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Oct 31 2008
NORTH Wales Police Special Constables will be out on patrol alongside their regular colleagues and PCSO’s this Hallowe’en to mark National Specials Weekend....
Oct 31 2008
A CHALLENGE match between a select team of 15 North Wales boxers and a select English team is set to further boost the Peter McFerran Appeal....
Oct 31 2008
HAWARDEN Estate Farm Shop has been announced as a finalist in the True Taste Food and Drink Awards Wales....
Oct 31 2008
NORTH Wales Fires and Rescue Service is appealing for...
Oct 31 2008
POLICE are appealing for witnesses following a robbery at the post office in Llanarmon-yn-lal this morning....
Oct 31 2008
FIRE crews have been kept busy in Flintshire this week with a number of incidents in the region....
Oct 31 2008
FLINTSHIRE County Council’s waste management company AD Waste looks set to be wound up due to spiralling debts....
Oct 31 2008
FLINTSHIRE councillors have had the chance to question officials about why tax-payers’ money was invested in a failing bank, just weeks before its collapse....
Oct 31 2008
ADMINISTRATORS appointed to the Deeside- based David McLean group have announced the loss of 134 jobs....
Oct 31 2008
COUNTY councillors have agreed that their number one priority is to turn the A548 into a trunk road....
Oct 31 2008
BARACK Obama will become the first black president of America after scoring an historic victory over presidential rival John McCain – so say students in Holywell....
Oct 31 2008
A MAN convicted of the sadistic murder of a Flintshire mother has been told his complaints against police claiming they had “fabricated evidence” will not be investigated....
Oct 31 2008
A COUNTY councillor has condemned those responsible for a suspected bomb scare at a Queensferry bank....
Oct 31 2008
WINTER came early to Flintshire this week, with snow and heavy rainfall sweeping across the region....
Oct 31 2008
TRICK-OR-TREATERS are being warned to be on their best behaviour this Hallowe’en....
Oct 31 2008
THE rockin’ residents of a Flint homeless project have been facing the music for charity....
Oct 31 2008
RESPONSE officers will be returning to Holywell Police Station....
Oct 31 2008
FOUR voluntary groups – including three providing services for the disabled – will between them lose almost £60,000 in aid next year from cash-strapped Flintshire County Council....
Oct 31 2008
CARDBOARD packaging is to be collected for recycling in parts of Flintshire in a trial scheme being launched by Flintshire County Council....
Oct 31 2008
ALYN and Deeside Labour MP Mark Tami is calling on supermarkets to provide poppies to staff to recognise Remembrance Sunday....
Oct 31 2008
THIS year’s pedal pushing challenge, the Brenig Bikeathon, provided the North Wales branch of Leukaemia Research with a major cash boost....
Oct 31 2008
FLINT High School students have achieved recognition for their creative writing talent....
Oct 31 2008
A MOLD schoolgirl has won a competition to have her work displayed at The Royal Academy of Arts....
Oct 31 2008
THE North Wales Charity Ramblers have worked hard in the last year raising money for three local charities....
Oct 31 2008
YSGOL Derwenfa is celebrating a successful Estyn inspection....
Oct 31 2008
A POLICE campaign to crack down on motorists and passengers not wearing seat belts led to 674 people in North Wales being issued with fixed penalty notices....
Oct 31 2008
PANTYMWYN residents are invited to plant 1,000 daffodil bulbs this weekend to help make the village more colourful in 2009....
Oct 31 2008
CONNAH’S Quay High School launched its own community food co-operative in April, with support from the Regional Regeneration Unit....
Oct 31 2008
NERCWYS Community Council is hoping to have funding for a new kickback wall by Christmas....
Oct 31 2008
A GROWING Mold firm is celebrating after winning contracts to supply eco-heating systems to luxurious London apartments....
Oct 31 2008
BIG changes have been announced at a long-established Flintshire property business....
Oct 31 2008
A MOLD hotel has been rewarded for its people skills....
Oct 31 2008
ARRIVA Trains Wales is offering free children’s travel tickets – on a first come, first served, basis – to families from North Wales and Cheshire travelling to Chester station (with adult supervision) today....
Oct 31 2008
CHESTER Racecourse welcomed an unusual contender at its winning post – a Caterham two-seater sports car....
Oct 31 2008
A PROJECT which provides parents with a stepping stone to training, education and employment, has been given further funding....
Oct 31 2008
A MAN had to be cut free from his car after a collision involving two vehicles in Connah’s Quay on Wednesday....
Oct 31 2008
A MAN had to be cut free from his car after a collision involving two vehicles in Connah’s Quay on Wednesday....
Oct 31 2008
CHATTERBOX playtimes were officially launched at an information day at Flint Pavilion....
Oct 31 2008
Chronicle reporter FRANCESCA ELLIOTT celebrated Hallowe’en early by joining a charity ghost hunt at Flintshire’s ‘most haunted property’...
Oct 31 2008
TEMPORARY speed cameras are being placed in Pen-y-Maes Road, Holywell, amid fears speeding cars could cause an accident....
Oct 31 2008
RAMBLING enthusiasts are being called on to help transform Holywell into a hotspot for walkers....
Oct 31 2008
NANNERCH residents got a nice surprise when they were presented with gifts from the local Rainbow and Guide packs....
Oct 31 2008
FLINTSHIRE County Council is encouraging the public to have a green Hallowe’en....
Oct 31 2008
THE credit crunch has forced one of Flintshire’s biggest companies to cut back on funding community projects....
Oct 31 2008
A NEW war of words had broken out at County Hall between the leaders of two of the largest groups on Flintshire County Council....
Oct 31 2008
KINNERTON recreation ground will be developed into a state-of-the-art leisure space thanks to a £130,000 grant from the Big Lottery Fund....
Oct 31 2008
CHRISTMAS came early for a Mold youngster when he was whisked off to London to attend an exclusive concert by his favourite pop group McFly before meeting the band members....
Oct 31 2008
MOVIE screenings at Buckley’s former swimming baths is one of the measures suggested to revitalise the town centre....
Oct 31 2008
TWO friends have achieved their ambition and gone into business together....
Oct 31 2008
A GROUP of stroke patients have launched their own weekly exercise sessions and social support network, thanks to a Lottery grant from the Sports Council for Wales....
Oct 31 2008
HUNGRY mice are to blame for thousands of pounds worth of damage to a Nercwys church....
Oct 31 2008
A CLUB set up to keep youngsters with motorbikes off the streets could be left without a site....
Oct 31 2008
AN ART exhibition and sale will be held at Gwernaffield Church Hall this weekend....
Oct 31 2008
THE 1st Connah’s Quay Beaver Scouts held a Friendship Evening in aid of the Chronicle’s Peter McFerran Incubator Appeal....
Oct 31 2008
THE Chronicle’s Peter McFerran Appeal is another step closer toward its target thanks to a generous donation from Deeside Rotary Club....
Oct 31 2008
FLINTSHIRE Citizens Advice Bureau has won national recognition for its campaigning work during their annual Social Policy Oscars ceremony....
Oct 31 2008
AN ANAEMIC kitten has been saved by a fellow feline blood donor....
Oct 31 2008
CHARITY fundraisers have celebrated a bumper year....
Oct 31 2008
THE winners of this year’s Flintshire Festival Poetry Power competition received their prizes during a ceremony at Mold Library....
Oct 31 2008
MOLD firefighters are staging another Bonfire Night spectacular....
Oct 31 2008
FLINT-based paramedics made a leap of faith to raise money for a child with a rare genetic disorder....
Oct 31 2008
DEESIDE College students organised a spooky and fun day of fundraising events for the NSPCC....
Oct 31 2008
A BUTCHER from Penyffordd has the recipe for success....
Oct 31 2008
ST DAVID’S pupils got an outdoor lesson in history when they took part in Denbighshire Walking Festival....
Oct 31 2008
SCHOOLCHILDREN from all over Flintshire took part in One World Week to celebrate and highlight issues of global justice and international relationships....
Oct 31 2008
FLINTSHIRE Record Office has a new search room where the public can access its extensive archives....
Oct 31 2008
PUPILS of John Summers High are digging deep in the hope of raising enough money to fund a Ugandan well....
Oct 31 2008
PUPILS of Ysgol y Fron, Holywell, have the chance to enjoy a lunch with a difference on a Friday....
Oct 31 2008
HOLYWELL’S unsung heroes have been recognised in a Communities First awards ceremony....
Oct 31 2008
NORTH Wales NHS Trust Helplines Department has been awarded a three-year contract to provide the Wales Drug and Alcohol Helpline, funded by the Welsh Assembly Government....
Oct 31 2008
THIS week we take a colourful look at a selection of pictures from the Chronicle archives....
Oct 31 2008
CARING Buckley pupils have been experiencing the plight of youngsters in Africa who have to walk miles every day to collect water....
Oct 31 2008
PUPILS of Gronant Primary School got on their bikes to take part in a cycling proficiency course....
Oct 31 2008
A CROP of cash will help to get an allotment scheme off the ground on Deeside....
Oct 31 2008
CASTELL Alun students had a treat with a visit to Canada with the Army Cadets....
Oct 31 2008
TWO volunteer community groups in Flintshire have been successful in this month’s Tidy Towns grants bidding round which will enable them to carry out improvements aimed at enhancing the environment....
Oct 31 2008
WREXHAM return to Blue Square Premier action tomorrow with a home fixture against Lewes – and kids can go free!...
Oct 31 2008
TO LAUNCH the Poppy Appeal in North Wales members of the Royal British Legion joined pupils in attending a short service at Hawarden High School....
Oct 31 2008
A FLINTSHIRE man worked wonders as once again he found water for thousands of African villagers....
Oct 31 2008
AN AUCTION is being held in memory of a mum....
Oct 31 2008
BEANS tests, healthy food tasting and the chance to win a free two-month membership at a health club were just some of the events on offer at the launch of a new Countess of Chester Hospital initiative....
Oct 31 2008
NEW Brighton Community Centre attracted an audience of more than 100 people at a talent night....
Oct 31 2008
A-LEVEL and Welsh Baccalaureate students at Deeside College were visited by Labour MEP Eluned Morgan....
Oct 31 2008
STUDENTS at the Welsh College of Horticulture have been getting close to nature....
Oct 31 2008
KIND-HEARTED skills for independent living (SIL) students from Deeside College, have been doing their bit for the NSPCC....
Oct 31 2008
TWO A-level and Welsh Baccalaureate students from Deeside College were selected to take part in the inaugural Mock Council of the European Union at the National Assembly....
Oct 31 2008
FLINT Town United players are looking smart....
Oct 31 2008
MEMBERS of the Shotton and Deeside Royal Welch Fusiliers enjoyed a weekend away courtesy of an Award For Wales grant....
