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Welsh Water to pay £40million after watchdog probe into leakage misreporting
WELSH Water is to pay £40million after a watchdog investigation into the misreporting of leakage figures. Water Services Regulation Authority, Ofwat, found Welsh Water misled customers and regulators on its performance on leakage and per capita
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LOOK: Card Factory celebrates opening its second store in Rhyl!
CARD Factory opened its new store at a retail park in Rhyl earlier today (March 14). The shop, based at unit 10 of Marina Quay Retail Park, will welcome customers for the first time this morning. It means that the greeting cards and gifts retailer
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This is why a road in Prestatyn was closed yesterday due to an 'ongoing incident'
A ROAD in Prestatyn closed yesterday because of a car fire, police have said. Gronant Road was closed yesterday afternoon, between 4pm and 5pm, as police dealt with what they said was an "ongoing incident". Motorists had been warned to avoid
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Teenager ran red light in Rhyl after ‘abusive’ motorists made him feel ‘vulnerable’
A TEENAGER from Abergele who did not comply with a red traffic light in Rhyl said he was being “distracted” by motorists being “abusive” and “threatening” towards him. The teenager, 17, was fined and had his driving licence endorsed with three
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Drunk Abergele man racially abused two people at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd
A MAN from Abergele who racially abused two people at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd, Bodelwyddan was spared jail. Sean Whitehouse, 35, of Berthglyd, was sentenced to 26 weeks’ imprisonment, suspended for 18 months, at Llandudno Magistrates’ Court on March
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St Asaph man made more than 100 hoax emergency calls to North Wales Police
A MAN from St Asaph used up almost two hours of police time by making in excess of 100 emergency calls. Dean Evans, 45, of High Street, admitted a charge of persistently making use of a public communication network to cause annoyance/inconvenience
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‘Traumatised’ family compensated after baby’s ‘preventable’ Glan Clwyd death
THE family of a baby who suffered a “preventable” death at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd has succeeded in a claim of clinical negligence against Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB). Lucas Thomas Munslow, from Flint, was nine months old when he
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Rhyl event to challenge ‘assumptions, preconceptions and ideas’ about work
A SERIES of free “whitepaper” events challenging “assumptions, preconceptions and ideas” about work will start in Rhyl next week. Hosted at Costigan’s Coworking Space, on Bodfor Street, the first event, entitled "What if there were no freelancers
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Rhyl school in special measures making ‘insufficient progress’, reports find
A SCHOOL in Rhyl in special measures has made “insufficient progress” in achieving the recommendations it was given by Wales’ education inspectorate, four separate reports found. Christ the Word Catholic School was placed in special measures following
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Appeal after man entered elderly person's property in Rhyl 'without consent'
POLICE are appealing for more information after a man entered an elderly person's property without consent in Rhyl on March 12. They received a report that the man had entered the property on St Margaret's Drive at around 11am, offering repair
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Call for charges to be introduced to use public toilets at Talacre
A call has been made for Flintshire Council to consider charging people to use public toilets to stop them from being vandalised. There are currently just three public conveniences run by the local authority after nine were closed over the years
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What the Home Office said about Pontins Prestatyn housing asylum seekers
THE Pontins holiday park which closed in Prestatyn last November is “no longer” under consideration to be used to house asylum seekers, the Home Office has confirmed. Prestatyn Sands Holiday Park shut its doors with immediate effect on November
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North Wales school's quest for return of ex pupil Coldplay star for anniversary
A primary school is hoping to add some star power to a special anniversary. 2024 sees Ysgol Y Waun, in Gwernaffield, mark 50 years since opening its doors, and the children are coming up with ideas on how to celebrate. Along with Amy Bletcher
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WATCH: Rhyl Tourist Information Centre crowned town’s ‘business of the year’!
THE Rhyl Tourist Information Centre was named the town’s “business of the year” at an awards ceremony last week. Held at 1891 Bar and Restaurant on March 5, the Rhyl BID Business Awards 2024 celebrated those striving to show off the best the town
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The Denbighshire roads where the most parking tickets were issued in last 12 months
THE roads in Denbighshire where the most parking tickets were handed out in the last 12 months have been revealed. A Freedom of Information request made to Denbighshire County Council revealed the top 10 roads where the most parking tickets were
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Jaguar driver from Prestatyn who said ‘brakes failed’ on motorway arrested
A DRIVER originally from Prestatyn has been arrested after reaching speeds of 90mph on the motorway. Last week, a driver told The Bolton News of the terror he felt after, he said, his brakes failed on the motorway. The incident led to two lanes
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Rhyl and Prestatyn coastal works due to finish on time and ‘ahead of schedule’
THIS month marks the first anniversary of the coastal defence scheme work starting at both the Central Prestatyn and Rhyl sites. The projects, which are jointly worth £97million, are designed to protect properties along the Prestatyn and Rhyl coast
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BCUHB's home birth service reintroduced after being temporarily halted
BETSI Cadwaladr University Health Board’s (BCUHB) maternity services have reintroduced home births as a choice for women. The service was temporarily halted due to ongoing pressures on the system. Fiona Giraud, Director of Midwifery and Womens
