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Antonia Merola

Antonia Merola

People in South Cheshire are being encouraged to help Cancer Research UK

PEOPLE in Flintshire are being urged to take time out from Christmas shopping to raise money for Cancer Research UK’s life saving work.Read

Chester Racecourse celebrates successful season with grand finale

CROWDS gathered at the Roodee on Saturday as the curtain came down on the 2009 horse racing season in Chester.Read

The Parkinson’s Disease Society (PDS) is looking for volunteers to sign up now to help during the Christmas period

THE Parkinson’s Disease Society (PDS) is looking for enthusiastic volunteers in Flintshire to donate their time to sell PDS Christmas cards as part of the Cards for Good Causes initiative.Read

Win LEGOLAND tickets

THE hugely successful Amazing Machines weekend returns to LEGOLAND® Windsor this September to wow guests with an array of action-packed activities, from thundering Monster Trucks to Roary the Racing Car and fun-loving mechanic, Big Chris.Read

Cadwyn Clwyd and Flintshire County Council to launch booklets to celebrate the heritage and culture of Flintshire

THE rich heritage and culture of the villages and communities of rural Flintshire is to be celebrated in a series of booklets.Read

Groundwork Wrexham and Flintshire is offering free qualifications for young people in gardening skills

GROUNDWORK Wrexham and Flintshire is offering free training and qualifications in gardening to young people aged between 16-25 years.Read

Corus Deeside employees prepare for The Lakeland 100 in aid of Nightingale House Hospice

A TEAM of accountants will be swapping their calculators for compasses as they scale 23,000ft for charity.Read

A Buckley teenager is taking part in an expedition to Kenya to help disadvantage children

A FLINTSHIRE student is to take part in a trip of a lifetime to help disadvantaged children half-way across the world.Read

Crowds watch as young farmers battle it out at Clwyd Young Farmers Federation’s annual rally.

HUNDREDS of people descended on a farm in Betws yn Rhos at the weekend for the Clwyd Young Farmers Federation’s annual rally.Read

Flintshire council scoops major award

FLINTSHIRE County Council is one of the major prize–winners in the International Green Apple Awards 2009 for the Built Environment and Architectural Heritage.Read

Broughton Shopping Park is hosting a drop-in insect making workshop for all the family

FAMILIES are being invited to join environmental artist, Angela Sidwell, to make some insects using natural materials at a workshop next week.Read

North Wales NHS Trust advises patients to not shave before surgery

STAFF at North Wales NHS Trust are asking patients not to shave the area of their body planned for surgery for at least a week before they are admitted to hospital as it could reduce their risk of getting an infection.Read

The Sports Council for Wales has handed the Flintshire Sub-Aqua Club a £1,000 grant

THE Sports Council for Wales has breathed new life into Flintshire Sub-Aqua Club, plunging vital funding towards new equipment.Read

Age Concern Wales is calling on people in Flintshire and Wrexham to spare some time to help others

A PLEA is being made for volunteers in Flintshire to help out at their local Age Concern to coincide with National Volunteers’ Week which runs until Sunday.Read

Deeside College in Connah’s Quay holds open day to showcase what’s on offer at the college and in the community

DEESIDE College is holding an open day to showcase a range of full and part-time courses on offer at the college and in the community.Read

A Northop scientist who lectures at Bangor University is to give a talk on climate at top USA conference

NORTHOP Scientist Dr Tom Rippeth is among 20 invited speakers at a top climate conference in New England, next week.Read

The Sports Council for Wales has handed the Flintshire Sub-Aqua Club a £1,000 grant

THE Sports Council for Wales has breathed new life into Flintshire Sub-Aqua Club, plunging vital funding towards new equipment.Read

Age Concern Wales is calling on people in Flintshire and Wrexham to spare some time to help others

A PLEA is being made for volunteers in Flintshire to help out at their local Age Concern to coincide with National Volunteers’ Week which runs until Sunday.Read

Men are jailed for kidnapping over alleged drug debt

TWO Deeside men have each been jailed for four-and-a-half years after they kidnapped a man over an alleged debt.Read

Erddig National Trust property hosts a teddy bear’s picnic

YOUNGSTERS are being invited to go down to the woods and enjoy a teddy bear’s picnic at a National Trust property.Read

Author Profile

Antonia Merola is a Multi-Media Desk Editor (Content) based at the Chester Chronicle but responsible for helping editors with all editions across Cheshire and North Wales. She was previously news editor of Crewe Chronicle. Antonia can be contacted on 01244 606448.

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