Questions Over Funding for New Royal Alexandra Hospital
A Rhyl councillor has questioned whether millions of pounds of Welsh Government money will be approved to pay for a new Royal Alexandra hospital building. Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board’s planning application for the erection of a new hospital building…
Controversial Quarry Application Set To Be Approved
A planning committee will next week debate extending the life of a dormant quarry in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The debate will take place on Wednesday (July 16) when Denbighshire County Council councillors will discuss Tarmac Trading Ltd’s…
Hospital Car Parking Problems for North Wales Patients
CAR parks at North Wales’ three major hospitals are so busy patients are unable to park, say councillors concerned about patient welfare. Now Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board is advising patients to consider using public transport or having a family…
Denbighshire Teachers took 1700 Sick Days in 2024 Due to Stress
TEACHERS in schools took over 1,700 days off sick last year due to stress-related illnesses in one North Wales county, an FOI has revealed. The Freedom of Information (FOI) request was submitted to Denbighshire County Council, asking how many days…
Complaint as Councillors Take Early Bath
A complaint was made to the chairman of Denbighshire County Council, as there were hardly any councillors left in the room to listen and debate an annual report at a meeting of the full council. The complaint was made by…
Village Solar Powered for 40 Years if Planning Granted
A solar farm could operate for 40 years near a Denbighshire village if planning permission is granted, providing enough power for 526 “UK homes”. Mark and Nadine Budgen of Eaton Constantine, Shewsbury, have applied to Denbighshire’s planning department, seeking permission…
Denbighshire Residents Braced for 6% Rise in Council Tax
Residents in Denbighshire will see council tax increase by 6% after a council vote at a meeting at the authority’s Ruthin County Hall HQ today (Thursday). Councillors set a balanced budget and agreed on the level of council tax after…
200-year-old Church Could Become Luxury Holiday Let
A 200-year-old historic church in a Denbighshire village could be converted into a luxury holiday let. Gethin Jones, of Walsall, England, has applied to Denbighshire County Council’s planning department, seeking permission to convert Capel Wesley in the village of Gwyddelwern….
North Wales Retailers helping to combat Foreign Organised Crime
North Wales’ chief constable said shops are helping combat foreign organised crime gangs travelling up and down Wales to shoplift, leading to several Romanian criminals being deported. During a question-and-answer session at a North Wales Crime Panel at Conwy’s Bodlondeb…
Conwy children at risk from ‘Class A’ street drugs
Children in Conwy are being put at risk from street drugs such as ketamine, warns an outspoken councillor following a damning youth justice inspection. Cllr Paul Luckock has now been kicked out of Conwy’s First Independent Group after upsetting members…