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Local & Flintshire News for 23 July 2009

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Bangor on Dee man committed suicide Jul 23 2009

A SELF-employed Bangor on Dee tree surgeon hanged himself after becoming depressed, a Wrexham inquest heard.Read

Jewellery stolen in Buckley house burglary Jul 23 2009

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after jewellery was stolen from a house in Buckley on Tuesday (July 21).Read

Jewellery stolen in Buckley house burglary Jul 23 2009

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after jewellery was stolen from a house in Buckley on Tuesday (July 21).Read

Abnormal load to travel through Wrexham Jul 23 2009

NORTH Wales Police are alerting motorists to an abnormal load movement which will be travelling in the Wrexham area on Tuesday, July 28.Read

Missing Holywell girl located Jul 23 2009

A MISSING Holywell girl has made contact with police.Read

Mum of two from Mynydd Isa tells how she discovered cancer test results would need rechecking by Maelor Hospital Jul 23 2009

A MOTHER-OF-TWO felt “furious and anxious” when she discovered her cancer tests at Wrexham Maelor Hospital would need re-checking.Read

Investigation report published into wrong results issued by Wrexham Maelor Hospital Jul 23 2009

THREE patients died after being wrongly told by Wrexham Maelor Hospital they did not have cancer.Read

Buckley trooper Aaron Morgan among 200 soldiers in Queen’s Dragoon Guard homecoming parade in Chester Jul 23 2009

A BUCKLEY trooper was among 200 soldiers to take part in a homecoming parade following a tour of duty in Afghanistan.Read

GO Outdoors to create more than 40 new jobs with new superstore on Deeside Jul 23 2009

DEESIDE is getting a huge retail boost which will see dozens of new jobs created.Read

Robbers’ raid on Coach and Horses pub, Flint Mountain, leaves landlord and customer in hospital Jul 23 2009

ROBBERS beat a terrified pub landlord and his friend with baseball bats and threatened to slit their throats with a samurai sword.Read

Alyn and Deeside MP Mark Tami gives backing to National Deaf Children’s Society campaign Jul 23 2009

MARK Tami, Labour MP for Alyn and Deeside, has joined the National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) in calling for the UK Government to ensure new schools meet national building standards so all children can listen and learn effectively.Read

Corus Deeside employees prepare for The Lakeland 100 in aid of Nightingale House Hospice Jul 23 2009

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

Tributes to Mold chemist John Hughes who has died Jul 23 2009

TRIBUTES have been paid to a popular Mold chemist who passed away last month.Read

Travellers vacate Castle Park Industrial Estate, Flint Jul 23 2009

A TRAVELLERS’ camp has moved from Flint.Read

Llwynegrin Singers hold 42nd AGM at Plas Hafod Hotel, Gwernymynydd Jul 23 2009

THE Llwynegrin Singers held their 42nd annual general meeting at the Plas Hafod Hotel, Gwernymynydd.Read

Sandy Mewies AM’s warning about sunburn and skin cancer Jul 23 2009

YOUNG Flintshire people should protect themselves against the summer sun.Read

North Wales Fire and Rescue Service offers career taster day in Mold Jul 23 2009

TEENAGERS were given a taste of life as a firefighter at Mold Fire Station.Read

Pupils of Venerable Edward Morgan Primary School, Shotton, enjoy fun in the sun Jul 23 2009

PUPILS and parents at the Venerable Edward Morgan Primary School, Shotton, had some fun in the sun at the school’s summer barbecue.Read

Miners Arms Pub in Maeshafn, Flintshire, to hold jazz afternoon Jul 23 2009

THE Miner’s Arms, Maeshafn, is holding its 15th annual Jazz on a Summer’s Afternoon on Sunday, August 2, from 1.30pm.Read

Royal British Legion Poppy golf competition takes place at Padeswood and Buckley Golf Club Jul 23 2009

THE 25th annual Royal British Legion (RBL) Poppy Golf competition took place at Padeswood and Buckley Golf Club.Read

Holywell Walkers are Welcome scheme to have official launch Jul 23 2009

HOLYWELL is to be officially launched as a Walkers are Welcome town on October 16.Read

Pupils from the Alun School, Mold have raised £5,000 for Hope House Children’s Hospice Jul 23 2009

A YEAR of hard fundraising from pupils and staff at the Alun School, Mold, has resulted in a cheque for £5,000 being presented to Hope House Children’s Hospice.Read

Theatretrain schools in Mold, Chester and Wrexham prepare for summer season Jul 23 2009

THEATRETRAIN schools in Mold, Chester and Wrexham are gearing up for their summer schools and holiday activities.Read

Deeside College staff put on cooking demonstration for members of Butterflies after Stroke Club Jul 23 2009

MEMBERS of a club for people who have suffered strokes were treated to a Ready Steady Cook-style demonstration by Deeside College catering staff.Read

Morrisons supermarket proposed in Saltney Jul 23 2009

A MAJOR NEW superstore is proposed for Flintshire.Read

Deeside College student Helen Bingham wins national photography competition Jul 23 2009

A PART-TIME photography student at Deeside College is celebrating after scooping first prize and £2,000 in a national photographic competition run by photography store Jessops.Read

Deeside College website feedback earns Flint student an iPod Touch Jul 23 2009

A SURFING session has earned a Flint student a personal music player.Read

Deeside College and Welsh College of Horticulture team join forces for Chester dragon boats race Jul 23 2009

A COLLEGE crew took to the water to raise funds for the NSPCC.Read

Determined Flintshire mum scoops learn direct award Jul 23 2009

A SINGLE mum has won a prestigious prize in the Wales Learndirect Achievement Awards.Read

Queen’s Dragoon Guards, including Connah's Quay soldier, in charity cycle challenge Jul 23 2009

GENEROUS soldiers saddled up for a cycling challenge to raise more than £1,400 for a worthy cause.Read

The Raven Inn in Llanarmon yn Iâl is up for auction Jul 23 2009

A POPULAR village pub is up for auction tonight after closing due to financial difficulties.Read

Toyota uses ship part-powered by solar energy to ship cars Jul 23 2009

TOYOTA, which has an engine plant on Deeside Industrial Park, has helped make maritime history by shipping its cars across the world on board a ship part- powered by solar energy.Read

Friends of car crash victim Jessica Ward of Mold hold music event to mark her 21st birthday Jul 23 2009

FRIENDS of Mold teenager Jessica Ward who died following a car crash last year, gathered on Sunday to celebrate what would have been her 21st birthday.Read

Connah’s Quay sex offender jailed Jul 23 2009

A MAN who was placed on the sex offender register for 10 years had lived at two addresses at Bagillt in North Wales and in Chester – but failed to register them with the police.Read

Hawarden’s post office has a new postmistress Jul 23 2009

HAWARDEN residents can look forward to a few more amenities in the village now the post office boasts a new postmistress.Read

Children at Busy Bees Nursery in Ewloe given road safety advice Jul 23 2009

CHILDREN at Busy Bees Nursery in Ewloe have learned all about the importance of road safety with the help of lollipop man Tom Holmes.Read

Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Milliband addresses public meeting in Flint Jul 23 2009

PRINCE Charles has got it wrong – we have less than 92 months to save the planet according to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change.Read

First Y Ffin/The Edge festival to take place in Mold Jul 23 2009

THE first Y Ffin/The Edge festival in Mold takes place this Saturday.Read

St John’s Church, Buckley, hosts music evening Jul 23 2009

AN EVENING of entertainment will take place in Buckley on Sunday.Read

Deeside Bed Centre, Queensferry, offers cash for unwanted gold Jul 23 2009

A QUEENSFERRY shop has come up with a unique way to get more people spending in the town’s stores.Read

Ewloe widow's search for long-lost brother Jul 23 2009

A WIDOW, given up by her mother when she was a baby, is on a quest to find the brother who is still missing from her life.Read

Buckley man charged with smuggling £5.4m worth of heroin into country Jul 23 2009

A BUCKLEY man has been remanded in custody after £5.4m worth of heroin was found in the lorry he was driving.Read

Two injured in crash at Queensferry Jul 23 2009

TWO people were injured in a two vehicle road collision in Queensferry.Read

North Wales Fire and Rescue Service helps Flintshire people get back to work Jul 23 2009

NORTH Wales Fire and Rescue Service is helping unemployed Flintshire people get back into work.Read

Cruse North Wales to celebrate jubilee Jul 23 2009

CRUSE North Wales Wrexham and Flintshire Branch is holding an event on Saturday, September 5, hosted by Erddig Hall,Wrexham to commemorate their jubilee year.Read

Welsh Assembly investment secured for new Connah’s Quay school Jul 23 2009

CONNAH’S Quay has bagged an investment of £4.5m for a new school.Read

Banned Leeswood driver has vehicle seized by courts Jul 23 2009

A BANNED driver, who took to the wheel of his family people carrier has lost the vehicle.Read

Families can try their hand at archeological techniques at Play Newydd, Llangollen Jul 23 2009

VISITORS to Plas Newydd, Llangollen, this Sunday will be able to experience environmental archaeology.Read

Keep Wales Tidy call on Flintshire folk to help them spruce up Wales Jul 23 2009

KEEP Wales Tidy is calling on volunteers from Flintshire to play their part in helping clean up every corner of Wales.Read

Flintshire Scouts face water bill hike Jul 23 2009

FLINTSHIRE Scout groups are joining in a campaign against water charges which could see their bills increase by at least £500 a year.Read

Tip Top productions hold open auditions for Relatively Speaking by Alan Ayckbourn Jul 23 2009

TIP TOP Productions is holding open auditions for their forthcoming production of Relatively Speaking by Alan Ayckbourn.Read

Hybrid deal secures hundreds of jobs at Deeside Toyota plant Jul 23 2009

HUNDREDS of jobs have been secured at Deeside’s Toyota plant, after the car giant announced plans to manufacture a hybrid model of its Auris hatchback in the UK.Read

Flintshire Disability Forum’s 10th anniversary celebration and AGm takes place at the Beaufort Park Hotel on Thursday, July 23 Jul 23 2009

THE Flintshire Disability Forum’s 10th anniversary celebration takes place at the Beaufort Park Hotel, New Brighton today (Thursday).Read

More than £1.3m recovered from criminals in North Wales in past year Jul 23 2009

NORTH Wales has recovered more than £1.3m in cash and assets from criminals over the past 12 months.Read

HRH Princess Royal to visit Shotton to open new care home Jul 23 2009

HER Royal Highness the Princess Royal is to pay a visit to Flintshire next week.Read

Lifeboat Inn, Sandycroft, evacuated after fire breaks out Jul 23 2009

CUSTOMERS at a Sandycroft pub were evacuated after a fire broke out on the first floor.Read

Alyn and Deeside AM Carl Sargeant welcomes launch of debt helpline Jul 23 2009

RESIDENTS struggling to pay for their homes will be able to access a new housing debt helpline.Read

South Flintshire’s new District Inspector, Martin Best, is urging members of the public to report anything suspicious they come across to the police Jul 23 2009

NEW district inspector, Martin Best, says he is keen to get down to business in his new role policing Mold, Buckley and surrounding areas.Read

Plans for public toilet in Holywell Jul 23 2009

A FORMER public toilet could be transformed into a sandwich kiosk.Read

Holywell town councillors concern over Greenfield plans Jul 23 2009

HOLYWELL town councillors has expressed concerns about plans to build a single storey house on Trinity Road, Greenfield.Read

WORLD Jul 23 2009

PLANTING orchards, creating new glades for butterflies, surveying woods for dormice, building community compost bins – it’s been a busy time for the North Wales Wildlife Trust.Read

Barclays Bank, Flint gives Ysgol Maes Edwin £1,000 for a new carpet Jul 23 2009

BARCLAYS’ Flint branch has donated £1,000 to a local school.Read

Flint CAB unsustainable according to trustees Jul 23 2009

THE Flintshire Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) is to review its service provision across the county.Read

Mold Specsavers Opticians and Hearing Centre raised £200 for Nightingale House Hospice Jul 23 2009

STAFF at a Mold opticians are drinking to the success of a tea party which raised £200 for local hospice Nightingale House.Read

Mountain Lane Golf Charity event at Padeswood and Buckley Golf Club on Monday, July 27 Jul 23 2009

THE Mountain Lane golf charity event in Buckley first swung into action six years ago.Read

Pen-y-Maes Woods, Holywell, gains award Jul 23 2009

WOODLAND in Holywell has gained a coveted award.Read

Project Restore, launched by Hayes & Finch, aims to restore valuable religious artefacts across Flintshire Jul 23 2009

CHURCHES across Flintshire could see some of their most prized artefacts restored thanks to a new initiative.Read

Youth avoids custodial sentence after Ewloe knife incident Jul 23 2009

A YOUTH who produced a knife during a disturbance in a street at Ewloe near Mold has avoided an immediate prison sentence.Read

Visitors to RHS Show Tatton Park to get glimpse of Christie centre’s new garden Jul 23 2009

VISITORS to this year’s RHS Tatton Show will get an early glimpse of how the garden at The Christie’s new £17m radiotherapy centre, which is being built in Oldham, will look.Read

Argoed High School, Mynydd Isa has said good bye to Lynn Payne, who has retired as head of the English Department after more than 20 years Jul 23 2009

A POPULAR Argoed High School teacher has retired after more than 20 years at the school.Read

Nominations from Flintshire sought for Keep Wales Tidy awards Jul 23 2009

THE search has begun to find groups, individuals and businesses across Wales who have gone the extra mile to rid our towns, villages and countryside of wanton damage and unpleasant littering.Read

Gwernaffield Summer Fete 2009 Jul 23 2009

A UNITED village turned out to enjoy last Saturday’s Gwernaffield Summer Fete.Read

North East Wales Wildlife to host nature events for children throughout summer in Connah’s Quay Jul 23 2009

NORTH East Wales Wildlife is running a series of nature fun mornings for children in the Connah’s Quay area over the summer holidays.Read

AN £80,000 revamp and the Boat House Sports Bar, Connah’s Quay opens on Saturday, July 25 Jul 23 2009

A NEW sports bar opens in Connah’s Quay this weekend following an £80,000 revamp.Read

Airbus Broughton nominates Wales Air Ambulance as its fundraising partner Jul 23 2009

AIRBUS UK has set up a fundraising partnership with Wales Air Ambulance.Read

Youngsters help tidy up Mostyn in litter pick Jul 23 2009

YOUNGSTERS helped clean up a Flintshire community on Saturday with a litter pick.Read

Patricia Holt retires from teaching at Gwernymynydd Jul 23 2009

A SENIOR teacher at Gwernymynydd Primary School has put away her board duster for the last time.Read

Drunk Holywell woman spat at opolice officer who was trying to help her husband Jul 23 2009

A DRUNK woman ended up assaulting a female police officer who was trying to help her sick husband.Read

Business awards honour for ScottishPower workers Jul 23 2009

THE Business in the Community Awards for Excellence were held in Cardiff.Read

Scrappage scheme aids boost for Toyota Jul 23 2009

WORKERS at Toyota’s engine plant on Deeside are due to return to full-time working next month, after the Government’s scrappage scheme boosted new car sales.Read

Pupils of Venerable Edward Morgan School win Deeside Indoor Athletics Tournament Jul 23 2009

PUPILS of Venerable Edward Morgan Primary School, Shotton, have showed off their athletic ability.Read

BAGILLT Jul 23 2009

THE community council has agreed to mark the 25th anniversary of its formation and this will be in 2010. The council will be consulting with the two local primary schools about the possibility of some form of commemorative prizes.Read

Home-Start Flintshire sees surge in volunteers wanting a career change Jul 23 2009

A MOLD-based charity has seen a surge in the number of volunteers seeking work experience to help with a change of career.Read

Pupils of Ysgol Rhos Helyg, Rhosesmor, enjoy a week of new sports Jul 23 2009

YSGOL Rhos Helyg, Rhosesmor, introduced pupils to new sports as part of National School Sports Week.Read

Pupils at Ysgol Bryn Deva, Connah’s Quay, enjoyed a week of poetry Jul 23 2009

POETIC pupils of Ysgol Bryn Deva, Connah’s Quay, enjoyed a week of artistic and creative activities, as part of their school poetry project.Read

Ray Roberts of Mold met his Australian pen friend Evan Jones by chance at a Cilcain party Jul 23 2009

A MOLD man who had been emailing a man from Australia for years through the Clwyd Family History Society, says he had the shock of his life when he randomly bumped into him in Cilcain.Read

Cornist Park Primary school, Flint receives RNLI mini kits Jul 23 2009

FLINT primary schoolchildren have been trying out mini RNLI crew kits.Read

Ysgol Maes Garmon claim Dodgeball festival title Jul 23 2009

FLINTSHIRE’S first ever inter school dodgeball championship has been won by Ysgol Maes Garmon, Mold.Read

Daniel Owen Centre Jul 23 2009

THE Daniel Owen Centre in Mold has a busy week ahead.Read

30 years ago this week: Jul 23 2009

COUNTY councillors were jeered by a 1,500-strong mum’s army over plans to axe nursery schools. The education committee subsequently reversed proposed cuts and agreed to invest.Read

Floral fashion on show at Tatton Park Jul 23 2009

CATWALK collections have never been so in tune with the seasons as at RHS Show Tatton Park, where the British Florist Association plan to stage a fashion show using garments made from fresh summer blooms.Read

RHS Show Tatton Park gets under way Jul 23 2009

THE 11th annual RHS Show Tatton Park is under way.Read

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