Two newts given £140,000 new home

A house builder spent £140,000 on a special new habitat for newts - then discovered there were only two on site.

Anwyl Construction, based in Rhyl, Denbighshire, was forced to create a habitat because great crested newts are protected under European law.



The company designed the habitat as part of a 26-property development at Nant Glas, Trefnant.

Company director Matt Anwyl joked: "We could have built them a three-bedroomed house instead".