Clwyd

American

[kloo-id] / ˈklu ɪd /

noun

a former administrative county in northern Wales, now part of Denbighshire, Flintshire, and Wrexham.

Clwyd British

/ ˈkluːɪd /

noun

a former county in NE Wales, formed in 1974 from Flintshire, most of Denbighshire, and part of Merionethshire; replaced in 1996 by Flintshire, Denbighshire, Wrexham county borough, and part of Conwy county borough

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Catherine Jones worked with the actress on school performances at Ysgol Glan Clwyd in St Asaph, Denbighshire, where Davies honed her skills before moving to London aged 16.

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Junior is now in a travel cot or playpen until the problem is resolved and Jess raised the issue of lead paint with her housing association, Clwyd Alyn, but said she wasn't taken seriously and no action was taken.

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Clwyd Alyn said repair work was scheduled to be carried out at the property and it would "continue to liaise with the family and swiftly act on appropriate guidance about how to deal with this situation going forward".

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This year's runners-up were rescue dog Mabel and Becky Gittins, Labour MP for Clwyd East, who won second place, and office dog Lucy, a Labrador, with Andrew Snowden, Conservative MP for Fylde, who won third place.

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Gwen Davies and her husband Rhys planted their first vines in the Vale of Clwyd in Denbighshire in 2018.

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