Flintshire County, Wales News

Two gangsters enlisted to help kidnap a student and steal his 20,000 tuition fees have failed to win a cut in their sentences.

JOBS at Ellesmere Port's Vauxhall plant are safe for the foreseeable future. General Motors' bosses delivered the good news yesterday, which will come as a welcome early Christmas present to the factory's 2,000 workers, including hundreds from Chester, Flintshire and Wrexham.

A PENSIONER from Flintshire has been in hospital for more than a month after what police suspect was a street attack.

Connor Davies and Casey Burke with David Mossman, Carl Thompson and Ray Woolley, who took part in the row A TEAM of dedicated fundraisers have raised more than 1,400 for cancer research in memory of a nine-year-old boy who drowned in the River Dee.

A FLINTSHIRE woman was murdered by a man she met on the internet after she ended their relationship, it has been claimed in court.

THE body of a pitbull terrier has washed up on a North Wales beach. The tan-coloured male was found on Talacre Beach near Holywell, Flintshire on Friday.

A WREXHAM man who narrowly escaped death after arsonists set fire to his flat door says he is living in terror of another attack happening.

A TEENAGER from Wrexham has appeared at court accused of stealing more than 10,000 from his grandmother.

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.