A mum and daughter from Flint are spending Mother's Day walking the dogs and going for dinner, pagers on the table. Both are volunteer crew at Flint RNLI and could be called out at any moment.

Nearly 5,000 more patients were waiting for treatment at north Wales's NHS health board than the official figures showed, governance failures meant nobody noticed for months.

Flintshire Council’s Streetscene department spent £80.9 million over two years without adequate contract controls in place, an internal audit has found.

Heating oil prices in Wales nearly tripled in 8 days following the Middle East conflict escalation, leaving thousands of Welsh households facing surging costs with no Ofgem price cap protection

New planning guidance for houses in multiple occupation is due to be considered by Flintshire County Council’s Environment and Economy scrutiny committee on Tuesday,

Four females were spotted spray painting on the section of walls between the Cathedral and Northgate.

Very sad news.. Roger Speed, father of Welsh football legend Gary Speed, has died.

Flintshire's three-weekly bin change has saved nearly £600k in disposal costs in nine months, with recycling hitting its highest level on record.

Roads through Deeside Industrial Park, Sandycroft and Connah's Quay among those awaiting decisions on returning to 30mph as Flintshire Council reaches final stages of its speed limit review.

Fire crews from four north Wales stations carried out a high-rise training exercise at Richard Heights in Flint this week. 

A yellow weather warning has been issued for Flintshire covering Thursday, with the Met Office forecasting strong winds and heavy rain from 5am until 8pm.

Three cats have died in the Nant Mawr Crescent area of Buckley after showing signs of possible poisoning, according to a letter sent to residents by two Flintshire county councillors.

Twitter/X (280 characters) Pothole damage running at nearly three and a half times last year's rate after one of the wettest Februarys in over a century, RAC figures show. Are local roads getting worse?

More than half of older adults in Wales have faced serious adversity, including abuse, loneliness or inability to access care, a major new study finds. deeside.com/abuse-loneliness-and-poverty-driving-poor-health-in-older-people-across-wales/

Five Flintshire schools threatened with closure have been given a temporary reprieve after a final decision on their fate was delayed.

A55 eastbound at Northop — one lane now open after earlier collision - Queues remain from J33 ..

Collision on the A55 eastbound between Northop (J33) and Ewloe (J34). Carriageway blocked, queues building. 

A final decison on Flintshire’s Catholic super-school plans has been deferred following legal advice.

BCUHB says there is no pillow or pillowcase shortage at Glan Clwyd Hospital and is asking the public not to donate items or money after social media posts spread over the weekend.

Emily Haggard Kearney broke the women’s course record at the MBNA Chester 10K on Sunday, finishing in stunning time of 33:08 -

Roads into Chester city centre are closed this morning, Sunday 8 March, for the MBNA Chester 10K, 

Police are appealing for witnesses after a public order offence at the Asda roundabout on the B5129 in Queensferry on Thursday evening.

Emergency road repairs on Chester Road, Shotton this Saturday 7 March. Highways teams will remove the worst section of carriageway near Ash Grove car park ahead of full resurfacing starting 18 March.

Three Rihanna fragrances sold at Savers Health and Beauty have been recalled after they were found to contain chemicals prohibited in cosmetics.

A hotel that has stood vacant for roughly ten years on the edge of Northop could be demolished and replaced with an 80-bedroom residential care facility...

Betsi is three years into special measures, forecasting a £17.4m deficit, and recording its worst ever cancer waiting times. The Welsh Government says rapid improvement is now required.

A Senedd committee has warned that Wales’s social housing system is “in crisis” even as projections suggest the Welsh Government may hit its 20,000 new social homes target ahead of schedule

Flintshire Cabinet will make a binding decision on Tuesday on whether to close four Catholic schools and replace them with a single 3-18 super-school in Flint.

The Grade II listed bridge has cracking walls, a leaning retaining wall and a missing parapet section. Works include brick repairs, drainage and wall reinforcement.

Energy bills forecast to jump £160 to £1,801 in July as Middle East conflict drives up wholesale gas prices — though forecasters say the final figure depends on the next three months. 

A planning application has been submitted to Flintshire County Council to convert a vacant unit in Shotton into an eat-in and takeaway pizza restaurant.

The dispute began in 2016 when the Icelandic government challenged the supermarket’s European trademark for the word “Iceland”

The sessions were funded through Flintshire County Council’s Strength in Numbers programme, which receives money from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

A new financial black hole that has put £82 million of funding for Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board at risk has caused concern over its ability to maintain services.

A Flintshire dental practice has handed back its NHS contract, forcing children and families out of NHS dental care, a North Wales MS told the Senedd yesterday. 

Flintshire Council’s investment in JCB Pothole Pro technology has been singled out for praise by the First Minister, who told the Senedd she had personally driven one of the machines..

Asked for the total estimated cost, the Welsh Government said: “It is too early to say”

Dementia is not inevitable, says Public Health Wales, and these are the risk factors..

Asked for the total estimated cost, the Welsh Government said: “It is too early to say”

A former Connah’s Quay pupil who once doubted whether education was for her has achieved a PhD, marking a remarkable 10-year journey that began at Coleg Cambria.

The founder of Brunning and Price pub company, which owns the Glasfryn in Mold, has handed a Chester basement venue to two 22-year-old employees for a fresh start.

A new voter information website has been launched ahead of the Senedd election on 7 May.

The track features Trelawnyd Male Voice Choir alongside Mike’s sons Dylan and Evan, and was recorded at Sain Studio.

North Wales Police said it had made the Independent Office for Police Conduct aware of the incident.

Welsh Government pitches Deeside as the site for a Rolls-Royce SMR factory to supply components for the UK's first small modular reactors at Wylfa.

The proposed station on Deeside Industrial Estate is targeted for completion by end of 2027.

A 49-year-old man who walked into Greggs in Queensferry with a kitchen knife and demanded cash has been jailed for four years and six months at Mold Crown Court.

Nine Nissan Navaras have been stolen across Cheshire in the past two months, including one from Chester..

Labour councillor Fran Lister has defected to the Liberal Democrats after a series of disagreements with Flintshire’s ruling Labour-led coalition over education policy.

A man has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after an assault on New Street in Mold during the early hours of this morning..