Plans to covert former St Asaph hospital approved
PLANS to convert a former St Asaph hospital into a housing development have been approved. The proposal for the site of former HM Stanley hospital will see it transformed into an 85-home development,...
View ArticleCouncil set to tackle 'eyesore list'
The list includes 10 properties in Rhyl, though one of them - one of the oldest houses in the town in Pendyffryn Road - is already being redeveloped. Among the sites are the former Gwasg Gee printing...
View ArticleOswestry wins 10th 'In Bloom' gold
STUNNING: The Marks and Spencer Simply Food store's 'living wall' was a highlight for Heart of England judge Roger Bache when he visited the town in July.
View ArticleLagoon defences being considered for Llandudno beach
Calls are being made for a tidal lagoon style defence system to be considered to help solve erosion problems at Llandudno's North Shore. Members of the town's Restore Our Beach campaign say they have...
View ArticleA 100m windfarm gets the go ahead in North Wales
The project from RWE is predicted to provide enough power for more than 40,000 homes as well as creating 236 jobs A A 100M 32 turbine windfarm which will provide enough power for up to 40,800 homes has...
View ArticlePolice appeal following Prestatyn crash
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a collision involving a pedal cycle and a car in Prestatyn. North Wales Police officers received a call just after 3pm on Friday, September 5, reporting a...
View ArticleMan and woman suffer serious injuries after crash on A525 in Denbighshire
A man and a woman have suffered serious injuries after two cars and a coach were involved in a crash in Denbighshire. The smash happened on the A525 St Asaph Road near Trefnant , by the turning for...
View ArticleNorth Wales Police officers conquer Three Peaks Challenge
St Asaph-based public protection officers DI Lisa Surridge, DS Neil Coppack, DCs Ian Davies and Chris Carpenter with custody Sergeant Tom Prytherch were driven by non-police friend Tim Griffiths for...
View ArticleDenbighshire councillors approve significant budget proposals
PLANS to shave around 4.6 million from council budgets in Denbighshire have been approved. Councillors approved a package of cuts at a meeting earlier this week and a number of proposals identified by...
View ArticleCouple drugged 15-year-old babysitter for sexual kicks
The boy, aged 15, was given drugs and was pressured to having sex with 47-year-old's much younger partner A couple who gave their 15-year-old babysitter drugs and then involved him in their sex lives...
View ArticleDisruption possible in cycle race
Organisers claim the "majority" of A roads in Denbighshire and Wrexham will remain open, but traffic management is in place in some areas. This year's race, which was due to start at 07:00 BST, is a...
View ArticleRhyl man 'threatened to cut off man's ear and make him eat it'
Following that terrifying incident which was over an alleged drugs debt, he was involved in a separate street robbery at Rhyl the following day. Fleming, 24, of Gwynfryn Avenue in Rhyl, was jailed for...
View ArticleMajor redevelopment of HM Stanley Hospital site approved
The development will see the the old hospital building being renovated and the building of 52 houses and 33 sheltered apartments. Goronwy Owen, land procurement and development manager at Pure...
View ArticleMore than 2,000 riders take to the roads in Etape Cymru 2014
Etape Cymru proves a major draw once again with Welsh rugby legend Gareth Thomas having a crack at the route More than 2,000 cyclists took to roads on Denbighshire and Wrexham yesterday for one of the...
View ArticleOswestry knife attack man jailed
Kristopher John Jenkins was sentenced at Shrewsbury Crown Court after he admitted threatening Margaret Elizabeth Edwards with a 10-inch kitchen knife on the disused railway line between Black Gate...
View ArticleHundreds walk in memory of Tesni Edwards to raise money for Wales Air Ambulance
Sponsored walkers set out in memory of teenager and traced a 14-mile route around her school to raise money for the all-Wales charity Hundreds of people joined the parents and classmates of teenager...
View ArticleScottish independence referendum: Will Welsh MPs face a ban on voting ...
Sir Menzies Campbell has warned it may become "unsustainable" for "people like me" to keep voting on England-only laws Today there is no ban on MPs from Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland voting on...
View ArticleUK temperatures set to soar
After a disappointingly cool and wet August, warm weather coming northwards from the Mediterranean is set to send temperatures rocketing over the coming week. Forecasters predict sunshine will bathe...
View ArticleControversial windfarm at Clocaenog Forest is approved by UK Government
In making his decision Mr Davey acknowledged that there some properties in the area would have a significant change to their views butt hat the in the public interest the project should go ahead. There...
View ArticlePrestatyn bowls centre set to re-open in October
A BOWLS centre which has been closed since March will re-open its doors next month. Denbighshire Council took over the running of the North Wales Bowls Centre after Clwyd Leisure Ltd, the management...
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