3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (488+ words) Three rock hyrax pups have been born at Chester Zoo, tiny potato-shaped animals with a surprising connection to some of the biggest animals on the planet. The pups, two boys and one girl, have been named Russ, Spud and Jackie....

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (246+ words) Mold Town Council’s offices have been damaged after glass in the entrance doors and surrounding windows was smashed, the council has confirmed. All staff are physically unharmed, but the council says they are shaken and upset by what happened. The…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (346+ words) Deeside-based Iceland Foods will become the first UK high street retailer to open a store in the Falkland Islands. The new store, at K4, Ross Road East in the capital Stanley, will open in early December under a franchise partnership with…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (586+ words) Connah’s Quay High School has written to parents to clarify its uniform policy, after incorrect guidance about sock colour led to widespread reaction on social media. In a letter dated 8 September, Interim Deputy Headteacher Claire Thompson confirmed that pupils should…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (327+ words) The A494 will be closed eastbound between New Brighton and junction 33B at Ewloe throughout the day after a burst water main, Traffic Wales has said. The closure affects traffic heading towards Ewloe and the A55, with a diversion in place via the…...

2+ week, 15+ hour ago   (351+ words) North Wales Police has launched a Mountain Rescue Support Team, which the force says is the first police team of its kind in England and Wales. The team is made up of serving officers who stay in their existing roles…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (648+ words) A Flintshire based politician who served with North Wales Police has rejected the case for handing control of policing to the Welsh Government, after the region’s police and crime commissioner cautiously backed the idea. Nigel Williams, the Reform UK MS…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (550+ words) Deeside Ice Skating Club shared the warning with its members this week, passing on a letter sent to clubs by the sport’s governing body, British Ice Skating. That image is then altered using artificial intelligence, and the young person is…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (350+ words) A person was freed from mud at Talacre Beach on Sunday in a rescue involving two coastguard teams, firefighters and the ambulance service. Flint Coastguard Rescue Team was sent to the beach along with Rhyl Coastguard Rescue Team. North Wales…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (345+ words) Police are appealing for witnesses after a fire was deliberately set at the Minerva Shrine, the Roman carving in Edgar’s Field, Handbridge. Cheshire Constabulary said the fire is believed to have happened between Monday 17 and Tuesday 18 August. Officers from the…...