Deeside-based Iceland has seen a 40 per cent rise in sales of tinned food after the UK government urged households to keep three days of emergency supplies at home.
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SP Energy Networks said it was aiming to restore supplies by 11.45am.
A couple of Wrexham to Bidston line trains have been cancelledso far this morning as 'more trains than usual need repairs'
Natural Resources Wales has issued a flood alert for the Flintshire coast ahead of this evening’s high tide, warning flooding is possible from the Dee Estuary to Abergele.
Flintshire and Wrexham are under two Met Office yellow warnings today as Storm Boelo brings heavy rain and strong winds to north-east Wales.
The network operator said it is dealing with three live power cuts in the county, in Holywell, Mold and Flint.
Owners of high-performance cars in Flintshire and Wrexham are being urged to check their home security after a spate of burglaries in which car keys were stolen.
A 42-year-old man has been charged with robbery and possessing a knife in a public place in Connah’s Quay.
Trains between Wrexham and Bidston are being delayed by up to 45 minutes after a train broke down at Upton.
North Wales Police said Scanlon was reported after the girl’s parents found he had made several payments to her through an app, totalling more than £400
The council has said: “Don’t panic! We’re not expecting snow. Our drivers are just completing some essential training.”
Voters in Mold’s Broncoed ward will choose a new county councillor on Thursday 26 November, following the death of Councillor Teresa Carberry.
The zoo said it had made the decision “to help keep everyone safe”.
Four people who ran from a car after a police pursuit in north Flintshire on Wednesday night were tracked down by a police dog and a drone.
The Welsh Government says ministers should have had a say in the decision to close the North Wales Coast line through Flint and Shotton for three weeks in January.
Households on means-tested benefits in Wales are being sent letters this week confirming £150 off their energy bills this winter.
Bit of a windy one forecast for Friday ..
Council tax bands in Wales will stay based on 2003 property values for longer, after the Welsh Government shelved plans for a revaluation.
Lane closure at the Chester Road East and Station Road junction in Queensferry for an emergency sewer repair. Welsh Water hopes to finish the work by Sunday.
Flintshire residents are being warned about a scam email claiming money has been credited to their council tax account.
Half of Connah’s Quay power station was out of action on the night whistleblowers claimed Britain’s electricity grid was not being run securely during June’s heatwave.
The list, from Flintshire County Council’s roadworks bulletin for the week ending Friday, 23 October, includes closures, temporary traffic lights and stop-go boards.
NAHT Cymru said negotiations had broken down, and its National Executive has endorsed a national statutory ballot of members.
A thriving new café has created 12 local jobs and welcomed visitors from across North Wales and beyond after a successful first six months at Greenfield Valley.
Flintshire People’s Voice candidate Josh Swash has won the Higher Kinnerton by-election with 566 votes, 545 more than his nearest rivals.
A 36-year-old woman from Shropshire has been arrested on suspicion of child cruelty and released on bail while enquiries continue.
Transport for Wales says services between Wrexham Central and Bidston are subject to delays of up to 60 minutes and cancellations in both directions due to a broken down train at Gwersyllt..
The Leader of Flintshire County Council has denied negotiations are taking place with the Diocese of Wrexham over a land transfer connected to plans for a £55 million super-school.
A church that opened in Ewloe in 2005 could be demolished and replaced with a building about twice the size, under plans submitted to Flintshire County Council.
Flintshire County Council could charge people for taking soil, rubble and gas bottles to its recycling centres under an option drawn up to help cut its overspend.
Any losses are absorbed by the National Collection Pool for Wales, which gathers business rates from across the country.
Transport for Wales said services on the line may be delayed by up to 60 minutes.
Flintshire County Council’s Cabinet has voted to press on with plans to close four Catholic schools and build a £55m school in Flint for pupils aged three to 18.
Ken Skates, the Fflint Wrecsam MS and Welsh Labour leader said the team had shown “incredible resilience and dedication”.
School transport operators have asked Flintshire County Council for higher contract payments because of rising fuel costs.
Emergency services were called to the Gas Works Lane area of Prestatyn around 11.30pm last night...
Transport for Wales expects the incident to last until 3pm, with disruption to services until 5pm.
Toyota’s engine plant in Deeside has started running on gas and electricity from a neighbouring waste plant, in what the company says is the start of carbon-neutral production.
The Senedd has rejected a Reform UK motion calling on the Welsh Government to scrap the default 20mph speed limit, by 51 votes to 37.
Charges for dumping DIY and trade waste at Flintshire's household recycling centres were meant to raise £500,000 a year. Last year they brought in £16,438.
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board says by April 2027 there will be almost no patients waiting two years or more for treatment in North Wales
A green Kawasaki Mule utility vehicle was stolen from the Kelsterton area of Deeside during the night of Thursday 17 September, North Wales Police has said.
The five defendants were sentenced to more than 80 years in prison between them.
Merseyside Police believes the man entered the water around the Flint Castle area.
Plans have been submitted to turn a former warehouse on Bromfield Industrial Estate in Mold into an indoor padel centre with seven courts.
Welsh Water says repairs are under way and it expects supplies to be back to normal by later this morning.
The Motor World shop on Connah’s Quay High Street can become a café with outdoor seating, after Flintshire County Council approved the plans despite neighbours’ objections.
Flintshire’s Cabinet Member for the Environment has advised residents not to purchase electric cars if they can’t charge them.
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Airbus is investing £150 million to convert its former A380 wing production line at Broughton into a new facility building wings for the A321.