Meirionnydd Ramblers will tackle the coastal path from Porthmadog to Criccieth on Tuesday, 25 February. The seaside town of ...

The site in the Menai Strait consists of the remains of a small wooden vessel lying underneath a mound of hand-worked slate ...

A QR code on the Wales Coast Path at Porthdinllaen and Morfa Nefyn reveals the story of the large seagrass meadow in the shallow water. Thousands visit this area every year to enjoy its natural beauty ...

Ratepayers in Gwynedd face a significant hike in council tax. Cyngor Gwynedd says it does not receive sufficient money from Welsh Government to fund public services. But the Authority said it was ...

A decision on plans to extend a rural quarry's footprint has been delayed. Welton Aggregates Ltd wants to extend Slate House Quarry, located between Hibaldstow and Redbourne, onto land north and ...

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But it’s below the surface where the real magic lies. Since the Gwynedd slate quarry closed in 1960, rain and underwater springs have filled it 19 metres deep, trapping in time old buildings and ...

Megalosaurus, an apex predator in the Middle Jurassic, was the first dinosaur to be scientifically named and described in 1824 from fossils found in slate quarries in the village of Stonesfield.