Police are looking for a thief who stole a mobile phone from a van which was parked on the driveway of a house on Wepre Lane. The brazen thief was captured on CCTV in broad daylight taking te phone from the van at around 6.25pm on Sunday. The video...

An Air Ambulance has responded to a medical emergency in Saltney this afternoon, Monday 26 June. The aircraft was spotted landing just before 2pm near Boundary Lane in Saltney. Traffic along Boundary Lane was brought to a standstill while the...

Theresa May has signed a £1bn 'confidence and supply deal' with DUP which aims to sure up her minority Conservative Government and attempt to secure the PMs own position. Wales First Minister Carwyn Jones has been left fuming saying "Today’s deal...

Update: It appears Broughton Hall Road has reopened following earlier closure. Earlier Report: A van has became stuck under a low bridge in Broughton this morning. The van driver appears to have misjudged the gap under the A55 flyover bridge which...

Police investigating the murder of Mathew Cassidy have released a man and three women who were arrested this week in connection with the enquiry. A 19-year-old woman was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder. A...

Two reports have been posted on the OWL Online Watch website in the last few days warning residents about cold callers in the Flintshire area. This report relates to a cold caller in the Connah's Quay area offering roofing services: "We have received a...

A man who failed a roadside drug test following a collision near Mold in which a motorcyclist was killed has been jailed for five years. Paul Mayor, 46 from Knowsley in Liverpool was driving a Ford Fiesta on September 5 last year along the A541 near the...

Merseyrail drivers and guards are set to take more industrial action union bosses have confirmed. Members of the RMT union will walk out on July 8, 10 and 23, in a dispute over on-board staffing arrangements on new trains. The last proposed day of...

Police investigating the murder of 19 year old Matthew Cassidy in Connah’s Quay at the end of May say they have arrested three more people this morning. The arrest came following coordinated search warrants carried out in the Deeside. 48 year old...

Airbus has signed deals on nearly $40 billion worth of aircraft during the 2017 Paris Air Show this week. The company bagged firm orders for 144 aircraft worth $18.5 billion and formal agreements to supply another 182 aircraft worth $21.2 billion bringing...

Police say they have arrested a woman as part of their investigation into the murder of Matthew Cassidy in Connah’s Quay Flintshire. A 19-year-old woman from Connah’s Quay was arrested this morning on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder....

The Met Office has reissued a weather alert as torrential downpours, frequent lightning, very large hail and strong gusts of wind are forecast to hit the region. Much of north Wales, the north of England, the Midlands and Scotland will be hit by the...

Reports of children in Wales being emotionally abused more than trebled in seven years, according to new figures released by the NSPCC today. The charity’s annual child protection report ‘How Safe Are Our Children’ found that since 2009/10 the...

Ethiopian Airlines, the largest airline in Africa, has placed an order for 10 additional Airbus A350-900 aircraft, enabling further development of its fast expanding long-haul route network. Last June, Ethiopian Airlines became the first African carrier...

Police investigating the murder of 19-year-old Matthew Cassidy in Connah’s Quay last month say they are continuing their investigation despite one man being charged in connection with the murder. Specialist search team officers carried out a detailed...

A new drug which has the potential to extend the lives of women with advanced breast cancer has been approved for use in Wales Kadcyla, which can extend the lives of women dying from an aggressive form of breast cancer, had initially been blocked for...

Airbus has sealed deals on orders for 217 jets in two days at the 52nd International Paris Air Show GE Capital Aviation Services were the first to put pen to paper on Monday with a huge order for 100 A320neo aircraft The brings the total number of...

Forecasters are warning of heavy rain and thunderstorms from the early hours of Wednesday morning. A yellow weather warning has been issued by the Met Office for Flintshire the wider north Wales and north west regions. "More extensive thunderstorms...

A theatre initiative for people with early onset memory loss has been shortlisted for a prestigious national award. The ‘Arts from the Armchair’ programme has been nominated for an Arts and Business Cymru Award in the Arts, Business and Health...

Connah's Quay Nomads will be heading to Finland in the Europa League First Qualifying Round, they have been drawn against HJK Helsinki - "The Football Club of Helsinki" from Finland. HJK:n vastustaja Europa Leaguessa: Connah's Quay Nomads (WAL)#HJK...

Officials from Connah's Quay Nomads are in Switzerland this morning ahead of the Europa League First Qualifying Round later today. Club Officials including Assistant Manager and Director of Football Jay Catton will be at UEFA HQ in Geneva where Nomads...

Airbus has unveiled an upgraded A380, the “A380plus” which the company says will increase efficiency and economics and provide a 4 percent fuel burn saving. The A380plus is fitted with new winglets measuring approximately 4,7 metres in height, an...

Arise Sir Malcolm Walker - The founder of Deeside-based Iceland frozen food chain has been knighted in the Queen's birthday honours list. Iceland Chief Executive Malcolm Walker CBE receives the honour for services to retailing, entrepreneurship and...

Police are hunting thieves who stole two cockerels from a farm in Mold yesterday, Thursday, June 16. Officers from Mold say the two cockerels were taken from a farm in New Brighton at around 2.15 pm. Anyone who may have information about this theft...

North Wales Fire and Rescue Service say they are working closely with local authorities including Flintshire County Council over the safety of high-rise buildings known to feature cladding systems. Cladding is used extensively to improve the thermal...

Matthew Whelan, 30, from Mancot has been sentenced to 20 years in jail for an attack on shopkeeper Imtiaz ul Haq during a robbery at his Queensferry Costcutter store. Whelan of Willow Park, Mancot was sentenced today at Mold Crown after admitting...

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Cheshire police have launched an investigation after a man was tragically killed on Chester Zoo car park this afternoon after becoming trapped under a double decker bus. Cheshire police say they were called shortly after 12.30pm today, Wednesday 14...

Deeside-based Iceland has been named Online Supermarket of the Year, at The Grocer Gold Awards at Guildhall in London yesterday evening, June 13. The retailer has seen profits soar recently also won the Business Initiative of the Year for their new...

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Broughton Retail Park will bring street food flavours from across the globe to Flintshire this weekend, 17th and 18th June with its Eats from the Streets pop-up foodie festival. The festival will see artisan vendors serve up a whole host of cuisines...

Police investigating the murder of 19-year-old Matthew Cassidy in Connah’s Quay on May 29th have issued pictures of two vehicles they wish to trace. A blue coloured Vauxhall Corsa, which police believe could be a 55 plate, and a black Vauxhall Astra...

A woman has been banned from keeping animals for 10 years, after abandoning terrier dog Benji and leaving him to starve to death at a Deeside property. Debra Teresa Peet, of Shotton, admitted causing the dog - named Benji - to suffer unnecessarily, with...

A campaign to crackdown on drink and drug driving throughout June has seen 52 arrests carried out in North Wales so far. Between June 1st and 13th police made 29 arrests after drivers provided a positive sample or refused to give a breath test in roadside...

The Assembly Commission says it has agreed to rename the National Assembly for Wales as the Welsh Parliament / Senedd Cymru before the end of this Assembly. A total of 2,821 from across Wales took part in a name change survey, 61 per cent of respondents...

91% of GP training places in Wales have been filled following a highly successful campaign to promote Wales to doctors – with a 100% fill rate in Flintshire. The “This is Wales: Train, Work, Live” campaign, was launched by the Welsh Government and...

Chester Road West will be closed from 9pm tonight through to 6am on Wednesday morning due to repair work on the railway bridge near to Shotton train station. The bridge which could arguably be the most struck in north Wales has been hit on a fairly...

The Welsh Government has unveiled plans to give care workers a fairer deal in a bid to curb zero hour contracts and tackle 'call clipping' Under the new proposals, employers will need to offer workers in the domiciliary care sector on zero-hours...