Flintshire

American

[flint-sheer, -sher] / ˈflɪnt ʃɪər, -ʃər /

noun

a county in northeastern Wales. 169 sq. mi. (438 sq. km).

Flintshire British

/ -ʃə, ˈflɪntˌʃɪə /

noun

a county of NE Wales, on the Irish Sea and the Dee estuary: became part of Clwyd in 1974, reinstated with reduced borders in 1996: includes the industrialized Deeside region in the E and the Clwydian Hills in the SW. Administrative centre: Mold. Pop: 149 400 (2003 est). Area: 437 sq km (169 sq miles)

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Arlo Buckley, now eight, was seriously injured in the incident which took place on Central Drive in Shotton, Flintshire, on 11 September 2024.

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Arlo Buckley was seriously injured in the accident which took place on Central Drive in Shotton, Flintshire, on 11 September 2024.

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Kaylem Longhurst, 18, from Nantwich, has already pleaded guilty to dangerous driving in relation to the crash in Shotton, Flintshire, at about 17:30 on 11 September 2024.

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In the Netflix documentary Take That, Barlow revealed he had performed his very first gig at the club in Flintshire in the early '80s.

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She has also travelled from her home in Mold, Flintshire, to visit the social club with friends, saying it was refreshing that Barlow is still "fondly thought of" in Connah's Quay.

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