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The Holt film festival returns this week with a Valentine's theme of love and romance.

Hopes for the future of a parish council which suspended all activities amid acrimonious scenes are brighter, it has been claimed, following the…

"The investigation will look to establish the causes and circumstances leading to the loss of this vessel.” A prayer vigil was held online for the three fishermen on Saturday night. This was at the Boathouse in Craig y Don, Llandudno. Lifeboat Chaplain Father, Phil Barratt, lit a candle and offered a prayer for the missing men. St Paul’s Church in Llandudno also held a prayer vigil. A video on Facebook has been watched by more than 1,200 people. HM Coastguard began co-ordinating the search operation off the coast of Conwy just after 10am on Thursday, January 28 when fishing vess...

A FUNDRAISER has been launched for the families of three fishermen who went missing off the coast of Conwy. Skipper Carl McGrath and crewmen Ross Ballantine and Steve ‘Alan’ Minard were reported missing after their whelk fishing boat, the Nicola Faith, failed to arrive at Rhos-on-Sea harbour last Wednesday night. A huge search was carried out by RNLI and Coastguard lifeboat and helicopter crews but it was stood down on Friday evening after there were no sightings of the lost vessel. An investigation has now been launched by the UK Government’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch....

AN INVESTIGATION has been launched following the disappearance of a fishing vessel and its three crew. A major search for Alan Minard, Ross Ballantine and skipper Carl McGrath was called off on Friday, January 29 after two days. Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) is now looking into the incident. Under its current probes, vessel 'Nicola Faith' is listed. Investigation notes say: "Loss of UK registered fishing vessel along with its three crew members in the area of Rhos-On-Sea, Conwy County, North Wales." A spokesperson for the Marine Accident Investigation Branch said: �...