FLOODING: Two more 'Flood Alerts' have been issued by the Environment Agency. They are for areas around the river Mawddach and river Wnion, from Fairbourne to Ganllwyd and Rhydymaineen. And also the river Dyfi, from Dinas Mawddwy and Llanbrynmair to the estuary, including Machynlleth. Heavy rain forecast to continue in all those areas for the next two hours, at least.
ARMED RAID: Spoke to Ewloe councillor Alison Halford earlier about the attempted robbery at the village post office this afternoon, in which a man is believed to have been carrying a gun. She told me the post office is run by Hawarden community councillor Mike Jones, adding: "Mike is a very good bloke and runs a very good service.
“I’m quite frankly shocked that this has happened in a decent area.
“I hope the staff haven’t been traumatised. The police should be able to pick up whoever has done it because there is very good CCTV around the property."
FLOODING: One lane remains closed on the A55 westbound between J13 Abergwyngregyn and J11, Glasinfryn.
As you can see the paper is packed full of hard hitting news tomorrow so don't forget to pick up your copy!
SIGNING OFF: That's it from me tonight. The blog will be back in the morning from 6.30am. If you're living in an area where there is currently a flood alert take care and check our updates tomorrow. Goodnight!
TRAFFIC: A470 Gwynedd - Queueing traffic on A470 in both directions between Dolgellau and Cross Foxes. In the roadworks area.
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NOROVIRUS: With the numbers of norovirus infections across the UK at higher levels than normal, and with the peak winter period ahead, the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board is urging people to help it keep the infection away from hospitals.
No more than two visitors will be allowed at any bed at any time, and for all visitors to comply with advice from hospital staff or displayed on notices and posters to help reduce the chances of the virus spreading.
LORRY CRASH: Methodist Hill in Froncysyllte blocked between the Woodlands Road junction and the School Lane junction, because of an accident involving a lorry.
LORRY CRASH: Ambulance service say not called to lorry crash in Froncysyllte, so hopefully no injuries there.
ACCIDENT: One lane blocked and queueing traffic on A41 Ring Road northbound in Chester between Sainsbury's and the Toll Bar Road junction, because of an accident.
WELSH RUGBY: Jamie Roberts and Leigh Halfpenny are expected to be fit to start Wales' Six Nations title defence.
Centre Roberts hyper-extended an elbow in Wales' 14-12 defeat by Australia while Halfpenny injured his neck.
Cardiff Blues centre Roberts, 26, who has won 48 Wales caps and was British and Irish Lions' player of the 2009 tour to South Africa, is expected to be out for six weeks.
Halfpenny has told Sport Wales he also expects to return in a similar timescale.
But lock Ian Evans (knee) has joined fellow Osprey Alun Wyn Jones (shoulder) in having to prove his fitness for the 2 February Ireland clash in Cardiff.
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Been visiting businesses, developments & flood victims in Colwyn Bay, Rhos on Sea, Llandudno, Kinmel Bay, Rhuddlan & St. Asaph
ASSAULT: Police are appealing for information after a woman was assaulted in Rhyl. The incident happened at about 7.30 pm on Tuesday, December 4 in the Maes Emlyn area. The offender was a man wearing a dark bomber jacket, dark trousers and a dark baseball cap. Police are trying to trace any witnesses who were in the area between 7-8pm or anyone who saw a male matching the description.
INQUEST: A teenager from Mold who drowned in the lake of a luxury hotel after being thrown out of a Christmas party died as a result of an accident, an inquest jury has ruled.
Haydn Mark Evans, 18, was involved in a dance floor scuffle at the De Vere Carden Park Hotel, near Chester, and escorted outside by security staff, Warrington Coroner’s Court heard.
The construction firm labourer went missing in the grounds of the four star hotel on December 16 last year.
He was wearing only a shirt and trousers in conditions described as “freezing and icy”.
Police divers recovered his body from the lake of the 196-room hotel two weeks later.
The jury returned a unanimous verdict today after about an hour of deliberations and almost two days of evidence.
Reading their verdict to the court, Cheshire coroner Nicholas Rheinberg said: “At some time in the early hours of December 17 he was drowned in the lake at Carden Park. He died as a result of an accident.”
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FIRE: My colleague has heard reports of a fire at a chip shop in Rhyl. Has anyone heard anything? Let me know at gary.porter@dailypost.co.uk
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ACCIDENT: Reports of an accident involving two cars on the A55. One lane closed eastbound between J31 Caerwys and J32, Holywell.
Bore da from Caernarfon! I'll be with you for the rest of the day. Any news please get in touch with me by emailing garethwyn.williams@northwalesnews.co.uk or call 01286 685437.
Seems to have been quiet overnight with no major incidents, but will be keeping an eye all day on the latest in north Wales. Have any events going on? Get in touch.
No major traffic problems to report on the region's roads.
A look forward to the day's sport, it's Welsh Cup day with plenty of minnows hoping to make a name for themselves at the expense of a few Welsh Premier clubs. Elsewhere, Wrexham are in action home to Nuneaton. In the Rugby Union, Rygbi Goglgedd Cymru (RGC) face a long journey south to face Mountain Ash.
A huge rally is taking place in the Gaza Strip today to mark the 25th anniversary of the Palestinian Islamist group, Hamas.
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) have blamed loyalist paramilitaries following recent violence.
In Belfast on Friday, eight officers were injured and 12 people arrested in clashes between loyalists and police.
The clashes begun after the mainly nationalist Belfast City Council, declared that the Union Flag would only be flown above City Hall on designated days and not all-year round as present.
As part of plans to improve safety for both horses and jockeys, four of Aintree's fences have been rebuilt using softer cores instead of the former rigid timber frame.
Today will be the first time the Merseyside course has been used since April when the National saw two horses die for the second year in succession.
Although geography separates them, the rivalry between Leeds United and Derby County dates back to the Brian Clough era. They will be facing each other at Derby's Pride Park in just under an hour.
Not sure yet how long the A470 will be shut - reporter Owen Hughes is just checking details of what's happened.
We hear it is a large tanker that's crashed on the A470. Watch this space for more details asap.
RHYL RESCUE: The RNLI inshore lifeboat at Rhyl was called out yesterday at 4.15pm after a woman was seen entering the sea. The RNLI, Rhyl coastguard team, police and paramedics went to her aid and she was rescued by the lifeboat crew.
She was taken to a waiting ambulance and then to Ysbyty Glan Clwyd. Her condition is not known.
A470 CRASH: We understand there were no injuries in the tanker crash between Dolgellau and Caersws. Road remains blocked at Dolfach and diversions are in place.
A470 CRASH: Mid and Wales Fire service say they are still at scene of the tanker crash and are awaiting recovery.
APRIL JONES: THE SEARCH for missing April Jones will carry on until “well into January” according to police.
A Dyfed Powys Police spokesman denied the search for the five-year-old - who went missing from outside her home in Machynlleth on October 1 - was being scaled down.
The spokesman said: “The search is not being scaled down. Last week 16 teams went out - police officers from all the home nations. And there has been no change this week.
“They are searching on a section to section phase and will be continuing well into January.
He added: “And January will not be the end of the search altogether because they are having to search a very wide area.”
Officers have continued with their search “with the same intensity” as ever in forests and quarries around Machynlleth.‘
Full story in tomorrow's Daily Post.
FOOTBALL: City have pulled it back to 2-2 against United in the Manchester derby.
SIX NATIONS: Fly-half Rhys Priestland, flanker Aaron Shingler and prop Samson Lee have become Wales' latest injury worries ahead of their Six Nations defence.
They came off in the Scarlets' Heineken Cup defeat by Exeter, Priestland on a stretcher, Lee clutching a shoulder and Shingler with a groin problem. Priestland is due to have a scan on his Achilles on Monday to discover the extent of the injury.