners of more than 1,000 empty homes to sell them There is a critical shortage of property in Gwynedd and the council is seeking to buy empty properties as one measure to alleviate the lack of supply
Wales Online · May 28, 2022 A wave of second home owners are selling up in this part of Wales but it's claimed to be actually hurting locals Fears of rising taxes and anti-tourism 'bullying' are claimed to be driving away long-established second home owners - to be replaced by 'rowdy' Airbnb guests
Birmingham Post · May 20, 2022 Gwynedd council to create French style stopover campervan sites near town centres in the county The council has secured money from Welsh Government to develop six 'aires' to tackle the problem of illegal or inappropriate parking by motorhomes