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Copter in Disused Quarry Search

POLICE carried out a massive search around a disused quarry in North Wales for an hour and a half. Several police cars and the police helicopter were called to search an area on the outskirts of Llanarmon yn Ial near Mold on Wednesday night.

Touring Company Showcase a Taste of the Bard in Natural Surroundings

Unsafe City Building Sites Put Lives at Risk ; Shocking Standards Meant Work Had to Be Suspended at 19 of 36 Developments

MORE than half of Liverpool city centre's building sites were found to be so unsafe they were potentially deadly, a report by health and safety inspectors revealed yesterday. Government officers found such shocking standards that work hadto be suspended at 19 of the 36 building sites they visited.

Delight As Councillors Throw Out Marina Expansion

A CONTROVERSIAL pounds 4m marina expansion was dramatically rejected by councillors yesterday. Cheers greeted the shock vote - which went against an earlier Gwynedd council executive board decision to approve the Pwllheli scheme.

Shock Rise in Road Deaths ; but Police Say Anti-Speeding Blitz Is Working

ROAD deaths in North Wales increased last year - despite the police war on speeding drivers. Figures released yesteday by the Department of Transport revaled the number of people killed on the region's roads increased from 49 in 2003 to 58 in 2004 - although the overall casualty rate fell by almost 7However, on Britain's roads the number of deaths fell to the lowest level since records began in 1926.

Charles Costs Taxpayers 4p Each

THE Prince of Wales, his wife Camilla, and sons William and Harry, cost each taxpayer 4p last year in government grants, it was revealed yesterday. Of the 61p which the monarchy cost taxpayers per head in 2004, the Prince's household accounted for less than 7%.

Motorist Killed On Crossing

Smoking Ban in Scotland

Sexuality Quiz

Pounds 1bn in Calls

Tunnel Fall

Free Care for Elderly 'Difficult

RHODRI Morgan told AMs yesterday free personal care funding for the elderly in Wales would be 'extremely difficult'. The first minister was quizzed by a new scrutiny committee in Cardiff Bay for the first time on the Assembly government's services to older people.

' Wales Needs 149,000 Jobs to Save Pensions

A MASSIVE jobs creation drive is required to keep the state pension age at 65, a report claims today. The government would need to hit its employment target of 80% across Britain by aiming help at jobs blackspots, according to the TUC.

Nhs Signs Pounds 750k Deal to Use Welsh Beef

PATIENTS in hospitals across Wales will be served Welsh beef after a deal worth around pounds 750,000 was sealed yesterday. Farmers hailed the deal as a major victory in a campaign to persuade public bodies, including the NHS, schools and the military to buy local produce.

Farewell Salute to Work of Minister

A RETIRED Presbyterian minister who moved from the laboratory to the pulpit has died at the age of 86. The Rev Richard Jones of Trefnant, near Denbigh, was born in Betws Garmon and brought up in Waunfawr, near Caernarfon.

Teacher Rescued

A SCHOOLTEACHER was airlifted to hospital by an RAF rescue helicopter yesterday after he slipped and broke his ankle on 3,000ft Tryfan in Snowdonia. He was with a group of children from the Oxford area when the mishap occurred.

' Natural' Artist Was Chosen to Capture Owen's Big Day

T THE start of his career, you would have seen Andrew John snapping away at church fetes and mayoral lunches. Working as a photographer on a weekly paper in Southport, he never imagined that 25 years later he would be one of the few people to gain access to all areas at one of the country's most high- profile weddings.

Massive Rally in Fight On Poverty

DUBLIN came to a standstill last night as thousands took to the streets in a bid to help Make Poverty History. Organisers of the event called on Irish Premier Bertie Ahern to deliver on longstanding promises to spend 0.7% of GNP on overseas aid.

Good News or a Chance Lost ; Marina 'No' Vote Sparks Outrage and Delight

A CONTROVERSIAL pounds 4m marina plan was dramatically thrown out by councillors yesterday. Plans to expand Pwllheli marina with 300 additional moorings were approved in principal by Gwynedd council's executive committee two weeks ago.

Training Day for Liverpool 10k Runners

RUNNERS gearing up for this year's Liverpool 10K race are being invited to a training day this Sunday at Beetham Plaza at 10am, to be hosted by the events official charity. Race organisers and representatives of the charity will hold practice runs on the first Sunday of every month. For details call Leigh Ann Hills on 07974 743894.