Bryn Terfel's Faenol festival venue could be revived

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Image caption, As well as star names, the festival featured Welsh acts and operatic performances

A festival venue that attracted names such as Westlife and Shirley Bassey and crowds of 35,000 could be revived.

Between 2000 and 2008, took place at an estate on the outskirts of Bangor.

A Gwynedd Council report due before its cabinet next week says talks are under way with a "well-known promoter" to "establish a musical event in the Faenol" for 2020-21.

In 2019, major events stimulated the area's economy by 拢5.5m.

These included the Slateman Triathlon in Llanberis which saw 24,897 people spend 拢2m.

There was also the Caernarfon Food Festival where 32,000 visitors boosted the town centre by 拢200,000, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

"We are in discussions with a number of organisers and other partner bodies about a wide range of events to be held all over Gwynedd," a council spokesman said.