Welsh street loses world's steepest title after New Zealand rival's appeal

Guinness World Records changes rules to use road's centre rather than sides for measurements

Last summer the townsfolk of Harlech, in north-west Wales, were celebrating the accolade of having the steepest street in the world.

A mere eight months on, they are in the doldrums after being informed by Guinness World Records that a New Zealand rival for the title has usurped them.