Alec Doyle

1 week ago | north.wales | Alec Doyle

Laying cables underneath Gronant Sand dunes to upgrade telecoms for the Hynet project will have no significant impact on the environment, according a new report. A fresh Environmental Impact Assessment has been submitted for a planned electrical and fibre-optic cable which will run beneath the dunes at Talacre – which is designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest – to deliver power and upgraded communications to the Douglas Offshore Platform in the Irish Sea.

1 week ago | herald.wales | Alec Doyle

LABOUR councillor Fran Lister has launched a blistering attack on Flintshire County Council’s decision to cut schools’ delegated budget by 2.5%. Councillors attending the authority’s Education, Youth and Culture Overview and Scrutiny Committee heard a report from senior inclusion and progression officer Jeanette Rourke that school attendances were slowly improving, with Flintshire ranked third in Wales.

1 week ago | herald.wales | Alec Doyle

LAYING cables underneath Gronant Sand dunes to upgrade telecoms for the Hynet project will have no significant impact on the environment, according a new report. A fresh Environmental Impact Assessment has been submitted for a planned electrical and fibre-optic cable which will run beneath the dunes at Talacre – which is designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest – to deliver power and upgraded communications to the Douglas Offshore Platform in the Irish Sea.

1 week ago | herald.wales | Alec Doyle

A PROPOSAL to shrink Wrexham Council’s Executive Board and review all councillors’ paid posts to save money has been rejected by elected members. Minutes after Rhostyllen councillor Mark Pritchard was returned as leader of Wrexham County Borough Council for a historic 11th successive term, Plaid Cymru group leader Marc Jones proposed an amendment to the appointment of the council’s Executive Board. “This motion requires full council to agree to the size of various committees,” he told the chamber.

1 week ago | wrexham.com | Alec Doyle

A proposal to shrink Wrexham Council’s Executive Board and review all councillors’ paid posts to save money has been rejected by elected members. Minutes after Rhostyllen councillor Mark Pritchard was returned as leader of Wrexham County Borough Council for an historic 11th successive term, Plaid Cymru group leader Marc Jones proposed an amendment to the appointment of the council’s Executive Board.