HISTORICAL FACTS: Flintshire | History Defined

Thick fog sends Airbus Beluga on unexpected 200-mile detour to Scotland

Airbus BelugaXL5 diverted from Hawarden Airport to Glasgow Prestwick after thick fog prevented its planned landing in Flintshire, North Wales,…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 22

Country diary: An orange dazzler that’s skipping northwards

Holywell, Flintshire, north Wales: Among the brown butterflies in my pastures this late summer, the Essex skipper is a flash of brilliance

The Guardian - UK · Sep 15, 2023

TikTok star who documented anorexia struggle dies after telling followers 'I'm scared'

Amy Eliis from Broughton, Flintshire, grew a following of more than 140,000 on TikTok, where she shared her experience of the disease

Daily Mirror · May 31, 2023

The areas of Wales where people feel most Welsh revealed in new Census data

The latest figures from the 2021 Census also highlight how Wales is losing its religion

Wales Online · Nov 29, 2022

Owner's heartbreak as rescue dog 'scared to death by fireworks'

Bronson was brought to Wales from the 'kiill centres' of Cyprus to live in the lap of luxury in Flintshire, but could not cope with the loud bangs of fireworks

Wales Online · Nov 22, 2022

UK’s oldest first-time buyer finally gets the keys to his own bungalow at the age of 86

Edward Simon Jones said goodbye to his care home and purchased his very own bungalow in Flintshire, north Wales and explained the reason behind his late-life move

Daily Mirror · Nov 16, 2022

Incredible moment lightning bolt strikes plane in mid-air during stormy weather

A lightning bolt struck an Airbus Beluga XL5 shortly after it took off from Hawarden Airport in Flintshire, Wales, although the aircraft safely made it to Hamburg, Germany

Daily Mirror · Nov 2, 2022

Plane hit by lightning moments after taking off from Wales

The Airbus Beluga plane was struck over Flintshire

Wales Online · Nov 2, 2022

Landlord breaks into tenant's home and rips out bathroom because they owed rent

Terrence Kermode appeared in court and admitted a 'moment of madness' where he damaged the accommodation he was leasing after learning cash from a tenant was outstanding

Daily Mirror · Sep 22, 2022

Landlord rips out toilet from tenant's house in row over rent

He also took out the sink and other fittings in a 'moment of madness'

Wales Online · Sep 21, 2022