Penmon lighthouse: Plans to replace bell with foghorn submitted

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Plans to replace the bell of a much-loved lighthouse with a foghorn have

been submitted, despite strong opposition.

Anglesey Council has received an application for alterations to Penmon's Trwyn Du lighthouse,

according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

The hazard warning bell has rung around the clock every 30 seconds since 1922.

Philip Russell, who runs a nearby café, said losing the bell would be like "losing part of the area".

Operators Trinity House, the authority for lighthouses in England and Wales, said the current system was

no longer reliable for mariners, and that a new device would be "simpler to monitor and maintain".