Flintshire County, Wales News

A new primary care centre in Mold, announced today, by Health Minister Edwina Hart, is one of the new developments underway as part of improvements to healthcare facilities in Wales.

Capricorn Animal Rescue Centrea s Sheila Stewart with Mr Bumble the hedgehog and year two Rhos Helyg Primary School pupils A THREE-LEGGED hedgehog who survived an injury against the odds has found a new home in the grounds of a Flintshire school.

RESIDENTS in a Flintshire village are being urged to have their say on flooding risks in their area.

THE sudden closure of a Flintshire town post office has caused mayhem for residents, according to a leading councillor.

A MASSIVE undercover drugs investigation in Chester has resulted in a number of people pleading guilty to supplying Class 'A' drugs.

COPS arrested 84 people across North Wales yesterday during one of the largest crime crackdowns ever in the region.

ABOUT 400 affordable homes will be built in Wrexham over the next three to five years after a pledge by Wrexham Council and the Assembly government.

RAISER has been jailed for five-and-a-half years after he fire bombed a house, trapping a terrified mother and her four young children inside.

SPEED limits outside Flintshire schools could be reduced. New guidance issued by the Welsh Assembly Government is encouraging local authorities to review speed restrictions and implement changes by the end of 2014.

AN OUTSPOKEN Flintshire councillor has blasted plans for an industrial park. Saltney councillor Klaus Armstrong-Braun said he was angry after proposals were submitted to the county council over an industrial development at Dee Farm in River Lane, Saltney Ferry.

DENTAL records will have to be used to identify a man who died in a house fire in Flintshire yesterday afternoon.

A DEVASTATED Flintshire mum whose son was killed by the actions of a drink driver has called for others to learn from the case.

A PLAN to revitalise a Flintshire housing estate by restoring empty homes has been hailed as a massive step forward.

SHOCKING figures have revealed the true scale of the region's debt crisis. More than 800 people across Flintshire, Wrexham and Chester became insolvent last year, and there are warnings that the figures for 2009 will be even worse.

"PRIORITY" groups in Deeside are being urged to get vaccinated against swine flu.

A PAINTER has pleaded guilty to possession of a small quantity of cocaine while he was on a night out in Chester.

THE region's video games shops have been swamped by customers eager to get their hands on this year's must-have title.

THIS is the first glimpse of Deeside College's new 3m learning centre in Northop.

TWO men were arrested on suspicion of possessing cocaine after a pub raid in Deeside.

A love cheat who strangled his mistress then buried her body in a shallow grave has been convicted of murder.