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Tumble dryer fault to blame for fire in Flint

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:54:52 GMT

THE fire service is warning of the potential dangers of tumble dryers after a fire at a property in Flint.

North Wales Police extend search for Buckley woman

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:30:31 GMT

POLICE are extending their search for a Buckley woman who has been missing since Friday, February 5.

Possible job losses at Ethel Austin stores in Flintshire

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:55:00 GMT

JOBS could be lost across Flintshire following the announcement clothing store Ethel Austin has gone into administration.

Age Concern joins forces with North Wales Fire and Rescue Service for Flintshire project

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:29:15 GMT

AGE Concern North East Wales is appealing for volunteers from across Flintshire to help out on a new partnership programme with firefighters.

Man arrested on suspicion of murder in Wrexham

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:04:54 GMT

A 25-year-old woman was found dead at a house in Wrexham this morning (Monday).

North Wales Police continue search for missing Buckley woman

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:15:00 GMT

MORE than 150 people spent the weekend searching for a pensioner missing from her holiday home.

North Wales Police issue warning after attempted break-ins in Northop Hall, Flintshire

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:15:00 GMT

RESIDENTS are being urged to be on their guard after two attempted burglaries in Northop Hall.

Anti-extremism event to be held this weekend at St Deiniol’s Library, Hawarden

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:14:07 GMT

A CHURCH event aimed at bringing communities closer together and preventing religious extremism and discrimination will be held in Deeside this weekend.

Flintshire MP Mark Tami confident over the future of Toyota at Deeside

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:12:36 GMT

ALYN and Deeside MP Mark Tami has said although jobs are likely to go at the Toyota factory in Deeside, the future of the plant is safe.

North Wales Police issue appeal for information on seventh anniversary of Paul Savage murder in Mold

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:29:00 GMT

POLICE have renewed their appeal for information as they continue to investigate the murder of a Mold postman.

Closure threat to three leisure centres in Flintshire

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:05:00 GMT

THREE community leisure centres could be facing closure after it emerged Flintshire County Council no longer wants to run them.

Former teacher at St David’s Primary School, Mold, suspended after General Teaching Council Wales hearing

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:04:00 GMT

A PRIMARY school teacher who worked in Mold has been suspended from teaching in the UK for a year after admitting ridiculing and humiliating pupils.

Workers at Toyota, Deeside Industrial Park, wait to hear of potential job cuts

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:03:00 GMT

JOBS are under threat at Deeside’s Toyota plant after the company announced a surplus of 750 posts at its UK factories.

Bagillt man jailed after police find £10,200 cocaine stash in his car

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A YOUNG man with no previous convictions has been jailed for four-and-a-half years after a court heard police stopped his car and found £10,200 worth of cocaine inside.

Jobs fair to be held in Flint

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

FLINT Communities First has joined forces with JobCentre Plus to organise a jobs fair in the town.

Flint town councillors walk out of meeting

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

TWO councillors stormed out of a meeting of Flint Town Council, branding the chairman’s decision a ‘disgrace’.

New Welsh homes could soon be fitted with sprinkler systems if law is passed

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

NEW homes built in Flintshire will be fitted with sprinkler systems if a new law for Wales is passed.

Future of Barnardo’s Flintshire service under threat amid funding concerns

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A FLINTSHIRE service which helps families affected by substance misuse could be under threat, unless more funding can be secured.

Family of Sealand couple Paul and Jean Laithwaite, who were found dead in their home, pay tribute to ‘best parents’

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

THE devastated sons of a popular couple found dead in their Sealand home have described them as ‘the best parents they could ever have had’.

Holywell High School team racing to success in F1 Schools Challenge

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

SIXTH-FORMERS at Holywell High School raced to success in the F1 in Schools Challenge.