Snowdon. Plans to implement a specific charge on visitors to climb yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) look set to fail. Meeting last October, Gwynedd Council backed calls for such mitigation amid fears that the county is suffering from “over tourism.” Cllr Glyn Daniels, a Llais Gwynedd councillor, had presented the motion amid claims that the area isn’t benefitting as it should from such natural assets, with members overwhelmingly backing an “opening of the debate.” His claims were reinforced by a recent Gwynedd Council report which found that that the level of wages within tourism is “very low in Gwynedd compared with other sectors and other areas”.
Bid to charge Snowdon hikers £2 to climb peak looks likely to fail
The Snowdonia National Park Authority fears any plan to restrict access would be subject to severe legal challenge
05:00, 18 MAY 2021
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Crowds at the top of Snowdon (Image: Eryl Crump)
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Concerns that weakening embankments could leave y Bala in danger of flooding has seen Natural Resources Wales submit proposals as part of its Llyn Tegid Reservoir Safety Project. Screengrab from planning documents. Major plans to protect a Gwynedd town from being flooded by Wales’ largest natural lake will be debated by national park planners later this week. Concerns that weakening embankments could leave Y Bala in danger of flooding has seen Natural Resources Wales submit proposals as part of its Llyn Tegid Reservoir Safety Project. First unveiled in 2018, the major project was prompted by fears that the embankments are being weakened by up to 290 trees that have grown on or through them, with fears that a lack of action could lead to the town being deluged.
How Snowdonia flood plan aims to stop town being swamped by country s biggest natural lake
There are concerns that weakening embankments could leave Y Bala in danger of flooding
05:00, 16 MAY 2021
Drone image showing Bala and Llyn Tegid, Wales’ largest natural lake. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) plans to strengthen the lake’s embankments to protect the town from flooding. (Image: Daily Post Wales)
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Not just Snowdon - 31 places in North Wales whose original names have been eroded by English
As Welsh culture campaigners lobby for Yr Wyddfa to replace Snowdon , here s snapshot of similar cases across the region
11:39, 9 MAY 2021
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Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice A new push to de-anglicise “ Snowdon ” has been launched after moves to reclaim the mountain’s original Welsh name were shelved.