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Councillor Andrew Dunbobbin elected as new Chairman of CQTC
The Town Council at its Annual General Meeting on 15 May 2013 elected Councillor Andrew Dunbobbin as Chairman for the Municipal Year 2013/14. Andrew, who represents the Connah’s Quay South Ward, has only been a Town Councillor since the 2012 Election. In his Chairman’s address he stated that he was honoured to be chosen by [...]
Read More →Cllr’s Aaron Shotton and Bernie Attridge are re-elected to the top of FCC
Councillor Aaron Shotton has been re-elected Leader of Flintshire County Council at the Annual Meeting (Tuesday 14 May). A member of Flintshire County Council since 1999, Councillor Shotton was elected Leader in May 2012 following the Local Government Elections. Cllr Shotton has also held the Cabinet responsibility for Finance since May 2012. He represents the [...]
Read More →Outgoing Chairman of FCC Ann Minshull raised £12,577 for Royal British Legion
The outgoing Chairman of Flintshire County Council recently presented the funds raised for her chosen charity throughout her term in office. Councillor Ann Minshull raised a total of £12577 for the Royal British Legion. Councillor Minshull said: “The Royal British Legion is such a worthwhile cause and I felt passionately that I wanted to support [...]
Read More →Deeside’s Glenys Diskin becomes Vice Chairman of Flintshire County Council
Flintshire County Council (Tuesday 14 May) elected Councillor Carolyn Thomas as Chairman. A member of the Council since 2008 she represents the Treuddyn ward. She is also a member of Treuddyn Community Council and Llanfynydd Community Council and lives in Pontybodkin. Pictured left to right are Councillor Glenys Diskin and Councillor Carolyn Thomas. Councillor Thomas [...]
Read More →Us Unltd and Flintshire Falcons Rugby League Club become Community Partners
Us Unltd are delighted to announce that they will become the Flintshire Falcons Community Partners this year. Shane Poynton from Us Unltd and Mark Parry from the Flintshire Falcons RLFC recently shook on the deal and the Us Unltd logo will be featured on the club shirts throughout the forthcoming season. Us Unltd is a [...]
Read More →Broughton Primary School find pen pals in a Russian school thanks to Airbus employee
Letter writing may seem like a thing of the past for many people in this technological world, but not for a group of local school children. Airbus has given pupils at Broughton Primary School the opportunity to learn about Russia and forge new friendships with Russian children. Broughton Primary School in Broughton where Airbus employee [...]
Read More →North Wales Armed Forces Day to be held at Deeside College June 22nd
The North Wales Armed Forces Day will be held at Deeside College, Connah’s Quay in Flintshire on Saturday 22 June between 11.00am and 6pm This event will provide an opportunity for local communities across North Wales to show their support for the men and women of the United Kingdom’s Armed Forces. The day will commence [...]
Read More →ChildLine offers advice to young people as exam pressures build
ChildLine is reminding teenagers that help is available if they feel anxious or worried about exams. Young people in Wales will be amongst the millions of under 18s who will sit exams this summer. Last year, (2011/12) the ChildLine base in Prestatyn received 385 contacts from children and young people about exam pressure. Ann [...]
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Charity event in aid of The Alzheimer’s society
Family fun day on the 28th of July at Halkyn Sports Association to raise vital funds for Alzheimer’s There will be lots on offer such as: – various stall – selling lots of interesting items- A little fair- Games - Pony Rides- Children’s fancy dress- Tug of war- Food and BAR is open There is lots [...]
Read More →Basix Wrestling show in aid of Help for Heroes & Blesma
Grab your self a ring side seat for this fabulous show brought to you by Basix Wrestling!! Friday May 31st at Connahs Quay Civic hall. Doors open at 7pm and the show starts at 7.30pm all entry is £5 on the door. This fun filled charity night is in aid of Help for Hero’s & Blesma [...]
Read More →Amble for Arthritis
As part of Arthritis Care week 13th – 19th May 2013, Flintshire Arthritis Care are holding an Amble The Amble for Arthritis is at 1pm, Sunday 19th May at Wepre Park Lord Barry Jones will be attending this walk that is just over a mile long. There will also be an information stand on arthritis. So pop along [...]
Read More →Flintshire Deaf Childrens Society Event
Another great event for your diary July 12th at 7pm In aid of The Flintshire Deaf Children’s Society. At the Connahs Quay Labour Club. Preforming at this event is professional singer Debbie Allan along with a disco and raffle. Tickets are £5 each and will be available from behind the bar at The Connahs Quay Labour [...]
Read More →Mini Green Fayre
Wepre Park Visitors Center 19/05/13 Take an opportunity to see and learn about traditional and green skills as well as woodcrafts from throughout the ages Entry to this event is free and starts at 11am till 3pm For more details contact Wepre Park on 01244 814931 Wepre Park Wepre Drive, Connah’s Quay, Flintshire CH5 4HL
Read More →Medieval Day at Flintshire Records Office in Hawarden – 11th May
On Saturday 11 May 2013, Flintshire Record Office will be hosting a Medieval Open Day. We will be joined by Samhain Medieval Society, who will recreate life in the local area during the 13th and 14th centuries. This event is particularly suitable for families, with many activities for children to try, including a medieval ‘story [...]
Read More →Connah’s Quay Flower and Vegetable Show 2013
Saturday 31 August 2013, at the Civic Hall , Connah’s Quay, the Town Council is proud to be hosting the Connah’s Quay Flower and Vegetable Show in association with local produce growers. The show is for residents and school children of the communities of Connah’s Quay, Shotton, Queensferry, Hawarden, Sealand, Northop and Northop Hall. Entry Forms and schedule will be [...]
Read More →Celebration of Youth Music concerts – 2 and 3 May
Flintshire’s most talented young musicians will be presenting their annual “Celebration of Youth Music” concerts at the beginning of May. The instrumentalists and singers are part of the Flintshire County Music School, which is attended on a weekly basis by over 600 pupils from almost all schools across the County. The concerts take place at [...]
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Secretary of State for Wales addressed Deeside Industrial Park Business Forum
The Secretary of State for Wales, David Jones MP, was the special guest at this month’s Deeside Industrial Park Business Forum, which met on Friday 10 May. The Welsh Secretary presented the keynote business address at the meeting, which was at the Days Hotel, Sealand. Speakers included Lord Barry Jones, the Forum’s President, and Christine [...]
Read More →Airbus News – First A350 XWB painting completed in Toulouse
Painting of the first A350 XWB “MSN001” was today fully completed as it emerged in its Airbus livery out from the paintshop in Toulouse. This latest milestone shows that MSN001 is progressing well on its route to first flight. The aircraft painting was achieved in less than seven days and follows the recent completion of [...]
Read More →A350-1000 to take major role in British Airways future long-haul fleet
After a thorough selection process, International Airline Group (IAG), and British Airways have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to buy 18 Airbus A350-1000 aircraft plus 18 options, as part of the airline’s on-going long-haul aircraft fleet renewal and modernisation strategy. IAG, owner of both British Airways and Iberia, has also secured commercial terms and [...]
Read More →Communities First plays host to Local Government Minister Carl Sargeant and Lord Barry Jones
Carl Sargeant AM, the Minister for Local Government and Communities, paid a visit to John Summers Community Campus recently to see for himself the differences that are being made to the local community. As part of his visit, he met with members of the Flintshire Enterprise Club which was recently established through the joint efforts [...]
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Cold caller offering to tarmac drives in Flintshire – Trading Standards warning
Flintshire Trading Standards has received reports from a Flintshire business, stating that a trader has cold called them offering to tarmac their car park or offering tarmac for sale. It appears that the trader has been cold calling in the Greenfield area. Trading standards are warning residents and businesses to beware of cold callers, offering [...]
Read More →Rogue Trader Alert – South Flintshire
Following a report to Police last night, South Flintshire Policing Team are advising residents to be wary following an incident where an elderly resident in Mold was visited by a person claiming to be from Neighbourhood Watch earlier this week. The caller asked if they wanted anything, to which the resident replied he did, and [...]
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Flintshire Record Office reveals winning stories from users Paul Clark and Dave Davidson
Flintshire Record Office is pleased to announce the winning stories that have been selected as part of the recent ‘Tell Us Your Story’ campaign. Users of Welsh archives were asked to submit a story about their experiences and discoveries as a result of using the service. A total of 77 entries were received from all [...]
Read More →Tell Us Your Story! Flintshire Record Office wants to hear from you
If you have used Flintshire Record Office and discovered something that changed your life or you have been inspired to find out more about your family or local history then this is your chance to win £100 simply by telling us your story. Flintshire Record Office is holding a special session on Tuesday 5 March [...]
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North Wales Conference Rugby League– Round Two Preview
CONWY Celts get their North Wales Conference title defence off and running on Saturday, head coach Ray Caldwell insists they won’t give up the crown easily. Celts were without a game last week in the opening round of the Conference and they travel to Flintshire Falcons on Saturday (kick-off: 3 pm) with the home side having already won this [...]
Read More →Crusaders TV – Wheelchair Rugby League Launch
North Wales Crusaders Wheel Chair Rugby league Team the first Wheel Chair Rugby League team to be developed in Wales has officially launched. To mark the occasion the North Wales Crusaders have released a video of the launch. The North Wales Crusaders say: ”this is just the beginning; sessions are now every Friday 5:30 pm – [...]
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Radio Deeside meets BBC Wales Assistant Editor in the new Wrexham studio
Barry Dugdale and Roy Norry have recently returned from meeting the Assistant Editor – BBC Radio Wales, Mr. Jeremy Grange. We received a warm welcome on arrival and had plenty of chance to eye up the news room, TV/desk set up, huge TV lights in the roof and all sorts of modern broadcasting facilities in a [...]
Read More →Johnny D joins Radio Deeside for Connah’s Quay Festival – June 30th
Singer and entertainer John Durham is joining Radio Deeside and will perform at the Connah’s Quay Festival on the 30th of June. John worked as a presenter for Wrexham FM in the 90′s and in 2007. Roy Norry and Barry Dale who were among the organisers of Wrexham FM say John was the irrepressible bright [...]
Read More →Bank Holiday Programmes on Radio Deeside
SATURDAY: 8 PM – Saturday Night House Party with DJ Donny and James.10 PM – Carl-o’s Trance and Progressive show with the guest mix. SUNDAY: 2 PM – Elvis Presley – The Las Vegas Years – a documentary with music, commentary and interviews with the people who knew or worked with Elvis Presley.6 PM – [...]
Read More →Flintshire Trading Standards to broadcast regular slots on Radio Deeside
Following a productive and successful meeting with Yolande Blower at the Flintshire Trading Standards department Radio Deeside is lining up a series of public information broadcasts. The broadcast are due to begin in 2 or 3 weeks time once the finer detail has been arranged and will include information, warnings and advice of relevance to the [...]
Read More →Former Deeside Post Man and DJ Albert Green To Join Radio Deeside
The week after next, the former popular local post man, DJ and Pop quiz presenter Albert Green is joining Radio Deeside with some great music features and questions to test the grey matter. Many will remember Albert’s Sky High Disco and Route 17 mobile disco. Even more will remember the amount of work he does [...]
Read More →Contacting us about news and events
We are seeing a marked increase in the number of people sending us event information and news about their various groups and activities on Deeside. It is clear to us from the responses that we needed to organise how we receive information, as there are now many of us receiving bits and bobs in many ways, and [...]
Read More →First Minister Tweets Congratulations to Radio Deeside
The First Minister of Wales, Carwyn Jones, Tweeted his congratulations to Radio Deeside yesterday. In a surprise message he said: “Congratulations on your recent launch. It’s always good to hear of new station’s serving the local community. Best of luck! Project Partner, Roy Norry, received notification through the email that there was something he should see [...]
Read More →The Great Radio Deeside Archive – 40′s, 50′s, 60′s and 70′s
Nostalgia is alive and well on Radio Deeside While we’re waiting to move in and build our studio at the Deeside Leisure Centre we’re bringing some new music shows to Radio Deeside starting tomorrow at 12 noon with a Sunday Miscellany of songs from the 40′s and 50′s. Then from Monday onwards at 6 PM [...]
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