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Menu   The cost of staging an election revealed as Denbighshire council looks to fill void left by chief executive The departure of Judith Greenhalgh, former chief executive of Denbighshire council, also left a vacancy for a returning officer THE cost of staging an election has been revealed as a council installed a new returning officer after its chief executive left suddenly. With a little more than three weeks until Senedd and Police and Crime Commissioner elections, Denbig...

Theatr Clwyd in Mold. After 44 years as part of the local authority, Theatr Clwyd is now an independent trust. The move, from April 1, will enable the Flintshire-based arts centre to plan long-term for arts and cultural provision in Flintshire and North Wales, and remain agile, efficient, and competitive as one of the UKs leading arts organisations. For Flintshire County Council, whose close collaboration with the theatre in driving improved wellbeing and cultural provision has received n...

The highest paid council officials in Wales revealed There are 153 council staff in Wales with total remuneration of more than £100,000 Updated Want to keep up to date on Welsh politics?Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up and get political news sent straight to your inbox When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPriva...

Mar 2, 2021 Debate club seniors with coach Dr. Colin Everett. Photo courtesy: Edward Gonet IV Emma Vivino, left, and Edward Gonet IV. Photo courtesy: Edward Gonet IV The Old Rochester Regional Debate team has brought its season to a close, with a number of members placing well in competitions.  The 25 students on the team debated over zoom against 15 other schools from across the state.  “Debate has been my favorite club these past four years,” said Senior Co-Captain Emma Vivino...

COUNCIL tax in Flintshire is set to rise by less than four per cent, the council says. Flintshire Council says that annual rises in council tax of five per cent or more are "no longer acceptable". This year the council plans to contain the annual increase in council tax to under four per cent in keeping with that line. This will amount to a weekly increase on a Band D property of about £1.00 a week. The authoritys cabinet meets later this month to make final recommendations for setting a...

WE are creating a mental health crisis as millions of people are left excluded from Government support during Covid-19 pandemic, campaign members say. ExcludedUK is a volunteer-led campaign which aims to bring an end to the exclusions brought about by UK Government support grants. Tim Smith is one member who started his job at ‘the wrong time’ back in March and was not eligible for financial support from the Government. He now plays an active role in the ExcludedUK campaign along wi...

Latest civil service & public affairs moves — January 18 New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People Government departments Prime Minister’s Office: UK Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe – John Howell MP appointed as Leader, Martin Vickers MP replaced Roger Gale MP as a member, and Cherilyn Mackrory MP appointed as a substitute member. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Tim Stew has be...

Flintshire Council said they were saddened to hear of the death of Councillor Kevin Hughes of Gwernymynydd. Mr Hughes joined the council in 2017, but in his previous career had been a police officer with Cheshire Constabulary and a journalist covering Ellesmere Port and Flintshire. As a keen and gifted photographer, he had offered his services to Flintshire council on a number of occasions. Most recently, he had documented the demolition of Phases 3 and 4 at County hall, attending reg...

BBC News Published image captionKevin Hughes was treated at Wrexham Maelor Hospital before he died with coronavirus A man has died with Covid-19 less than a month after the funeral of his mother, who also died with the virus. Flintshire councillor Kevin Hughes, 63, was being treated at Wrexham Maelor Hospital but died on Friday morning, the authority said. He had previously spoken of his sadness at missing his mothers funeral last month after he tested positive for coronavirus. Council colleagu...

Flintshire Council said they were saddened to hear of the death of Councillor Kevin Hughes of Gwernymynydd. Mr Hughes joined the Council in 2017 but in his previous career, he had been a police officer and journalist. As a keen and gifted photographer, he had offered his services to the Council on a number of occasions. Most recently, he had documented the demolition of Phases 3 and 4 at County hall, attending regularly to take photographs. This archive will now form one of many lasting t...