Article: The name's Craig, Daniel Craig. The family roots? Well, they're Welsh of course; Bond star's grandma came from Llandudno.(News)

Byline: Robin Turner

THE slot machines that fill the amusement arcades of Llandudno's promenade would probably jar in the sumptuous surroundings of the Casino Royale.

And the car parks of Colwyn Bay are a touch light on gadgetladen Aston Martin DB7s.

But tourism chiefs in North Wales are planning to claim the latest James Bond as a local hero - after discovering a series of threads linking 007's actor Daniel Craig's family with the area.

While Bond's silky tones are understandably completely devoid of any semblance of a Welsh twang, that ...

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