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Flintshire

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

noun

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


Flintshire British  
/ -ʃə, ˈflɪntˌʃɪə /

noun

  1. 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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Antonia Merola Jones, a single parent-of-one from Mold, Flintshire, said the ban should also be in force across the border.

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Osian Taubman-Edwards, from Mold, Flintshire, started developing video games on Roblox when he was 14, after becoming "majorly obsessed" with the creative process.

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John Williams, 71, from Mold, Flintshire, bought the vehicle second-hand in 1973 for £985 - the equivalent of about £15,000 today.

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The actress from Flintshire, who started learning Welsh three years ago, said she was hopeful the audience would understand the play, regardless of their level of Welsh.

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The inquest heard from Susan Messham, Kai's head of year and pastoral coordinator at Connah's Quay High School in Flintshire.

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