North Wales Live is reporting this afternoon (Sunday) that a woman was pulled from the River Dee in Llangollen in a dramatic incident in the early hours of this morning.
The story says that a member of the public hauled her out and she was taken to hospital for treatment.
* For the full story, go to: https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/woman-pulled-river-dramatic-incident-27511938?fbclid=IwAR3VKWIMFZYGkgs3CF51mT0HliuUHTD124_RU1vCtuyUhWgC33fVSKpmR
North Wales Live has given more information about the serious road traffic collision which closed a section of the A5 at Glyndyfrdwy yesterday (Saturday).
The story says: "Two people were taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries last night after an accident on the A5 in Denbighshire.
"The one-car crash happened on the eastbound lane of the road between Corwen and Chirk in Glyndyfrdwy.
"Emergency services were called to the scene near the Berwyn Arms pub. The two casualties were taken to separate hospitals."
* For the full story, see: https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/two-suffer-life-threatening-injuries-27511774?fbclid=IwAR3rmlDWZjSK6M05UlncuD0fKW1rhzSzY6n0yVWT0I58Hvu8UAoWNuFKlok
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But he was quick on the draw with his phone camera as a car which had been converted to a boat sailed by him with its grinning crew.
On a Facebook post about the rather unusual sight for our local waterway he says: "This is something you don’t see everyday on the canal.
"Started to panic when I saw a car coming towards.
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* Rural Affairs and North Wales Minister Lesley Griffiths
with Lord Newborough at the Rhug Estate.
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Rural
Affairs Minister Lesley Griffiths has been hearing about how farm businesses
in North Wales have been taking action to tackle the climate and nature
emergencies. |
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On
a visit to the Rhug Estate near Corwen, the Minister met proprietor Lord
Newborough and his team and heard about their pioneering low carbon project
to measure and monitor the business’ carbon footprint and take action to
mitigate it, with the aim of reaching net zero across all business operations
within Rhug. The
estate operates a diverse business model which embraces sustainable organic
farming as well as renewable energy, retail, wholesale and most recently,
skincare. By
the nature of the way the land has been managed over the last twenty years
since the farm went organic, a very significant amount of Carbon has been
sequestrated into the ground making it a carbon positive estate. The carbon
positive result has been greatly assisted by its green energy projects in
solar, wind, hydro and geothermal, and the EV chargers on its estate. The
data they are collecting is being used to modify carbon management. The
team spoke about their drive towards further improvements in carbon savings
and green energy projects and the challenges and opportunities ahead of them. In
Ysbyty Ifan, the Minister heard about the work of the group of 11 innovative
farmers on the Ysbyty Ifan estate and what they have done to improve the
area’s ecosystem resilience, especially that of the Migneint SAC. They
explained to the Minister how collaborative working has been vital in helping
meet their goals to improve land and water management and deliver multiple
ecosystem services for now and future generations. Rural
Affairs Minister, Lesley Griffiths said: “It has been great to visit and hear
about the important work taking place at the Rhug Estate and in Ysbyty Ifan
to decarbonise their farms and support our environment. “As
a Government, we will continue to work with and support farmers and land
managers to meet the challenges of the climate and nature emergencies. “It
is important everyone works together across geographic and sectoral
boundaries. Collaboration is essential if we are going to be successful.” |
North Wales Police have just posted on Facebook: " ***ROAD CLOSED*** - Due to a road traffic collision - the A5 by Ruth Lee, Glyndyfrdwy is currently closed. Please avoid the area."
A series of weekly drop-in sessions are currently being hosted by the county council’s Working Denbighshire team, offering free employment support and guidance.
The sessions are being held at locations across the county, including Corwen and Ruthin but none in Llangollen.
Support available includes help to search for jobs, update CV’s, prepare for interviews, basic IT support and filling in applications.
From Tuesday to Friday, Working Denbighshire’s staff will be on hand for guidance and support at the following locations each week: Wednesday – Canolfan Ni, Corwen, 11am-1pm, and Thursday – Ruthin Library, 1pm-4pm.
Tina Foulkes from Working Denbighshire said: “These free weekly drop-in sessions provide an excellent opportunity for Denbighshire residents to access high quality employability support in their local communities. Residents can pop in for help to update or create their CV, find out the best ways to search for jobs and get hints and tips on how best to fill out application forms.
"At these sessions, attendees will also be able to find out how Working Denbighshire can help with funding for training, funding to remove or reduce your barriers to employment, as well as information on confidence, motivation, and resilience courses.”
Councillor Jason McLellan, Leader of the Council and Lead Member for Economic Growth & Tackling Deprivation, said: “These sessions allow Denbighshire residents access to professional and informative employment support across the county.
"I would urge anyone who may need employment support to attend one of the many free sessions at a location near them.”
* For more information please contact workingdenbighshire@denbighshire.gov.uk.
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Llangollen Library is among the locations where free emergency period products are being supplied by Denbighshire County Council.
It is one of 15 ICE - In Case of Emergency - places confirmed across the county where these products can be obtained should they be needed by members of the public.
Display units in each location, including the library in Castle Street, include a variety of eco-friendly and plastic-free period products.
The project has been carried out by the council's period dignity team funded through a Welsh Government grant.
Products are supplied by TOTM, a multi-award winning period care brand who hope to inspire better, sustainable ways to manage periods.
Other ICE locations include a number of public building restrooms.
The full list of locations is:
Denbigh
Prestatyn
Rhuddlan
Rhyl
Ruthin
Corwen
Llangollen
St Asaph
Councillor Julie Matthews, Lead Member for Corporate Strategy, Policy and Equalities said: “It is great that there are now 15 in case of Emergency locations in Denbighshire. Period products should be accessible to all, in a convenient and easy to use manner, and I am very pleased that many of Denbighshire County Council’s public buildings are offering this.”
* Third sector organisations like charities, community centres and public sector organisations can register to become a ICE location by emailing perioddignity@denbighshire.gov.
