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2 days ago · COUNCILLORS have endured “absolutely dreadful” stress from the botched roll-out of a recycling scheme. Denbighshire Council’s performance scrutiny committee chairman, councillor Hugh Irving, made the observation as a 12-month inquiry into the roll-out was rubber stamped. The launch of the ...

1 day ago · The DWP has confirmed a the new rates for Child Benefit from April 2025 following a heated debate and vote in the commons. From April, families with one child will now receive the new amount of £26.05 per week, up from £25.60 each week. Families will also receive £17.25 per week (up from £16.95 ...

23 hours ago · AN ADDITIONAL £10million has been made available by Welsh Government to help kickstart the development of new affordable housing schemes across Wales. The additional funding contributes to a broader package of investment secured with the aim of delivering more homes for people across Wales, a key ...

2 days ago · Normal parliamentary business is expected to resume on Wednesday after a row over speaking time for government-affiliated independents appeared to be resolved. The speaker of the Dail parliament, Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy, said that independents who had been involved in government formation ...

Denbigh Carnival cancelled for 2025 due to ‘lack of volunteers and time’

Gwynedd communities and council staff praised for dealing with devastating storms

6 days ago · Denbighshire’s potholed roads could soon become “donkey tracks” without urgent investment, fear concerned councillors. At a council meeting at Ruthin ’s County Hall HQ this week, several councillors raised their concerns about the state of Denbighshire ’s roads whilst discussing a capital ...

Jan 15, 2025 · Denbighshire brought in a new Trolibocs system in June, requiring residents to separate recycling into separate compartments, as opposed to the old blue bin “co-mingling” system.. Recycling collections were increased from fortnightly to weekly whilst waste collections were scaled back to a monthly collection service.

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