Anglesey Central Railway Amlwch. The railways arrived on Anglesey with the construction of the Chester and Holyhead Railway, of which the section from Llanfairpwll to Holyhead opened in 1848, two years before the Britannia Bridge was finished. The Chester and Holyhead railway surveyed a branch to Llangefni in 1852, but chose not to proceed. George Stephenson notably reported that the line was not worth building. The idea of a local railway was still of interest to the people of Anglesey. A public meeting was held in Llangefni on 5 July 1858, to popularise the idea of building a railway leaving the main line
Holyhead Hotspur F.C. Holyhead Hotspur F.C. Holyhead Hotspur Football Club is a football club based in Holyhead, Anglesey playing in the Cymru Alliance (part of the Welsh football league system). The team's first choice strip is blue and white striped shirts, blue shorts and blue socks. The second choice strip is all white. Holyhead Hotspur play at the New Oval ground opposite the leisure centre in Holyhead. The new stadium was opened in a ceremony on 27 July 2007 with a friendly match played against a Wolverhampton Wanderers XI. Holyhead Hotspur was formed in 1990, initially playing in the Anglesey League. A group