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Posted: Thu 11th Mar 2021 Argument over lack of support for £3.5m Children’s Services cash injection as ‘maths’ and process challenged again by Labour group The Lead Member of Children’s Services condemned the Labour group on Wrexham council for not raising questions over the department before rejecting a budget that will see £3.5m injected into the service. Members of the Safeguarding, Communities & Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee were examining the reasons why Children’s Services ar...

Denbighshire county councillor Ann Davies from Rhuddlan is worried another stretch of Abbey Road could end up in the River Clwyd, like its predecessor Pic: Cllr Ann Davies (clear for use by all partners) A COUNCILLOR has expressed “growing concern” a road is in danger of sliding into a local river, just as its predecessor did around 50 years ago. Abbey Road in Rhuddlan peters out into a lane with a caravan park and rolling green fields on one side and a bank leading down to the River Cl...

THE winners of Denbighshire Schools’ Short Story Competition have been announced to celebrate World Book Day. In February, Denbighshire Education and Children’s Services teamed up with Denbighshire Library Services to celebrate Michael Morpurgo Month. They invited children in schools across the county aged 5-14 to read and take inspiration from Morpurgo’s books, which include War Horse and The Butterfly Lion, and put pen to paper and enter a story writing challenge. Prize winners ...

DENBIGHSHIRE County Council is consulting on a draft Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) in attempts to get residents to properly control their dogs in public areas in the county. A PSPO allows the Council to take action against pet owners who allow a dog to foul in an area of public land without cleaning it up and those letting a dog off a lead anywhere it is not allowed. In 2017, the Council introduced a Control of Dogs PSPO to help tackle these issues. When producing a new PSPO, the...

Using Welsh and local produce, children were asked to create a dish St David would enjoy. Judge, Jane Jones,Ysgol Twm o’r Nant, Denbigh, school cook and Wales Cook of the Year 2020, said: “We received an impressive range of entries representing an excellent standard of work and effort. All the dishes created by the children looked terrific, showing great use of ingredients. "I’m looking forward to trying these recipes at school and at home.” Cllr Huw Hilditch-Roberts, Denbighshi...

Youngsters have been cooking up some tasty treats to celebrate St Davids Day. Although this year’s St David’s Day celebrations were different due to coronavirus restrictions, Denbighshire Education and Children’s Services, in partnership with Denbighshire School Meals Service, organised a cooking challenge for children, young people and their families. The competition gave children the chance to demonstrate their skills and their passion for cooking by using ingredients that are loc...

Updated: Thu 25th Feb Residents urged not to “drop their guard” and stick to covid restrictions as Wrexham schools reopen to foundation phase pupils Residents across Wrexham are being urged not to “drop their guard” as schools reopen to foundation phase pupils. From tomorrow (Friday 26 February) those aged between three and seven will return to the classroom for the first time since before Christmas. Face-to-face learning in schools had been suspended by Welsh Government, apart for the...

FOUNDATION Phase pupils will be returning to Wrexham schools tomorrow. Wrexham Council said how grateful it was to parents and carers who have done a brilliant job of home-schooling during very difficult circumstances in recent months. However, the council reminded everyone involved with young people’s education that the return to school was not a reason to "drop our guard" in terms of coronavirus.     We need your help to control the spread of Coronavirus. pic.twitter.com/IW2...

Council launch programme to help stop domestic abuse Sutton Council has launched a programme to work with perpetrators of domestic abuse. The council is working with the Drive partnership, Rise Mutual CIC, the Mayors Office for Policing And Crime (MOPAC) and Met Police, as well as across boroughs with Croydon Council. The Drive project, developed in 2015, responds to high-harm, high-risk, and serial perpetrators who repeatedly offend with the same or new victims. Authorities have confir...

Somerset holiday activities and food programme announced for local children Somerset County Council has joined up with Somerset Activity and Sports Partnership (SASP) to organise a programme for the forthcoming Easter Holidays aimed at countering the triple inequalities facing Somerset’s most disadvantaged young people – holiday hunger, physical inactivity, and social isolation. The County Council has already confirmed it will continue to fund Free School Meals provision for vulnerable fam...