Buckley Town FC names stand after volunteering stalwarts with 100 years service between them
A football club have renamed their main building in honour of a loyal pair with more than a century of volunteering between them.
E.T. flies in for Flint's annual scarecrow competition
Minions, a cowboy and even E.T. himself have been spotted around Flint as the town prepares for the annual scarecrow competition.
North Wales set to benefit from "flying medics" critical care
A life-saving service known as the “flying medics” is set to be rolled out in the region. People in North Wales are set to benefit from the implementation of the Emergency Medical Retrieval and Transfer Service (EMRTS Cymru), which helps provide pre-hospital critical care.
Bed-blocking on the rise in Flintshire due to care home issues
The closure of care homes and “embargo” on another has led to a rise in bed-blocking within Flintshire. Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board managers said they had seen an increase in the amount of “delayed transfers of care” in Flintshire.
Buckley 'drug-den' wood needs to be closed off now says councillor
A community leader says a patch of wasteland frequented by drug users needs to be closed off now. Buckley councillor Carol Ellis said she has been pushing to have the patch of land, which is close to Southdown School, fenced off from the public.
Desperately ill Airbus worker given gift of life by his sister
A desperately ill man who took himself off the transplant list following his wife’s death has been given the gift of life by his own sister. Tim Jones, 44, an Airbus worker from Bryn-y-Baal, had taken himself off the transplant list following the loss of his wife, Hannah, to liver cancer as he wanted to protect his daughters Emily, now 16, and Ruby, now 12, from further trauma.
Airbus awarded gold for the way it supports the Armed Forces
Airbus has been recognised for its work in supporting members of the Armed Forces. The company, which has a wing-making factory in Broughton, was one of 33 companies announced by the Ministry of Defence as winning the Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Gold Awards.
Crackdown launched on sex meetings in Flintshire woodland
A crackdown on people meeting for sex around woodland in a rural community has been launched by police. Signs have been put up by North Wales Police in the area around woodland near Kinnerton Old Road in Penymynydd stating that patrols were being stepped up to “monitor the situation”.
Traditions from the region to be celebrated as part of annual festival in Mold
A pair of longstanding traditions in the region will be brought together to open an annual festival. The unique combination of apples and dance will be seen at the opening of the Daniel Owen Festival in the town in October.
Body found in search for missing woman from Greenfield
A body has been found in the search for a missing woman from Greenfield. North Wales Police confirmed that they found the body of a woman in undergrowth behind buildings in the search for missing 64-year-old Elsie Owen from Greenfield this morning.
