Mark Dowling - Flintshire Chronicle

Local & Flintshire News: Rural Flintshire communities targeted by oil thieves

Wed, 29 Dec 2010 00:08:00 GMT

HEARTLESS criminals have been targeting rural community buildings to steal heating oil.

Local & Flintshire News: Communities stand united in Rhydymwyn recycling plant battle

Thu, 23 Dec 2010 00:02:00 GMT

CAMPAIGNING residents and councillors from rural villages are making a stand about renewed plans to build a waste treatment plant on their doorstep.

Local & Flintshire News: Flintshire County Council must cut ‘front-line services’ to save £12m

Thu, 23 Dec 2010 00:01:00 GMT

FLINTSHIRE council chiefs have warned they need to save £12m in the next financial year.

Breaking News: Flintshire temperatures among lowest on record

Tue, 21 Dec 2010 13:50:00 GMT

RECENT temperatures in Flintshire have officially been among the coldest on record, according to the Met Office’s weather monitoring station in Hawarden.

Local & Flintshire News: Connah’s Quay Civic Hall to host New Year’s Eve ball

Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

CONNAH’S Quay Town Council has announced it is to host a New Year’s Eve ball with singer Tommy Barron in the Civic Hall in Wepre Drive.

Local & Flintshire News: Cilcain Young Farmers Club makes benevolent gesture to charity

Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A CHARITY celebrating its 150th anniversary has received a boost.

Local & Flintshire News: Carols for ChildLine concert a charitable success at Holywell church

Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A CHARITY concert held in Holywell hit all the right notes for a good cause, despite the terrible weather.

Local & Flintshire News: Pupils of St David’s High School, Saltney, enjoy curriculum focus event

Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

PUPILS of St David’s High School in Saltney have kept themselves busy thanks to a curriculum focus day – and the arrival of an Australian soap star.

Local & Flintshire News: Sealand residents warned about recent burglaries

Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

SEALAND residents have been advised to keep their homes and possessions secure.

Breaking News: Flintshire County Council to wait until February for Landbankski investment update

Mon, 13 Dec 2010 10:54:00 GMT

FLINTSHIRE County Council must wait until February to see how much of the £3.7m it lost following the collapse of Icelandic bank Landbanksi in October 2008.

Local & Flintshire News: Owners of Trade Store Direct, Buckley, delighted at winning Network She award

Thu, 02 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

TWO Buckley businesswomen have won an award for their new store – just two months after it opened its doors.

Local & Flintshire News: Support for plan to manage Flintshire’s coastline for next 100 years

Thu, 25 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

FLINTSHIRE County Council is giving its backing to a masterplan which aims to manage the county’s coastline for the next 100 years.

Local & Flintshire News: Holywell Art Club showcases work at library

Thu, 25 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

HOLYWELL Art Club is holding an exhibition in the town’s library, displaying a range of pieces in a number of styles on various mediums, until November 29.

Local & Flintshire News: Hawarden historian in plea for information on Central Hotel, Shotton

Thu, 25 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A FLINTSHIRE historian is taking a trip down Memory Lane to reveal the past of one the county’s pubs.

Local & Flintshire News: Criticism of civic guests’ 450-metre bus trip from Deeside Enterprise Centre to Shotton Station

Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A SHOTTON councillor has criticised a bus service laid on to transport civic guests from Deeside Enterprise Centre to Shotton Station for the unveiling of the £1m revamp – a 450-metre trip.

Local & Flintshire News: Shotton Railway Station’s £1m revamp celebrated

Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

COMMUNITY leaders gathered to celebrate the completion of Shotton train station’s £1m upgrade.

Local & Flintshire News: Shotton Railway Station £1m revamp project to be officially unveiled

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:05:00 GMT

THE completion of a £1m refurbishment at Shotton Station is to be celebrated tomorrow.

Local & Flintshire News: New project tries to unravel mystery behind Wat’s Dyke, Flintshire

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

SOME of the mystery behind the historic Wat’s Dyke is being used to attract tourists.

Local & Flintshire News: Buckley blueprint planned to shape town developments

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 23:00:00 GMT

A MASTERPLAN to set out the future development of Buckley is due to be completed by January.

Local & Flintshire News: Hollywood actor Jonathan Pryce returns to hometown of Holywell for opening of hall at Ysgol Bro Carmel

Wed, 06 Oct 2010 23:02:00 GMT

Hollywood actor Jonathan Pryce returned to his hometown Holywell for the opening of a refurbished school hall on Saturday. Mark Dowling spoke to him about the visit and his memories growing up in Carmel