15 October 2009 - Local Flintshire news, Flintshire, Mold, Flint, Deeside

Edwina Hart to launch her campaign in Flint to become the First Minister for Wales Oct 15 2009

WELSH Assembly Government health minister Edwina Hart AM will be visiting Flintshire tomorrow (Friday, October 16) to officially launch her campaign to become the First Minister of Wales and Welsh Labour leader.Read

Birthday home visit for Holywell teenager left disabled after choking on chewing gum Oct 15 2009

A TEENAGER left severely disabled after choking on chewing gum two years ago is returning home from hospital for the first time on his birthday.Read

Memoirs of Buckley man reveal war secrets Oct 15 2009

A MAN who was sworn to secrecy over his involvement in the sinking of a British submarine has spoken out – after 66 years harbouring the secret.Read

Bagillt man wins £5,000 on Deal or No Deal Oct 15 2009

A BAGILLT man nicknamed ‘Wales’ own Dr Doolittle’ is celebrating after winning cash on hit TV show Deal or No Deal.Read

Connah's Quay High School pupil diagnosed with swine flu Oct 15 2009

A TEENAGE pupil at a Flintshire high school is recovering at home after being diagnosed with the swine flu virus.Read

Children In Need television appearance for Llanfynydd leukaemia sufferer Max Tami Oct 15 2009

AN 11-YEAR-OLD who has battled with leukaemia for two years has been invited to join in the fun at BBC’s Children in Need.Read

Tributes to man who died following crash in Shotton, Flintshire Oct 15 2009

A COLLEAGUE of a taxi driver who died following a road crash in Shotton has paid tribute to his ‘good buddy’.Read

Flintshire and Wrexham film goers are being asked to vote for their favourite classic film Oct 15 2009

FLINTSHIRE and Wrexham film fans are being asked to vote for their favourite classic film, the winner of which will be screened at an exclusive, one-off showing.Read

Flintshire Council coordinates removal of whale washed up in Prestatyn Oct 15 2009

A WHALE washed up on a Flintshire beach is believed to have died of dehydration and kidney failure after losing its way while returning to the North Atlantic.Read

Shotton care scheme workers plan fishtank fundraiser Oct 15 2009

TWO workers at a Shotton care scheme are conquering their fear of heights to raise money for a fish tank for residents.Read

National Baby Loss Awareness Week events in Wrexham Oct 15 2009

A SERVICE of rededication will take place at the infant section of Wrexham Cemetery at 2pm today.Read

Penyffordd covered after dust cloud leaks from Hanson Cement near Mold Oct 15 2009

A CEMENT firm offered to cough up for cleaning services after thousands of cars and homes were coated with grime following a leak.Read

Rise in numbers of Flintshire children in care Oct 15 2009

THE number of children in care in Flintshire has risen by 11% over the past five years.Read

Gwyl Fama Music and Arts Festival in Flintshire hailed a huge success Oct 15 2009

A MUSIC and arts festival in Flintshire has been hailed a huge success.Read

Ysgol Maes Glas, Greenfield, represented at national climate change conference Oct 15 2009

FLINTSHIRE schoolchildren will share their thoughts on climate change at a Wales-wide conference.Read

Elvis Presley is alive and well in Flintshire Oct 15 2009

ELVIS fans in Mold were all shook up when a charity play rolled into town.Read

Millions of unwanted calls are made to Welsh families each day Oct 15 2009

MORE than 150 million unwanted telemarketing and nuisance calls are made to Welsh households each year, according to the Call Prevention Registry.Read

Hospital Friends charity ‘Attend’ plans to launch a Welsh division Oct 15 2009

ATTEND, formerly known as the National Association of Hospital and Community Friends, is launching an initiative in Wales to celebrate its 60th anniversary.Read

Armed Forces Day parade requested by Flint Town Council Oct 15 2009

A TOWN council has given wholehearted support for a troop parade during next year’s Armed Forces Day on Saturday, June 26.Read

Climate change campaigners gather in Mold, Flintshire Oct 15 2009

A CLIMATE change awareness event will take place in the Daniel Owen Square, Mold, from 9am to 2pm on Saturday.Read

Deeside shoppers urged to sign climate change petition Oct 15 2009

SHOPPERS in Deeside are being urged to turn the heat up on world leaders.Read

Holywell youth group hold fundraising bag pack at Sainsbury's, Flint Oct 15 2009

MEMBERS of Hollywell-based youth group 180º are on their way to Constanta in Romania after bagging more than £500 at Sainsbury’s, Flint.Read

Planning decision over acoustic fence at Flint High School is deferred Oct 15 2009

A PLANNING application to build an acoustic fence around the all-weather football pitch at Flint High School, Maes Hyfryd, has been deferred by Flintshire County Council’s planning committee.Read

Conservative Parliamentary candidate Antoinette Sandbach is supporting the RNID’s new hearing loss campaign Oct 15 2009

ANTOINETTE Sandbach, Conservative parliamentary candidate for Delyn, has joined RNID Cymru in calling for people to value their hearing and take the charity’s hearing check.Read

Flintshire MPs Mark Tami and David Hanson ‘cooperating’ with expenses inquiry Oct 15 2009

FLINTSHIRE MPs say they are ‘co-operating fully’ with an inquiry into their expenses.Read

Celebrations Messages is offering a discount to families of army servicemen and women Oct 15 2009

CELEBRATION Messages, a messaging company that sends personal recorded messages overseas, is offering 50% discount for the families of Army personnel serving overseas this Christmas.Read

Erddig to host Hallowe’en fun day Oct 15 2009

THERE will be spooky goings-on at National Trust property Erddig, near Wrexham, on October 25 from 12-4pm.Read

Connah’s Quay residents were left shaken after cars were set alight outside their homes Oct 15 2009

SHOCKED Connah’s Quay residents woke in horror as two cars were set alight outside their homes on Rutland Court in the early hours of Sunday.Read

Date set for Holywell Christmas light switch on Oct 15 2009

A DATE for the Holywell Christmas light switch-on has been set.Read

Buckley councillor Ron Hampson slams Flintshire County Council’s spending on employees’ fitness suite Oct 15 2009

A FITNESS suite for council employees which cost £80,000 is a ‘white elephant’ says a leading councillor.Read

Castell Alun students in Hope, Flintshire, have been learning traditional spinning techniques Oct 15 2009

STUDENTS of Castell Alun High School, Hope, have been practising the traditional skills of spinning, weaving and cord-making as part of their living history and Celtic textile projects.Read

Flintshire firefighters gear up for Deeside firework display Oct 15 2009

FIREFIGHTERS from Deeside want residents to support this year’s fireworks extravaganza and watch all the action safely from the sidelines at Deeside Leisure Centre on November 5.Read

Holywell youth group hold fundraising bag pack at Sainsbury's, Flint Oct 15 2009

MEMBERS of Hollywell-based youth group 180º are on their way to Constanta in Romania after bagging more than £500 at Sainsbury’s, Flint.Read

Flintshire County Council to receive £187m in core funding from the Welsh Assembly Government in 2010-11 to support local services Oct 15 2009

FLINTSHIRE Council will receive £187m in core funding from the Welsh Assembly Government in 2010-11 to support local services.Read

Nightingale House Hospice ceilidh night in Mold Oct 15 2009

A NIGHTINGALE House Hospice fundraising dance will take place at Clwyd Theatr Cymru on Saturday.Read

North Wales Cancer Network to hold support day in Llandudno Oct 15 2009

THE North Wales Cancer Network Patient and Carer Liaison Group, in partnership with Macmillan Cancer Support, is holding a free event on Thursday, November 26, at Venue Cymru, Llandudno, from 10.30am-3.45pm.Read

Two Flintshire men charged following assault in Chester Oct 15 2009

A MAN required hospital treatment after he was attacked in a Chester city centre street on Saturday night.Read

Mountain Lane Primary School in Buckley wins Yellow Pages recycling competition Oct 15 2009

PUPILS and staff of Mountain Lane Primary School, Buckley, are enjoying their new green accolade and looking forward to spending the £1,000 prize money.Read

Cadw’s 25th anniversary publication The Making of Walesis an updated edition Oct 15 2009

THOUSANDS of years of Welsh history are being celebrated in Cadw’s 25th anniversary publication.Read

Artists exhibit work at Buckley library Oct 15 2009

BUCKLEY Library is hosting an exhibition by three local artists.Read

Brain centre opens at Countess of Chester Health Park Oct 15 2009

A CENTRE for people with brain injuries has opened on the Countess of Chester Health Park.Read

Free horticulture workshop in Northop Oct 15 2009

IDENTIFYING and tackling pests and diseases in production horticulture will be the focus of a free workshop in Northop.Read

Wrexham man remanded in custody accused of murdering Airbus worker Neil Edwards Oct 15 2009

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Investigation launched to trace hoax caller after coastguard and RNLI call-out to Talacre, North Flintshire Oct 15 2009

HOAX callers are being warned to expect prison sentences if they continue to harass the coastguard and Royal National Lifeboats Institution (RNLI).Read

Team run in Cardiff half marathon in memory of Wrexham teenager who died in sand dunes Oct 15 2009

FRIENDS of a Wrexham teenager who died when a sand tunnel collapsed are fundraising in his memory.Read

Hawarden diver found dead in Scottish waters Oct 15 2009

THE body of a man dragged from the sea off the Orkney Islands in Scotland was that of a Hawarden diver, police confirmed.Read

Operation Christmas Child charity appeal to Flintshire residents for help Oct 15 2009

A CHARITY is encouraging Flintshire people to put some perspective on the recession and spare money for vulnerable children and orphans.Read

Training for Flintshire healthcare staff Oct 15 2009

FLINTSHIRE healthcare staff can learn more about equipment used to treat obese clients in a special training day.Read

Menter Iaith Sir y Fflint plan Oct 15 2009

CHILDREN can learn more about the natural world through a series of Welsh language ‘wildworkshops’ organised by Menter Iaith Sir y Fflint and local companies and societies.Read

Flintshire students gain insight into Army life Oct 15 2009

FLINTSHIRE students spent a week trying out Army life as part of a work experience programme with a difference.Read

Talacre family offer reward to find cat killers Oct 15 2009

A DAD whose children were devastated after their six pet cats were poisoned with anti-freeze is offering a £500 reward to help find the cruel killers.Read

WI’s members show off their talents Oct 15 2009

MEMBERS of Sychdyn WI held a successful Produce, Floral Art and Handicraft Show on Saturday.Read

Welsh Liberal Democrat AM Eleanor Burnham says more needs to be done to help veterans Oct 15 2009

ELEANOR Burnham, Welsh Lib Dem AM for North Wales, has called on Welsh Health Minister Edwina Hart to undertake an urgent review into the provision of mental health treatment for veterans.Read

Delyn AM Sandy Mewies urges her constituents to have blood pressure tests for stroke risk assessment Oct 15 2009

DELYN AM Sandy Mewies is calling on her constituents to have their blood pressure tested to assess their risk of having a stroke.Read

Flintshire Beatles fans encouraged to flock to art show at Chester Racecourse Oct 15 2009

A COLLECTION of 1960s original movie posters will be attracting Beatles fans from across the region when they go on sale at The Chester Antiques and Fine Art Show at The County Grandstand, Chester Racecourse, from today (Thursday) until Sunday.Read

Two-year pay freeze secures 2,000 positions at Vauxhall plant in Ellesmere Port Oct 15 2009

A DEAL has been struck with the new owners of Vauxhall which will secure the future of the Ellesmere Port plant and safeguard jobs.Read

Pupils from Alun School, Mold show off their work Oct 15 2009

PUPILS from the Alun School’s sixth form proudly showed off their art exhibition displayed at Clwyd Theatr Cymru’s education gallery in Mold.Read

Pupils of Westwood Primary, Buckley, raise £108 for the British Heart Foundation Oct 15 2009

WESTWOOD Primary School, Buckley, raised more than £100 at a charity skipping day.Read

New pupils settle in to Ysgol Gwenffrwd Oct 15 2009

NEW starters at Holywell’s Ysgol Gwenffrwd are getting used to school life.Read

Deeside charity looks for families to host Chernobyl children Oct 15 2009

A CHARITY is looking for families to host children from Chernobyl who are visiting the UK to recuperate.Read

Schoolchildren in Flintshire given computer equipment thanks to Tesco vouchers Oct 15 2009

FLINTSHIRE MPs descended on two supermarkets to hail the success of a campaign launched to provide equipment for children.Read

Award-winning author Jan-Andrew Henderson visits Elfed High School, Buckley, Flintshire Oct 15 2009

AN award-winning author has visited a Flintshire school to inspire pupils to read more literature.Read

A 21-year-old man is injured in a collision in Connah’s Quay, Deeside Oct 15 2009

FIRE crews used cutting equipment to release a 21-year-old man from a damaged car following a three vehicle road collision.Read

St Mary’s Church, Flint is looking for a team of bell-ringers Oct 15 2009

A SILENT church tower could soon be blessing a Flintshire town with the sound of peeling bells.Read

Pupils of Cornist Primary, Flint, build model of school from Lego Oct 15 2009

CRAFTY pupils have been getting creative with building blocks.Read

Kind Katie from Saltney meets the PM in Downing Street Oct 15 2009

A TEENAGER from Saltney was yesterday (Wednesday) waiting to hear if she had won Channel Five’s Britain’s Kindest Kid competition.Read

Pupils of Alun School, Mold, take part in mock council debates at Assembly Oct 15 2009

LUCKY Alun School, Mold, students were given the opportunity to take part in the National Assembly for Wales’s mock council of the European Union in Cardiff.Read

Mynydd Isa primary pupils enjoy a transition day at Argoed High School in Bryn y Bal Oct 15 2009

PUPILS from junior schools around Mynydd Isa, Sychdyn and Southdown spent a day at Argoed High School’s annual transition event.Read

Sealand residents relieved as Chester City Football Club is denied planning permission to train near homes Oct 15 2009

SEALAND residents have spoken of their relief after hearing Chester City Football Club will no longer be able to train near their homes.Read

Arriva Busses Wales is inviting Flintshire residents top vote for their favourite picture in an online photo competition Oct 15 2009

ARRIVA Buses Wales is appealing for Flintshire residents to vote for the perfect picture.Read

Welsh lamb is first class for travellers Oct 15 2009

PRODUCERS in Flintshire and Cheshire now feature on the Virgin Trains first class menu.Read

Llangollen Food Festival to support Hope House Children's Hospice Oct 15 2009

A CHILDREN’S hospice which serves Flintshire and Chester is getting vital sustenance from the 12th Llangollen Food Festival.Read

Aaron & Partners and Innes Reid to hold seminar at Gateway to Wales Hotel Oct 15 2009

TO support Flintshire Business Week, Aaron & Partners and Innes Reid are teaming up to present a seminar today, specifically aimed at directors/partners of small to medium-sized enterprises.Read

A proposed equine centre in Gwernaffield, Flintshire has been refused planning permission by Flintshire County Council Oct 15 2009

A BITTER planning row over the building of a new equine centre in Gwernaffield has led to it being refused.Read

Fun in the woods Oct 15 2009

YOUNGSTERS can explore the woods in a course running at the end of this month.Read

Clwyd Young Farmers Club members attend practical training courses Oct 15 2009

FLINTSHIRE members of the Clwyd Young Farmers Club (YFC) have been combining the busy harvest period with a series of skill-building courses.Read

Cilcain Young Farmers Club win the Clwyd Senior Netball Cup Oct 15 2009

YOUNG farmers reached for glory at an annual sports day.Read

Deeside College principal’s dinner raises £5,700 for PAPYRUS Oct 15 2009

DEESIDE College principal David Jones’ sixth annual charity dinner was a roaring success, raising almost £6,000.Read

Flintshire entrepreneurs take on charity challenge Oct 15 2009

A TEAM of budding entrepreneurs is setting out its stall in a charity challenge.Read

Charity tabletop sale to be held in Mold Oct 15 2009

A TAILOR is holding a tabletop sale to raise money for three charities.Read

Deeside firm UPM Shotton wins Queen's Award for Enterprise Oct 15 2009

AN offshoot of an innovative international company has won the coveted Queen’s Award for Enterprise.Read

Pupils of St David’s Primary School, Mold, met some real life owls Oct 15 2009

EXCITED children of St David’s Primary School, Mold, had the time of their lives when they were visited by some of the inhabitants from the North Wales Owl Sanctuary.Read

Hawarden Estate Farm Shop to hold Christmas Real Food Fete Oct 15 2009

A POPULAR farm shop is looking for craftspeople to complement its Christmas Real Food Fete.Read

Professor to give Lacey Lecture on fish stocks Oct 15 2009

PROFESSOR Callum Roberts, an expert on falling marine fish stocks, is giving this year’s Lacey Lecture, run by the North Wales Wildlife Trust.Read

Clwyd YFC elects new leaders Oct 15 2009

CLWYD Federation of Young Farmers Clubs (YFC) looked back on a year of achievement at its annual general meeting.Read

North Wales Police issue warning after heating oil thefts in Flintshire villages Oct 15 2009

POLICE are urging people vigilance following the theft of heating oil in several villages.Read

Deeside College students join Flintshire secondary school pupils in engineering contest Oct 15 2009

MORE than 70 Engineering students from Deeside College were joined by Year 12 students from local secondary schools and colleges to take part in the 22nd Engineering Team Challenge.Read

Christmas comes early to Makro in Queensferry, Deeside Oct 15 2009

DECEMBER 25 may still be 10 weeks away, but Christmas is coming early to a Deeside superstore.Read

Connah's Quay cook Luke Thomas set to star at Llangollen Food and Drink Festival Oct 15 2009

Britain’s youngest TV chef is preparing for a new starring role - at a top food festival.Read

Deeside College gets Fairtrade status for third year running Oct 15 2009

DEESIDE College retained its Fairtrade status for the third year running.Read

Floristry students at Deeside College Northop campus get creative with food for NFU Oct 15 2009

FLORISTRY students from the Northop campus of Deeside College have been showcasing their creative skills using food.Read

North Wales Police are urging Flintshire farmers not to buy counterfeit chain saws Oct 15 2009

NORTH Wales Police are urging Flintshire farmers to be vigilant following reports a man has been visiting farmers in the Nannerch and Conwy areas attempting to sell chainsaws and other motorised equipment.Read

Rossett Army cadets Maurice Pickering and Bethan Lloyd from Flintshire have been nominated for a Your Champions Award Oct 15 2009

A PAIR of hardworking fundraisers from Castell Alun High School, Hope, have been nominated for a Your Champions Young Person Award.Read

Flintshire County Council chairman slams “abysmal” treatment of staff Oct 15 2009

THE chairman of Flintshire County Council has broken his silence over the abysmal treatment of staff in the wake of pay cut revelations.Read

Areas in Flintshire still at risk from flooding after a progressive scheme to take water away front he town has been put on hold Oct 15 2009

A MOLD resident has voiced her concern that an elaborate scheme to prevent flooding has been suspended with no start date in sight.Read

Hawarden Infants School nominated for your champions award Oct 15 2009

The nominations deadline for Your Champions has now passed.Read

George’s charity feats earn award opportunity Oct 15 2009

A YOUNG charity fundraiser has been nominated for a Your Champions Award for his hard work.Read

Mark Tami MP and Carl Sargeant AM express fears for Flintshire County Council workers Oct 15 2009

FLINTSHIRE’S Labour politicians fear morale at County Hall has been damaged beyond repair by the “devastating” disclosures over staff salaries.Read

Flintshire County Council’s Unite branch secretary Allan Parry speaks out on single status pay decision Oct 15 2009

Last week the Chronicle revealed how more than 1,200 Flintshire County Council employees stand to lose thousands of pounds as part of a national pay review.Read

Your Champions: Deeside College sports students nominated for Sporting Champion award Oct 15 2009

A GROUP of students from Deeside College have been nominated for an award for their volunteering.Read

Pupils from six Flintshire high schools take part in the public speaking competition, Youth Speaks Oct 15 2009

PUPILS with the gift of the gab from six Flintshire high schools battled it out at the senior heats of the Youth Speaks competition to win a place in the regional finals.Read

S4C film crew visits Pentre Halkyn burlesque dancer Oct 15 2009

A DOCUMENTARY film crew paid a visit to the village of Pentre Halkyn last weekend.Read

Site in Greenfield to be transformed into garden Oct 15 2009

GREENFIELD residents have secured the funding they need to transform an empty plot of land into a community garden.Read

Your Champions: Chloe Parry nominated as Young Person of the Year Oct 15 2009

DEDICATION to charity fundraising and volunteer work has earned Hawarden High School head girl Chloe Parry a nomination for a Trinity Mirror Cheshire/ScottishPower Your Champions award.Read

Flintshire County Council spent taxpayers' money on fighting equal pay for women, UNISON reveals Oct 15 2009

MORE than £75,000 of Flintshire taxpayers’ money has been spent on fighting legal battles to stop low paid women winning equal pay, it has emerged.Read

Your Champions: Rebecca Davies nominated as Sporting Champion Oct 15 2009

A YOUNG pole vaulter from Hawarden has been nominated for a Trinity Mirror/ ScottishPower Your Champions award.Read

Nepalese teachers on a cultural exchange visit to Flint Oct 15 2009

A CULTURAL exchange project resulted in a delegation of teachers from Nepal visiting a Flint school.Read

Woman devastated by £9k loss Oct 15 2009

A WOMAN who has worked for Flintshire County Council for eight years stands to have her salary slashed to what it was more than a decade ago.Read

Mold Town Councillors have urged police to do more to tackle problem parking Oct 15 2009

MOLD town councillors have called on North Wales Police to do more to tackle illegal parking in Mold town centre.Read

Your Champions: Paul Hinchcliffe nominated as Champion of the Year Oct 15 2009

A MAN who has helped Deeside College raise more than £150,000 for charity has been nominated for a Trinity Mirror/ScottishPower Your Champions award.Read

A Wats Dyke Infant School pupil from Mynydd Isa, Flintshire, grew a pumpkin weighing 47kg Oct 15 2009

A YOUNG pupil from Wats Dyke Infant School, Mynydd Isa, proved he’s more than a match for the gardening world.Read

Holywell woman nominated for Wale Care Awards Oct 15 2009

PIONEERING projects devised to help older people lead full and active lives have earned a Holywell woman a nomination for a national award.Read

Flintshire charity for the homeless Save the Family featured on BBC1’s The One Show Oct 15 2009

A FLINTSHIRE charity for homeless families has featured on prime time television.Read

Connah’s Quay man launches book on language Oct 15 2009

A CONNAH’S Quay man, who co-wrote a book on the unusual things people say, has officially launched his writing debut.Read

Water workers raise cancer cash Oct 15 2009

A TEAM of water workers took a coffee break to help raise £645 for a cancer charity – and invited neighbouring companies to join the fun.Read

Holywell community awards Oct 15 2009

A COMMUNITY scheme in Holywell is looking for nominations for its second awards ceremony.Read

Mold schoolboy is mascot at Manchester United game Oct 15 2009

A SCHOOLBOY from Mold saw his dream come true when he walked out at Old Trafford alongside his idols.Read

Flintshire County Council grant planning permission for super pub in Ewloe Oct 15 2009

A EWLOE resident has spoken of his disappointment after plans for a £3m ‘super pub’, which will create up to 70 jobs, were given the green light.Read

Mold-based Phoenix Theatre Company returns to the stage in Buckley with I’ll Get My Man Oct 15 2009

AN AWARD-WINNING Mold theatre group makes its long-awaited return to the stage tonight.Read

Controversial councillor calls for extraordinary meeting of Flintshire County Council Oct 15 2009

OUTSPOKEN councillor Klaus Armstrong-Braun has called for an extraordinary meeting at County Hall after claiming members were misled over staff pay cuts.Read

Francesca Elliott went out around Mold to gauge public opinion on the payscale plans Oct 15 2009

Trina Jones of Mold: “Losing money will make people lose interest in their jobs. I'm sure people’s jobs are hard enough as it is without taking pay cuts. Some jobs, like teaching assistants, are vocations for some people, but now they might go elsewhere.”Read

Mental health facts Oct 15 2009

One in four people will experience some kind of mental health problem in the course of a year.Read

Gold award for specialist registrar at Countess of Chester Hospital Oct 15 2009

HELEN Flint, a specialist registrar in orthodontics at the Countess of Chester Hospital and Liverpool University, has won the gold medal for most outstanding candidate at her MOrth (Membership in Orthodontics) examination at the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh.Read

Staff and patients celebrate with successful market stall Oct 15 2009

TO MARK World Mental Health Week, staff, patients and volunteers from Delfryn House Psychiatric Hospital, Mold, set up a stall at Mold Market to talk to shoppers about the realities of mental health problems.Read

As part of Mental Health WeekThe Chronicle speaks to the manager and patients of Delfryn House Psychaitric Hospital In Mold, Flintshire, to break down the mystery surrounding mental health Oct 15 2009

To celebrate and highlight issues surrounding Mental Health Week, which ran from October 8-14, Francesca Elliott met Paul Hughes, manager of Delfryn House Psychiatric Hospital in Mold, and some of his patients, to try to lift the stigma and mystery surrounding mental health issuesRead

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Edwina Hart to launch her campaign in Flint to become the First Minister for Wales Oct 15 2009

Birthday home visit for Holywell teenager left disabled after choking on chewing gum Oct 15 2009

Memoirs of Buckley man reveal war secrets Oct 15 2009

Bagillt man wins £5,000 on Deal or No Deal Oct 15 2009

Connah's Quay High School pupil diagnosed with swine flu Oct 15 2009

Children In Need television appearance for Llanfynydd leukaemia sufferer Max Tami Oct 15 2009

Tributes to man who died following crash in Shotton, Flintshire Oct 15 2009

Flintshire and Wrexham film goers are being asked to vote for their favourite classic film Oct 15 2009

Flintshire Council coordinates removal of whale washed up in Prestatyn Oct 15 2009

Shotton care scheme workers plan fishtank fundraiser Oct 15 2009

National Baby Loss Awareness Week events in Wrexham Oct 15 2009

Penyffordd covered after dust cloud leaks from Hanson Cement near Mold Oct 15 2009

Rise in numbers of Flintshire children in care Oct 15 2009

Gwyl Fama Music and Arts Festival in Flintshire hailed a huge success Oct 15 2009

Ysgol Maes Glas, Greenfield, represented at national climate change conference Oct 15 2009

Elvis Presley is alive and well in Flintshire Oct 15 2009

Millions of unwanted calls are made to Welsh families each day Oct 15 2009

Hospital Friends charity ‘Attend’ plans to launch a Welsh division Oct 15 2009

Armed Forces Day parade requested by Flint Town Council Oct 15 2009

Climate change campaigners gather in Mold, Flintshire Oct 15 2009

Deeside shoppers urged to sign climate change petition Oct 15 2009

Holywell youth group hold fundraising bag pack at Sainsbury's, Flint Oct 15 2009

Planning decision over acoustic fence at Flint High School is deferred Oct 15 2009

Conservative Parliamentary candidate Antoinette Sandbach is supporting the RNID’s new hearing loss campaign Oct 15 2009

Flintshire MPs Mark Tami and David Hanson ‘cooperating’ with expenses inquiry Oct 15 2009

Celebrations Messages is offering a discount to families of army servicemen and women Oct 15 2009

Erddig to host Hallowe’en fun day Oct 15 2009

Connah’s Quay residents were left shaken after cars were set alight outside their homes Oct 15 2009

Date set for Holywell Christmas light switch on Oct 15 2009

Buckley councillor Ron Hampson slams Flintshire County Council’s spending on employees’ fitness suite Oct 15 2009

Castell Alun students in Hope, Flintshire, have been learning traditional spinning techniques Oct 15 2009

Flintshire firefighters gear up for Deeside firework display Oct 15 2009

Holywell youth group hold fundraising bag pack at Sainsbury's, Flint Oct 15 2009

Flintshire County Council to receive £187m in core funding from the Welsh Assembly Government in 2010-11 to support local services Oct 15 2009

Nightingale House Hospice ceilidh night in Mold Oct 15 2009

North Wales Cancer Network to hold support day in Llandudno Oct 15 2009

Two Flintshire men charged following assault in Chester Oct 15 2009

Mountain Lane Primary School in Buckley wins Yellow Pages recycling competition Oct 15 2009

Cadw’s 25th anniversary publication The Making of Walesis an updated edition Oct 15 2009

Artists exhibit work at Buckley library Oct 15 2009

Brain centre opens at Countess of Chester Health Park Oct 15 2009

Free horticulture workshop in Northop Oct 15 2009

Wrexham man remanded in custody accused of murdering Airbus worker Neil Edwards Oct 15 2009

Investigation launched to trace hoax caller after coastguard and RNLI call-out to Talacre, North Flintshire Oct 15 2009

Team run in Cardiff half marathon in memory of Wrexham teenager who died in sand dunes Oct 15 2009

Hawarden diver found dead in Scottish waters Oct 15 2009

Operation Christmas Child charity appeal to Flintshire residents for help Oct 15 2009

Training for Flintshire healthcare staff Oct 15 2009

Menter Iaith Sir y Fflint plan Oct 15 2009

Flintshire students gain insight into Army life Oct 15 2009

Talacre family offer reward to find cat killers Oct 15 2009

WI’s members show off their talents Oct 15 2009

Welsh Liberal Democrat AM Eleanor Burnham says more needs to be done to help veterans Oct 15 2009

Delyn AM Sandy Mewies urges her constituents to have blood pressure tests for stroke risk assessment Oct 15 2009

Flintshire Beatles fans encouraged to flock to art show at Chester Racecourse Oct 15 2009

Two-year pay freeze secures 2,000 positions at Vauxhall plant in Ellesmere Port Oct 15 2009

Pupils from Alun School, Mold show off their work Oct 15 2009

Pupils of Westwood Primary, Buckley, raise £108 for the British Heart Foundation Oct 15 2009

New pupils settle in to Ysgol Gwenffrwd Oct 15 2009

Deeside charity looks for families to host Chernobyl children Oct 15 2009

Schoolchildren in Flintshire given computer equipment thanks to Tesco vouchers Oct 15 2009

Award-winning author Jan-Andrew Henderson visits Elfed High School, Buckley, Flintshire Oct 15 2009

A 21-year-old man is injured in a collision in Connah’s Quay, Deeside Oct 15 2009

St Mary’s Church, Flint is looking for a team of bell-ringers Oct 15 2009

Pupils of Cornist Primary, Flint, build model of school from Lego Oct 15 2009

Kind Katie from Saltney meets the PM in Downing Street Oct 15 2009

Pupils of Alun School, Mold, take part in mock council debates at Assembly Oct 15 2009

Mynydd Isa primary pupils enjoy a transition day at Argoed High School in Bryn y Bal Oct 15 2009

Sealand residents relieved as Chester City Football Club is denied planning permission to train near homes Oct 15 2009

Arriva Busses Wales is inviting Flintshire residents top vote for their favourite picture in an online photo competition Oct 15 2009

Welsh lamb is first class for travellers Oct 15 2009

Llangollen Food Festival to support Hope House Children's Hospice Oct 15 2009

Aaron & Partners and Innes Reid to hold seminar at Gateway to Wales Hotel Oct 15 2009

A proposed equine centre in Gwernaffield, Flintshire has been refused planning permission by Flintshire County Council Oct 15 2009

Fun in the woods Oct 15 2009

Clwyd Young Farmers Club members attend practical training courses Oct 15 2009