25 years ago this week in Flintshire

By Flintshire Chronicle on Mar 6, 09 10:57 AM in 1900-1999

THE gold medal winning performance by Torvill and Dean (pictured) at the Winter Olympics triggered a boom in business at Deeside Ice Rink.

HOLYWELL'S St James Players entered two one-act plays for the Welsh Festival of Amateur Theatre at Theatr Clwyd.

A FAULTY fire hose caused flooding at Delyn Borough Council's new £2m headquarters in Flint.

A CHRONICLE poll showed overwhelming support for Holywell's controversial inner relief road scheme.

SOCIAL Democrat leader Dr David Owen paid a St David's Day visit to Deeside, calling in at the redundancy-hit British Aerospace factory at Broughton and Kelsterton College, Connah's Quay.

DELYN Council wanted changes in legislation so it had more control over chemical industries in the borough, following an explosion at the Aber Chemicals plant in Flint.

CLWYD planning committee approved an application for a new entrance hall, lounge, matron's room and toilet facilities at Hafan Glyd old people's home in Shotton.

A NEW service designed to help blind and partially sighted people find out more about the visual aids and cash benefits available to them was on the cards in Clwyd.

BUCKLEY traders demanded stronger police action to curb anti-social behaviour in the shopping precinct.

A DEVELOPER submitted a planning application to Delyn Council for a new hotel on an old colliery site in Denbigh Road, Mold, which would create up to 25 new jobs.

STAFF and pupils at Holywell High School launched a campaign to replace their vandalised minibus.

UNIONS condemned British Aerospace's decision to axe 400 jobs at Broughton.

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