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Residents invited to have their say on Flintshire’s housing strategy

New rota system in North Wales could see nurses work extra unpaid shift each month, AM claims

Flintshire-based GP practice hopes recruitment of new staff will help to tackle doctor shortage

Plans to demolish hotel in Northop Hall to create 24 new homes

Plans to transform old horse stables in rural Flintshire into wellness retreat receive the go ahead

Smurfit Kappa looks to make Mold factory biggest in UK to satisfy demand

Airbus plans to install solar panels on part of Broughton site

Plans to turn offices in Deeside into HMO turned down

Consultation launched over Flint housing plans

Inspection report reveals poor attendance rates and high exclusion levels at Flintshire schools

Building firm collapse won’t impact Northern Gateway development

Bus company to fight council’s demand to stop keeping vehicles on land near River Dee

Plans for around 100 news homes in Flintshire village formally entered

Flintshire Council defends school transport changes amid growing unrest

Plans entered to extend factory on Deeside Industrial Park

Social enterprise to tackle food poverty could deliver 200,000 meals a year

Opposition councillors ‘call-in’ controversial decision to increase garden waste collection charges in Flintshire

Work to demolish a former social club in Connah’s Quay gets underway

Former Welsh Government minister slammed for ‘disgraceful’ begging bowl comments to Flintshire Council’s chief executive

Community leaders voice ‘serious concerns’ over safety of children walking to new Flintshire school

Petition launched in bid to overturn decision to charge £450 a year for school transport in Flintshire

Funding to reopen Holywell High Street to vehicles finally gets approved

Owner of old station house in Holywell says property will not be part of ambitions to bring trains back to town

£27.5m Rhyl flood defence plans get the green light

Blind Prestatyn man forced off path by dangerous drivers

Community leaders look to get Holywell train station plans on the right track

Mold hotel set for demolition as apartment plans gain approval

Increase in parents who kick children out of home at 16 is adding to number of youngsters in care

Flintshire councillors explain why they couldn’t take part in debate on blueprint for 7,000 new houses

Flintshire Council has stepped up efforts to reduce number of children cared for outside county

Work to prevent prison leavers from Flintshire becoming homeless comes in for praise

Plans to demolish run-down hotel in Mold to make way for apartments look set for approval

Large events could be held in Holywell if plans for outdoor canopy move forward

Flintshire residents need to come up with strong arguments if they wish to object to blueprint for 7,000 houses

Micro businesses could be set up to meet demand for home care in Flintshire

Flintshire Council set to escalate Universal Credit concerns to UK Government

Flintshire Council workers left in a flap after close encounters with bats

Masterplan for almost 7,000 new homes in Flintshire passes important milestone

Gladstone’s Library set to expand visitor accommodation by converting listed school hall

Momentum growing behind campaign to ask for improved funding for local authorities

Could charges be introduced for parking in Wepre Park?

Universal Credit causing distress for people in Flintshire

Rejected proposals for more than 60 new homes in Drury are resubmitted

Running of Theatr Clwyd looks set to be transferred to an independent trust

Renewed plans entered for 36 retirement apartments in Penyffordd

Foster carers in Flintshire could be offered 50 per cent council tax discount to encourage more to come forward

Flintshire social enterprise could be set up to tackle food poverty

Blueprint for almost 7,000 new homes in Flintshire to take important step forward

Repeat offender dumps lorry load of waste – including used nappies – in field near Flintshire border

Garden waste collection charge looks set to go up by £5 a year

Plans to create escape rooms at disused care home near Mold are approved

Consultation launched over plans for more than 100 new homes in Higher Kinnerton

Plans for 14 new homes in Buckley given go ahead after successful appeal

Appeal over refusal of plans to turn Bagillt doctor’s surgery into housing is rejected

Concerns over possibility of around 100 new homes being built in small Flintshire village

Plans to turn house in Hawarden into seven bed ‘house of multiple occupation’ refused

Plans to turn disused farm building in Caerwys into holiday chalets

Holiday park plans in Northop could boost area’s economy

Plans to revitalise Penyffordd’s War Memorial Institute given go-ahead

Housing plans for fire hit Shotton social club site unanimously approved

Concerns as Flintshire Council accused of relaxing policies to allow major housing development to move forward

Plans for large new Co-op store in Penyffordd approved despite road safety worries

Almost 6,000 households facing relative poverty in Flintshire as welfare reforms take hold

Evictions rise by more than a third among Flintshire council tenants

Flintshire Council staff set to be trained in family mediation to help prevent homelessness

Detailed plans for almost 300 new homes on former RAF Sealand camp look set to get green light

CCTV cameras finally installed in Shotton to tackle fly-tipping issues

Proposals to build a large Co-op in Penyffordd expected to get the go ahead

Former Flintshire council leader Aaron Shotton set to appear before tribunal over alleged conduct breach

Flintshire politicians told to set better example to youngsters after pledging to tackle cyberbullying

Bid to impose cap on Flintshire council tax rises fails despite warnings of hardship for ratepayers

Free transport for post-16 students in Flintshire scrapped as controversial charges introduced

Strike action set to take place at Connah’s Quay High School today

Mystery surrounds ownership of car abandoned outside Flintshire Council’s HQ

Chairman of Cheshire Police & Crime Panel facing calls to resign over comments made about LGBT equality

Concerns over lack of progress on North East Wales Metro project

Flintshire Armed forces champion says veterans will be badly hit by loss of free TV licence

Flintshire council chiefs to consider whether to remove free transport for college and sixth form students

Flintshire councillors urged to unite to tackle mental health impact of cyberbullying on youngsters

Removal of prison sentences for council tax debts could see Flintshire lose out on £1.8m

Senior councillors asked to back plans to move Flintshire CCTV camera monitoring over the county border to Wrexham

Updated: Connah’s Quay High School teachers set to strike for three days over management practices

Denbighshire Council owned restaurant gets one star food hygiene rating from its own

Buckley secondary school distances itself from teacher’s cuts comments

Buckley teacher speaks out about damaging impact of education cuts

Enterprise centre could be built in Deeside to provide storage and office space for small businesses

Plans to secure more than £110,000 for Castell Alun from developers look set to be abandoned

Extra parking planned for Wepre Park after surge in visitor numbers causes problems

Questions raised over enforcement tactics after two dog walkers fined in Mold

Another attempt to overhaul parking charges across Chester and Cheshire

Countess of Chester Hospital forking out extra £1,000 a day on energy bills after a generator broke

Community leaders back ‘exciting’ cycle way plans linking Mold and Broughton

Mobile camera set to be used as part of crackdown on anti-social parking outside schools in Flintshire

Proposals put forward for kidney treatment centre in Mold to reduce travelling distances for Flintshire patients

Plans entered to demolish six industrial units in Connah’s Quay and build to large warehouses

‘I will never forgive Welsh Labour,’ says former Flintshire deputy Bernie Attridge

Plans to consider blanket 20mph limit in residential areas put on hold for time being

Plans revealed for new cycle route between Mold and Broughton

More than 500 people oppose removal of free travel to Flintshire’s colleges and sixth forms