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Fear not - it's not a recent flurry of snow - although it does look like snow tomorrow, says ´óÏó´«Ã½ Weather.

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So there you have it. Take part in local debate and you can make a difference. But there have been no victories just yet. What we have managed to do is to get the issue of congestion on the agenda at Wrexham Council's meeting next Tuesday and the relevant council official will be there to give an official response.

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Tile workers were called into a crisis meeting yesterday and told that their Wrexham area factory will be closed, say and the . Dennis Ruabon Tiles, based at Hafod Tileries, Ruabon, announced that 80 jobs will be axed after a massive slump in sales.

It's the fourth firm in the last week to announce cuts with the loss of 90 jobs at Keating Group, which manufactures cylinders in Mold, 60 jobs at pizza maker Paramount Foods, Deeside, and 10 jobs at Saffil Automotive in Holywell.

More grim reading shows that house prices are starting to fall in North Wales, according to the .

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Classical music is being played outside the Co-op in Cross Lanes, near Wrexham, to keep the forecourt clear of young people who used to congregate outside. Played through speakers, the 'unhip' music is proving a real turn-off for gangs who leave to look cool elsewhere, says reporter Steve Bagnall.

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The debate about rising number of migrant workers in the region takes a new twist today with news that nationally the NHS is spending £350m a year to provide maternity services for foreign-born mothers, £200m more than a decade ago, says ´óÏó´«Ã½ News home editor .

And while the number of babies born to British mothers has fallen by 44,000 a year since the mid-1990s, the figure for babies born to foreign mothers has risen by 64,000 - a 77% increase which has pushed the overall birth-rate to its highest level for 26 years.

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Health concern after flood at cement works landfill site, bull shot after jumping nine fences, new hopes for Wrexham FC and more of your urban landscape photos.

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TV presenter writes in today's supporting the stance made by our chief constable on legalising drugs: "All Richard Brunstrom - with, by the way, the broad support of his police authority – is really asking is for a sensible debate on how we move on from the failed drug policies of the past. He may be a ridiculous honorary druid with an irritating penchant for speed cameras and absurdly sensitive to weak jokes about the Welsh, but he’s doing something rarely seen in our chief constables. He is thinking out of the box."

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Ninety workers at Keating Group Ltd on Bromfield Industrial Estate, which manufactures cylinders, turned up for work this morning and were told the company had gone into administration, they'd lost their jobs and would not be being paid for the last month, reports the .

It comes on top of the announcement yesterday that 70 jobs going at two separate factories in Flintshire.

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Here's a opportunity to discuss some of the local issues in the news or topics being raised by local bloggers, including a rant about traffic congestion in Wrexham, news that the Eagles Meadow development is on schedule for completion in April, the late great F1 driver Tom Pryce and the last deep coal mine in Wales.

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Workers in Flintshire have been left reeling after two companies announced major job cuts with up to 60 workers facing redundancy at Paramount Foods Ltd, a pizza manufacturer on Deeside Industrial Estate, while 10 jobs are to be axed at Saffil Automotive in Holywell, reports the .

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Wrexham FC in talks with ministers over Racecourse plan, family escape Hawarden home fire, Rhyl lifeboat cover cut to save cash, and windfarm protesters' hollow victory.

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Ruthin has been named as one of the most desireable country towns in the UK and the only town in Wales to feature in the Top 50, writes . Do you agree?

The canvassed more than 100 estate agents and experts around the UK and looked at a host of criteria, including whether towns had a "handsome church or market square that serves as a focal point", with sufficient number of banks and local stores.

Whilst Ruthin maybe a great market town, how do Llangollen, Denbigh, Mold and others compare and what makes one stand out over the other?

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Two applications for windfarms have been rejected today at Nantglyn by Denbighshire Council's planning committee.

One was for 16 100 metre high wind turbines to the east of , and the other a separate application for 13 125 metre high turbines at . Both applications were on as sites suitable for windfarms.

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A convincing 'no' vote was the result in last night's community on whether plans to build more than 200 homes on part of the Erddig estate in Wrexham should go ahead.

The row between those opposing the plans [] and some residents has escalated of late and become, sometimes, unsavoury. Find out more...

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Former royal butler Paul Burrell has been bombarded with hate messages over his 'humiliating appearance' at the Princess Diana inquest, reports newspaper

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Regular site visitors will know there has been a rather heated debate about the numbers of migrant workers coming to Wrexham and the region to live and work. Well, John makes an interesting point, aimed particularly at Welsh people who say our culture and heritage is being diluted by diversity:

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That's the headline in today's and there are others as newspaper columnists have been having a field day over the testimony of former Royal butler Paul Burrell at the inquest of Princess Diana who called him her Rock.

writes Eilis O'Hanlon for the , while headline writers suggest, .

It fair to say that Paul Burrell, well known in Wrexham where he has strong ties, felt like he was on trial during the hearing - but he didn't help himself.

is the headline under which columnist Susannah Herbert says:

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Giant waste tip plans put on display; works starts on Connah's Quay skatepark; watch Mike Peters playing guitar at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd and talking to patients about his cancer treatment; review into every fatal road crash in North Wales; and Wrexham FC finally win a game.

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, Hope, has been and judged to be one of the top schools in Wales following an report which gave the school top marks.

It's the first secondary school in North Wales to achieve seven 'ones' by inspectors which is the highest possible score.

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You’ve probably heard of Caerphilly cheese, Parma ham and Cornish pasties - but what about the Wrexham sausage?

Well, are holding a [links to PDF document] inviting local butchers to come up with a top sausage to be the centrepiece at the town's first official St David's Day Celebration [March 1] which will include a Welsh produce market on Queen's Square.

The winner will be judged by TV chef .

The idea isn't as weird as it might first sound as there is a big following for the humble [159 members] on .

Could the Wrexham Sausage give a tourism boost to the town?

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Thanks to Emma for sharing this photo showing the scarred landscape at an old industrial site on Halkyn which is being reclaimed by nature. We also have an aerial view of the on-going quarrying in the area.
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Here's a look at what other websites and bloggers are saying today relating to NE Wales.

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What do you think about that singer, broadcaster and West End star will open this year's Llangollen International Music Eisteddfod [July 8-13]?

´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 2 presenter Elaine is giving the on Tuesday 8 July, 7.45pm

Among the other musicians will be classical singers and soloists and Elin Manahan Thomas among others.

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Under the headline Butler reveals secrets at Diana inquest, ´óÏó´«Ã½ royal correspondent gives a fascinating account of yesterday's proceedings involving Paul Burrell's testimony. It's fair to say there has been over his claims about Princess Diana.

The coroner asked Mr Burrell to travel overnight to his home in Farndon, on the Wrexham-Chester border, to produce some private documents to back up his claims. And the has a photo of him on the doorstep armed with a handful of papers in readiness for his second day at the hearing today.

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The effects Wrexham's Eagles Meadow redevelopment could have on other shops and ideas about solving the town's congestion problems are among the issues people want to discuss today:

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Among the stories and blogs we're following today include updates from the police about a missing woman in Gwersyllt and an attempted robbery in Rhyl, Daily Post stories of a mass evacuation in Denbigh and the videoed rescue of a cow stuck in mud, and the Evening Leader talks of plans for a £8m shopping centre in Connah's Quay.

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The ´óÏó´«Ã½ 606 sports messagboard is buzzing with praise for Denbigh trainee plumber and part time darts player Mark Webster who has just won the . We've got a profile about Mark and we'd like you to add more details about his local links.

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Princess Diana's former butler Paul Burrell from Wrexham, is due to give evidence today at the inquest at the High Court in London, reports .

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The aqueduct, built by Thomas Telford and William Jessop, is the UK's nomination to become a World Heritage Site for 2008, reports - as well as an 11 mile stretch of waterway, according to canal blogger . The aqueduct is a popular subject for local photographers and celebrated its 200th birthday in 2005.

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has updated its website saying there has been a minor landslip at St Asaph due to the torrential rain - but there are no such updates from Wrexham Council and Flintshire Council.

We have a page of useful links in the event of severe weather distrupting local life.

Our weather mini site also has flood advice and information and you can also use our live travel updates.

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Tim Vincent's back on the telly, '50s helicopter flights from Wrexham-Cardiff, Rhuddlan's starlings, Rhyl family's heartache, and MoD to open file on Berwyn UFO incident of 1974.

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Thanks to colleague Alan Daulby for sending this picture to our photo pool, . It was taken close to the bandstand near Wrexham Guildhall. [Vew the webcam of the same location.]

Find out how to join and share your pictures of our urban landscape.

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The widow of a soldier, who rescued a woman and baby from Stalin's Russia, has been contacted by the child her husband helped nearly 65 years ago - and now they are to meet.

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Great to hear that the boat - skippered by Wrexham man is the .
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Train travel has been getting a bad press recently what with reports of due to engineering work running late. Now a report by the finds that it's cheaper for residents of Wrexham and Flintshire to fly to Barcelona than to take the train to London! In these environmentally conscious times the train is often promoted as a 'greener' method of travel. But would the cost discourage you from using the train?

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We've become something of a chronicler of Chief Constable , or rather the fallout from his rants and raves.

The began when we has on the Today Programme and suggested .

Cue the backlash of the Press and .

Under the headline of Outrage as publicity-mad chief constable says 'ecstasy is safer than aspirin', readers of the line up in their droves to post responses - next to the profiles of young people killed by ecstasy.

Has he gone too far this time?

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