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Local & Flintshire News for 27 January 2011

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Research into rare condition Moebius Syndrome is one step closer for Isaac Hughes, of Mold Jan 27 2011

THE parents of a little boy who can’t smile are getting closer to discovering the cause of his condition.Read

Holywell pub plans ‘could kick-start town economy’ Jan 27 2011

PLANS to turn Holywell’s former Woolworths store into a pub have been approved – despite opposition from the town’s traders. Read

Tributes paid to former Flint town councillor Margaret Howorth Jan 27 2011

MORE than 150 mourners turned out to pay their respects to a former councillor, teacher and community stalwart who will be ‘a great loss to Flint’.Read

Flintshire Muslim Cultural Society accuses English Defence League of stirring racial tension in Shotton Jan 27 2011

MORE than 100 activists from far-right group the English Defence League (EDL) marched through Shotton to protest against plans to build an Islamic cultural centre in the town.Read

Flintshire pensioner out of pocket after window firm vanishes Jan 27 2011

A 87-YEAR-OLD man was left out of pocket after a company he paid to install new windows at his home vanished without trace.Read

Flintshire hog roast company leaves mother of Holywell bride out of pocket Jan 27 2011

A BRIDE-to-be’s mum is furious after paying a deposit to a hog roast company which has since stopped trading.Read

RNLI fundraisers to be held across Flintshire Jan 27 2011

FUNDRAISING events will take place around Flintshire to mark the RNLI’s SOS Day.Read

Flintshire neighbourhood police meetings Jan 27 2011

RESIDENTS across Flintshire are being invited to discuss policing issues with their community officers in a series of meetings.Read

North Clwyd Animal Rescue to microchip pets in Flint Jan 27 2011

NORTH Clwyd Animal Rescue (NCAR) wants owners to get their pets microchipped at an event in Flint.Read

Holywell pensioner dies after bungalow blaze Jan 27 2011

A HOUSE fire which left a Holywell pensioner critically ill in hospital was started by smoking materials, investigators say. Read

Police appeal after £40,000 arson attack destroys Broughton farmer’s barn Jan 27 2011

POLICE are appealing for information after a barn was reduced to rubble in a suspected arson attack. Read

Police appeal after £40,000 arson attack destroys Broughton farmer’s barn Jan 27 2011

POLICE are appealing for information after a barn was reduced to rubble in a suspected arson attack. Read

Connah’s Quay headteacher laments England-Wales schools spending gap Jan 27 2011

A HEADTEACHER has expressed dismay at the widening gap in spending on pupils in England and Wales.Read

Environment Agency Wales boosts Deeside residents’ flood defences Jan 27 2011

THOUSANDS of Deeside residents now have better protection from potential flooding following major work by Environment Agency Wales.Read

North Wales Police search Flint for dangerous knife attacker who fled court Jan 27 2011

POLICE hunting a man convicted of the horrific slashing of a vulnerable man’s face with a craft knife in a Hannibal Lecter-style attack have carried out a search in Flint in the hope of catching him. Read

Little London Catering sandwich store opens its doors in Shotton Jan 27 2011

A CATERING company is helping to satisfy a town’s hunger for new businesses.Read

Welsh Secretary says Deeside College is 'best in UK' Jan 27 2011

SECRETARY of State for Wales Cheryl Gillan urged more businesses to relocate to Flintshire during a ‘heartening’ visit to Deeside.Read

Traffic still a problem in Penyffordd near Mold, say residents Jan 27 2011

SPEEDING traffic in a Flintshire village is worse than ever, say residents.Read

Ninety drivers caught drink-driving over Christmas in North Wales Jan 27 2011

NINETY drivers were caught drink- driving in North Wales during the Christmas period.Read

The Green, Higher Kinnerton, one of region’s most expensive in Lloyds TSB house price survey Jan 27 2011

A STREET in Higher Kinnerton has been named as one of the most expensive places to live in the country.Read

Mold man cleared of buying prohibited firearm Jan 27 2011

A DOCTOR who faced a potential five-year prison sentence after being charged with buying a prohibited weapon was cleared.Read

Mold man admits sexual assault at party Jan 27 2011

A 25-YEAR-OLD man who sexually touched a young woman at a party was told by a judge that women could not be treated that way.Read

Two admit handling £42,000 worth of copper wire from Iceland Deeside HQ Jan 27 2011

TWO men admitted handling copper wire stolen from the Iceland headquarters at Deeside Industrial Park.Read

Reward offered for return of sculpture stolen from Bagillt Jan 27 2011

A SCULPTOR is offering a piece of artwork as a reward for the safe return of a carving stolen from a public footpath in Bagillt.Read

The Courtalds’ Girls painting stolen from Greenfield site Jan 27 2011

AN ICONIC painting created by an anonymous artist has been stolen.Read

Holywell man admits assaulting partner Jan 27 2011

A MAN who assaulted his partner at their home told police officers who arrested him: “I know I need help.”Read

Politician launches campaign against increase in Flintshire car park charges Jan 27 2011

A PETITION has been launched to challenge the proposed introduction of charges across council-owned car parks in Flintshire.Read

Shotton man in court for drink-driving Jan 27 2011

A MAN caught drink-driving was going through a hard time in his life, a court heard.Read

Connah’s Quay man assaulted pregnant partner Jan 27 2011

A DAD-TO-BE held his pregnant partner by the throat during a domestic incident at their Deeside home.Read

Conversational dinner to be held at Gladstone’s Library, Hawarden Jan 27 2011

PEOPLE in search of real food and real conversation are invited to a dinner at Gladstone’s Library in Hawarden.Read

Saltney schoolchildren taught dangers of online bullying Jan 27 2011

YOUNGSTERS at St Anthony’s Primary School in Saltney have been learning about internet dangers in an anti-cyber bullying project.Read

St Ethelwold’s Church, Shotton, criticises BNP and EDL Islam centre opposition Jan 27 2011

A CHURCH leader has criticised the British National Party’s (BNP) leafleting campaign against the proposed Shotton Islamic centre.Read

Flintshire politicians urge Welsh Assembly to rethink Holyhead to Cardiff train link Jan 27 2011

AN EXPRESS train service between Holyhead and Cardiff, travelling via Crewe and Chester, has been criticised for not stopping in North Wales.Read

Connah’s Quay killer who absconded from jail is re-arrested Jan 27 2011

A KILLER from Connah’s Quay who escaped from prison was re-arrested this week.Read

Welsh Assembly Government’s dental scheme ensures Flintshire children are all smiles Jan 27 2011

DENTAL surgeries in Flintshire are helping deliver a scheme which ensures children are all smiles.Read

Fight to save Bagillt library Jan 27 2011

CAMPAIGNING residents in Bagillt are fighting to keep the village library open.Read

Halkyn councillors to fight proposed library closure Jan 27 2011

HALKYN Community Council hopes to ‘make a stand’ for people in rural villages by fighting to save its library.Read

North Wales Police welcomes 11% fall in crime Jan 27 2011

OVERALL crime in North Wales has gone down by 11% in the past year – beating the national average.Read

Yale College, Wrexham, students benefit from Toyota Deeside technology Jan 27 2011

TOYOTA’S Deeside manufacturing plant has delivered a technology boost to Yale College students.Read

John Summers High School, Queensferry, promotes signs of Welsh culture Jan 27 2011

A QUEENSFERRY school is displaying signs of its Welsh culture thanks to a Deeside firm.Read

Quality mark given to Coleg Llysfasi, Ruthin, part of Deeside College Jan 27 2011

A DEESIDE College site has been awarded the Careers Wales Quality Award.Read

Buckley housing development gets the go-ahead Jan 27 2011

PERMISSION for almost 50 houses to be built in Buckley was granted by Flintshire County Council’s planning committee.Read

Probe into Flintshire councillors’ conduct adjourned Jan 27 2011

A TRIBUNAL investigating the conduct of a councillor accused of bullying has been adjourned for two weeks.Read

Southdown Primary School, Buckley, celebrates awards double Jan 27 2011

STAFF and students at Buckley’s Southdown Primary School are celebrating two awards.Read

Flintshire dancer to perform live in TV Got To Dance semi-final Jan 27 2011

A DANCER from Flintshire has reached the live semi-finals of a national TV dance competition.Read

Italian students pay visit to Deeside College Jan 27 2011

A GROUP of students from an engineering school near Venice have visited Deeside College.Read

New Holywell footpath links town to Flintshire coast Jan 27 2011

A PATH once trodden by weary mill workers now links a Flintshire town to the North Wales coast.Read

War story illustrated by Deeside artist to feature in exhibition Jan 27 2011

A FORMER art teacher from Bretton has illustrated a children’s book chosen for a major exhibition at the Imperial War Museum.Read

Connah’s Quay man to run London Marathon in aid of RNLI Jan 27 2011

CONNAH’S Quay man Mike Johnson is busy training for the London Marathon to raise money for the RNLI.Read

Flintshire student Olivia prepares for the trip of a lifetime Jan 27 2011

A CASTELL Alun High School student is preparing to pack her bags and head to Japan as part of a school exchange programme.Read

Young Flintshire farmers to represent Clwyd in nationwide competition Jan 27 2011

SPEAKERS at a young farmers’ club showed they can talk the talk by sweeping the board at a county competition.Read

Deeside Community Hospital League of Friends celebrates 2011 with lunch Jan 27 2011

A VOLUNTEER group which raises money for Deeside Community Hospital has held its annual lunch to celebrate the new year.Read

Veteran worker at Synthite, Mold, retires after 37 years Jan 27 2011

SENIOR plant operator Kenny Hearn will put his best foot forward when he retires from Mold-based chemical firm Synthite after a career spanning 37 years.Read

Sainsbury’s Flint raises cash for Hovercraft Search and Rescue U Jan 27 2011

GENEROUS customers and staff at Flint’s Sainsbury store have helped raise money for Hovercraft Search and Rescue UK (HSR-UK).Read

Flintshire County Council to sell off agricultural land to raise £14.5m Jan 27 2011

AGRICULTURAL estates owned by Flintshire County Council are to be sold off in a scheme which could raise up to £15m.Read

Lixwm dancer Caroline Firth crowned Miss Flintshire 2011 Jan 27 2011

A DANCE teacher from Lixwm has been crowned this year’s Miss Flintshire.Read

Flintshire murder mystery event helps Countess of Chester SCBU Jan 27 2011

A MURDER mystery evening has raised nearly £400 to help special care babies.Read

Holywell community event offers advice for over-50s Jan 27 2011

INFORMATION, help and advice for the over-50s was on offer at a community event in Holywell this week.Read

Mold councillors want to create new wards boundaries Jan 27 2011

MOLD councillors are hoping to use the ‘breathing space’ allowed by the postponement of a Boundary Commission review to draw up new plans of their own.Read

New Deeside police chief has community focus Jan 27 2011

COMMUNITY policing continues to have a major role in Deeside, according to the area’s new top cop.Read

Shotton flat proposals approved Jan 27 2011

PERMISSION has been given for four flats in Shotton – despite concerns about the lack of parking on-site.Read

Chester Cathedral proposals divide public opinion Jan 27 2011

STAUNCH opponents of a £2m scheme to open up views of Chester Cathedral turned up at the first of a series of consultation sessions.Read

Toyota recalls almost 19,000 cars Jan 27 2011

A CAR manufacturer with a site in Deeside is recalling almost 19,000 vehicles in the UK.Read

Hawarden rector Dr Tudor Griffith to leave Flintshire for pastures new Jan 27 2011

A COMMUNITY rector is leaving after more than seven years in his post.Read

Research into rare condition is one step closer for Mold boy, three Jan 27 2011

THE parents of a little boy who can’t smile are getting closer to discovering the cause of his condition.Read

Armed thieves steal cash from Saltney takeaway Jan 27 2011

ARMED robbers escaped with cash and mobile phones from a Saltney takeaway.Read

Connah’s Quay schoolchildren help speeding crackdown Jan 27 2011

SCHOOLCHILDREN in Connah’s Quay have been helping police target speeding drivers.Read

Flintshire County Council approves action plans on former landfill sites Jan 27 2011

ACTION plans to tackle two former landfill sites in Flintshire have been approved.Read

Holywell pub plans ‘could kick-start town economy’ Jan 27 2011

PLANS to turn Holywell’s former Woolworths store into a pub have been approved – despite opposition from the town’s traders.Read

Police appeal after suspected arson attack destroys Broughton farmer’s barn Jan 27 2011

POLICE are appealing for information after a barn was reduced to rubble in a suspected arson attack.Read

Holywell town centre companies closing Jan 27 2011

HOLYWELL town centre has had a bad start to 2011 – with several businesses announcing their closure.Read

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