Bleanau Ffestiniog is a town in the county of Gywnedd. It is the slate capital of North Wales, and while the mining of slate is not at the level it once was it is still what the town is known for.

ORGANISERS behind a new website dedicated to Blaenau Ffestiniog hope it will bring the attractions and heritage of the town to a wider audience. ORGANISERS behind a new website dedicated to ...

The council said Mr Jones was resigning due to extra work and family commitments. An election will be held for the third time in as many years in part of Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, after the ...

A major grass fire has seen around 20 homes evacuated. The fire started in the Llechwedd Slate quarry area near Blaenau Ffestiniog overnight but was still burning on Tuesday morning. It is one of ...

The 13 5 mile narrow gauge line was originally built to carry slate and for many years was worked by gravity We travel aboard one of the famous double Fairlie steam engines Merddin Emrys for a ...

It is part of a major shake-up of health services across north Wales About 800 people have attended a rally in protest at the planned closure of Blaenau Ffestiniog hospital in Gwynedd. It follows ...

The famous slate town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, North Wales, is being lit up by fires on the mountain above, with road closures and people evacuated from homes. North Wales Fire service said they ...

Building Communities Trust's Chris Johnes says local projects like ydrefwerdd in Blaenau Ffestiniog are making it "better prepared to cope with economic shocks," like pandemics or the cost of ...

The lack of banking facilities in Blaenau Ffestiniog has become "unacceptable and frustrating", councillors and residents have said. The Gwynedd town's HSBC bank shut in September, leaving it with ...

Firefighters battled a large hillside blaze at Blaenau Ffestiniog on Sunday night, March 16. The fire broke out at Cwm Bowydd yesterday evening. North Wales Fire and Rescue Service said it had ...

Bleanau Ffestiniog is a town in the county of Gywnedd. It is the slate capital of North Wales, and while the mining of slate is not at the level it once was it is still what the town is known for.