Two North Wales students are celebrating after beating off thousands of entries to be chosen by Prince Charles as the winners of a Royal Mail design competition. The students, from Flint High School, have won a national competition that will see their designs made into a special set of stamps …
Read More »Bigfoot, UFOs, Tiktok and ‘ginger’ people – the strangest Freedom of Information requests made to police
Since 2005, members of the public have been able to apply to public bodies for information, documents, photos and videos they hold. In the intervening years, the number of Freedom of Information (FoI) requests submitted to North Wales Police (NWP) has soared, placing additional demands on the force. In 2005, …
Read More »Iceland boss says they won’t enforce mask-wearing in stores
Iceland bosses said that their staff will not enforce mask-wearing in their stores after England reintroduced their Covid rules to come in line with Wales. From today people in England face fines of £200 for refusing to wear a mask when required – doubling after each offence. Mask wearing is …
Read More »Quick-thinking neighbour helps stop £3k scam against terrified pensioner in Flintshire
A quick-thinking neighbour helped to prevent a terrified 79-year-old woman from being scammed out of thousands of pounds. The neighbour stepped in and called police after the pensioner informed them they had sent an envelope containing more than £3,000 to an address after it was demanded of her. The petrified …
Read More »Royal mail cleaner who stole greeting cards and cash caught out on CCTV
A Royal Mail cleaner stole greetings cards and the proceeds of a whip-round for a colleague who was leaving. Susan Joy James, was caught after CCTV showed her spending a £20 Asda gift voucher sent by a woman in Flint to her parents in Anglesey that failed to arrive. The …
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