Cabinet members of cyngor Gwynedd council have made the decision to close two more local schools in the county. 'With a heavy heart... 'Ysgol Nebo and Ysgol Baladeulyn (Nantlle) will close at the end of the year... The cabinet meeting was held on the 19th May, 2026 and the webcast of the meeting can be found here - https://gwynedd.public-i.tv/core/portal/webcast_interactive/1091820 Cabinet members also voted to allocate more money for Commissioning Investigations re the Nei

Paul Rowlinson, Gwynedd's cabinet member for Housing, spoke in favour of social housing at a full council meeting held on the 14th May, 2026. Rowlinson was answering a question from councillor, Rhys Tudur, who sits on the planning committee which has opposed social housing applications. The planning committee is also responsible for decisions that have been lost on appeal costing the public purse thousands of pounds. Gwynedd has a housing crisis with 4,107 individuals current