Post categories: Ruthin
| 15:10 UK time, Monday, 31 March 2008
The 15th century town house in Ruthin was opened to the public earlier this month as a living museum and the project to restore it has recently won a Green Apple Built Environment Award from the Green Organisation, which promotes environmental best practice, as reported on .
Post categories: Hot Topics
| 15:26 UK time, Friday, 28 March 2008
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LATEST UPDATES: A494 widening plans abandoned - Buckley pantomimes - 1947 Llangollen eisteddfod footage to be shown - Your favourite pubs - Town talk - Ruabon memories - Latest photo - and much more...
Post categories: Buckley,ÌýConnah's Quay,ÌýFlint,ÌýFlintshire,ÌýHolywell,ÌýHot Topics,ÌýMold,ÌýShotton
| 10:26 UK time, Thursday, 27 March 2008
today carries a story on the decision to abandon controversial plans to widen the A494 in Flintshire. Comments we've received so far think this is the wrong decision with Steve blaming 'NIMBYs' while Martin thinks the "chance to significantly improve their locality with a fast road" has been missed.
Post categories: Wrexham
| 16:31 UK time, Tuesday, 25 March 2008
Campaigners against the landfill site in Johnstown are to take their campaign to have the tip closed to Europe, reports the . Members of the Hafod Environmental group will make their submissions to the EU's petitions committee on April 2.
Post categories: Buckley,ÌýChirk,ÌýConnah's Quay,ÌýCorwen,ÌýDenbigh,ÌýDenbighshire,ÌýFlint,ÌýFlintshire,ÌýHolywell,ÌýHot Topics,ÌýLlangollen,ÌýMold,ÌýMusic / Entertainment,ÌýPrestatyn,ÌýRhyl,ÌýRuthin,ÌýShotton,ÌýSt Asaph,ÌýWrexham
| 13:44 UK time, Thursday, 20 March 2008
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LATEST UPDATES: Coal tip marriage plea - Easter fun - C'mon Wrexham! - Tributes for photographer Philip - What you get with a tenner in Flint - Wrexham's 'Quatermass Experiment' - Coal House 2 needs you - Rants and Raves - Help with Welsh - and much more...
Post categories: History & Memories,ÌýWrexham
| 09:31 UK time, Thursday, 20 March 2008
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct & Canal has overcome the first formal hurdle in its bid to become Wales's third and newest , says . The nomination, five years in the planning, has been accepted as one of a limited number of sites selected to reach the full assessment phase for 2008.
Post categories: Music / Entertainment,ÌýPrestatyn,ÌýRhyl
| 09:10 UK time, Thursday, 20 March 2008
Prestatyn Central and Rhyl beaches are two of the 111 beaches across Wales which have awarded the blue and yellow flag status, meeting European Union minimum standard of bathing water quality and land based criteria, including dog ban areas, says .
Post categories: Connah's Quay,ÌýFlintshire,ÌýHot Topics,ÌýShotton
| 00:01 UK time, Wednesday, 19 March 2008
Consumers are getting their voices heard and forcing change thanks to the web, says a new report by the .
The study, advocacy 2.0, explores how new media tools and the internet are empowering consumers to act together and challenge unfair treatment and disadvantage they face. We've made the same point a few times, more recently with the posting, Power to the people thanks to technology.
Post categories: Hot Topics,ÌýWrexham
| 20:38 UK time, Tuesday, 18 March 2008
JCB bosses will consider voluntary redundancies; Wrexham boss takes heart; Travel back in time; Watch: New 'cop cams' in action; and more.
Post categories: Photos
| 13:32 UK time, Tuesday, 18 March 2008
Whilst packing my kit bag for a job yesterday [for a behind-the-scenes view of a forthcoming Iolo's Welsh Safari] it struck me how the tools of the trade have changed over the last couple of years.
[Click the photo for details of the kit]
Post categories: Chirk,ÌýHot Topics,ÌýWrexham
| 16:31 UK time, Monday, 17 March 2008
Parachute instructor's life-saving leap; Escaped pig's bid for freedom; 352 unmarked North Wales Police cars on the road; and more...
Post categories: Buckley,ÌýChirk,ÌýConnah's Quay,ÌýCorwen,ÌýDenbigh,ÌýDenbighshire,ÌýFlint,ÌýFlintshire,ÌýHolywell,ÌýHot Topics,ÌýLlangollen,ÌýMold,ÌýPrestatyn,ÌýRhyl,ÌýRuthin,ÌýShotton,ÌýSt Asaph,ÌýWrexham
| 08:57 UK time, Friday, 14 March 2008
The strength of feeling against the use of biometrics fingerprinting in our schools is growing. In short, it's a cashless system which is supposed to avoid problems - such as children having their dinner money stolen - but some parents are unhappy their child's details are being held on some database somewhere.
Up popped this in my feedreader this morning, written by 'A concerned parent who doesn't want her children to live in "1984" type society'.
Post categories: Buckley,ÌýConnah's Quay,ÌýDenbighshire,ÌýFlint,ÌýFlintshire,ÌýHot Topics,ÌýMold,ÌýPrestatyn,ÌýRhyl,ÌýWrexham
| 15:35 UK time, Thursday, 13 March 2008
Pontins' Prestatyn Sands future unsure; Man died in Saltney factory explosion; Wrexham rookies sign new deals; Concern over future of village schools in Conwy.
Post categories: Hot Topics
| 07:34 UK time, Wednesday, 12 March 2008
So say the older drivers who have posted in response to our earlier blog [Give up the licence Grandma] after a senior police officer suggested OAPs were a danger to the roads.
Contributors like Howell go as far as saying they're safer drivers than younger motorists and cheap insurance quotes for older drivers does suggest they're less of a risk than younger and more inexperienced drivers.
Howell adds: "Accidents involving senior citizen Drivers are fewer than those from other age groups. Insurance companies would be quick to 'load' older drivers' policies if this were the case."
Post categories: Hot Topics,ÌýRhyl
| 15:31 UK time, Tuesday, 11 March 2008
School friends have been posting films and personal messages online in tribute to 14-year-old Abergele schoolboy Ben Perrin who was found hanged at his home, reports the .
Post categories: Hot Topics
| 08:32 UK time, Tuesday, 11 March 2008
Is it a as today's headline says in the ?
The Rugby Union team are set for the , are in the FA Cup semi-finals, and Duffy is on top of the charts. We'll forgive for not including Wrexham beating derby rivals Chester in his report - as he prefers to focus on Ruthin .
Just when I think he might be right, and the mood is altogether brighter - , Fron Choir are doing well, and we could have Olympic stars on the doorstep come 2012 - then comes the reality check.
Post categories: Denbighshire,ÌýLlangollen,ÌýMusic / Entertainment,ÌýWrexham
| 10:28 UK time, Monday, 10 March 2008
have been nominated for a 2008 Classical BRIT Award in the Album Of The Year category for Voices Of The Valley: Encore. Here are the and .
Pob lwc Fron Choir!
Post categories: Hot Topics
| 11:52 UK time, Friday, 7 March 2008
This week's NE Wales Update - a podcast highlighting local stories on 91Èȱ¬ Radio Wales - is available shortly.
Among the stories, we hear more about plans to raise the remains of a Victorian sailing ship from Rhyl's Foryd harbour. Meanwhile, it's a tense time for Wrexham FC fans and what makes the ultimate sausage? We meet the man making the best bangers in Wrexham!
Post categories: Hot Topics
| 10:38 UK time, Friday, 7 March 2008
Among the stories we're alerting you to via our is the discussion around news that Welsh assembly members are set to receive an inflation busting pay-rise of 8.3%.
| 15:18 UK time, Thursday, 6 March 2008
Burrell refuses to return to inquest; Reprieve for Prestatyn hospital; JCB jobs fears; 20% not qualified to teach pupils Welsh; and Ruthin's new build estate changes it name - a third time.
Post categories: Music / Entertainment,ÌýWrexham
| 12:17 UK time, Thursday, 6 March 2008
The has just posted photos of at last night's gig at Wrexham on their account.
| 08:46 UK time, Thursday, 6 March 2008
OAP drivers who are a menace on the roads should be banned, says from who recommends that people have a word with their " ‘Great Aunt Nellie’ and telling her that perhaps it is time to hand in her licence".
The picked up on his comments which were made at a meeting of .
Post categories: Denbigh,ÌýDenbighshire,ÌýFlint,ÌýHot Topics,ÌýMusic / Entertainment,ÌýRuthin,ÌýSt Asaph,ÌýWrexham
| 14:36 UK time, Wednesday, 5 March 2008
Flintshire Council Tax rise [3.39%] lowest for 10 years; Pair escape Flint house fire; Wrexham midfielder Whitley relishes weekend Derby; Kick in the teeth for Ruthin; Burrell may give video evidence at Diana inquest.
Post categories: Flint,ÌýMusic / Entertainment,ÌýPhotos
| 10:53 UK time, Wednesday, 5 March 2008
Flint artist Tony Roberts, whose work reuses discarded books and brochures, is exhibiting his show, Salvage [March 1-29], at as part of Flintshire Artsfest 2008.
Post categories: Buckley,ÌýConnah's Quay,ÌýDenbighshire,ÌýFlintshire,ÌýHot Topics,ÌýPrestatyn,ÌýRhyl,ÌýShotton,ÌýWrexham
| 14:04 UK time, Tuesday, 4 March 2008
'Llandudno, where English people go to die'; Deeside Toyota staff wait on news; Anger at waste plans near Rhuddlan castle; and The House of Lordzzzzz.
Post categories: Connah's Quay,ÌýMusic / Entertainment,ÌýShotton,ÌýWrexham
| 13:23 UK time, Monday, 3 March 2008
Now that would be a coup for us up here in North Wales if bids are successful for Deeside Stadium, Wrexham's Racecourse Stadium, NEWI and Queensway Stadium, to host training facilities for countries competing in the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics.
Here are some of the first stories to drop in our news reader:
Post categories: Hot Topics
| 10:45 UK time, Monday, 3 March 2008
Further to the blog, Power to the people [thanks to technology, you may want want to save [what is twitter?] to your bookmarks or use the to get updates [every 30mins] of the stories, blogs and websites we're following.
Why? Well, we're trying different techniques to get you to the things we think you'll be interested in as quickly as possible.
Post categories: Denbighshire,ÌýFlintshire,ÌýHolywell,ÌýHot Topics,ÌýPrestatyn,ÌýRhyl,ÌýWrexham
| 10:26 UK time, Monday, 3 March 2008
Holywell's new community hospital; Police plea after robbery; Peter Sellars and Rhyl's mechanical elephant; Cyber bullying clampdown in Wrexham; D-day for National Trust homes plan.
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