LIVE: North Wales News Thursday April 18 2019

Keep in touch with all the very latest news, sport, traffic, travel and weather from across the region

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Owen Evans

Updated07:31, 18 APR 2019

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Welcome to North Wales Live's breaking news blog for April 18, 2019.

We will be bringing you regular updates throughout the day of all the breaking news and sport from across North Wales.

We will have pictures, video, tweets and comments covering the latest North Wales traffic, weather forecasts and anything else.

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07:31Sarah Hodgson

Traffic - A483

Heavy traffic on A483 Wrexham Bypass Southbound between A539 J1 (Ruabon) and A5 (Halton Roundabout).

07:17Sarah Hodgson

Shortfall of £600,000 stops restoration work on 'best Victorian pier left in Wales'

A funding shortfall of £600,000 means restoration work on the “best Victorian pier left in Wales” has been stopped. Work to restore Garth Pier in Bangor was begun by the city council in August 2017, and has already cost £1.3m. But surveys conducted last year uncovered more issues with the restoration than previously expected, including sizable metal decay.

Garth Pier in Bangor with restoration work taking place — Garth Pier in Bangor with restoration work taking place (Image: Hadyn Iball)

07:05Sarah Hodgson

Traffic - Wrexham

A525 Kingsmills Road inbound busy but moving between Derby Road (Hightown Barracks) and B5100 Bennion’s Road (Murco Traffic Lights).

07:04Sarah Hodgson

Bore da

Bore da and welcome to our live blog. I’m Sarah Hodgson and I’ll have all the latest news, weather and travel updates from across the region. Tweet me @sarahlhodgson1, get in touch on Facebook (Sarah Hodgson Daily Post) or email sarah.hodgson@reachplc.com

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