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During the 14 days of the Notice being displayed, ten electors from within the Community or Ward of the Town/Community can call for an election to be held. To do this they will need to make their request in writing to the Returning Officer, Flintshire County Council, County Hall, Mold, Flintshire. CH7 6NR. A sample election request form is available from the Clerk.

In the event of this happening, the Town/Community Clerk will be notified immediately. The Returning Officer will decide on the date of the election, which must fall within 60 working days (computed in accordance with Appendix 2) from the date of the Notice.

Where an election has been requested to fill a casual vacancy and there are insufficient nominations, a further election will have to be arranged and held within 35 computed days (Representation of the People Act 1983, Section 39(1)) of the date of the original election.

If an election is not requested, the Town/Community Clerk will be notified that the Town/Community Council must co-opt a member to fill the vacancy as soon as practicable.  The Council may co-opt whoever it pleases to fill a casual vacancy.  However, that person must be qualified.  Please refer to the section below.

You must be a British citizen, an eligible Commonwealth citizen, a citizen of any member state of the European Union or a qualifying foreign citizen and be 18 years of age or over; and meet at least one of the following criteria:

• registered as a local government elector for the area named above; or

• during the whole of the last 12 months occupied as owner or tenant land or other premises in the community named above; or
• your principal or only place of work during the last 12 months has been in the community named above; or
• you have during the whole of the last 12 months resided in the Commuinity or with 4.8 kilometres of it.^[1]

[1] Certain people are disqualified from standing, and these include paid officers of the community council, anyone subject to bankruptcy restriction orders and those subject to recent sentences of imprisonment.

Note from Clerk: In layman’s terms, at this stage interested parties do not apply for the position until an election is called or a co-option notice issued; however it is common practice for interested parties to compile the list of 10 signatories’ requesting an election (form available) to submit to Flintshire County Council. * only residents of the applicable ward will be considered as valid (Higher Shotton)

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 Casual Vacancy Notice pdf:

https://www.shotton-tc.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Casual-Vacancy-Higher-Shotton-10.04.2024.pdf

Request form pdf:

https://www.shotton-tc.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Request-form.pdf

An officer at Traffic Wales stated that they were not fully closing the bypass and that traffic would continue to flow with different lane closures at different sections as the drainage and cleansing work is carried out.

Please see pdf files below of closure/diversion information supplied:

https://www.shotton-tc.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/WB-Off-Slip-Diversion.pdf

https://www.shotton-tc.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/F.05-WB-Slip-Closure-Asda.pdf

https://www.shotton-tc.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/F.05-WB-On-Slip-Closure.pdf

https://www.shotton-tc.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/F.05-EB-On-Slip-Closure-Asda.pdf

https://www.shotton-tc.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/F.05-EB-Off-Slip.pdf

https://www.shotton-tc.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/EB-Plough-Lane-On-Slip.pdf

https://www.shotton-tc.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Aston-Hill-WB-On-Slip.pdf

We’re switching from analogue to digital landlines – About BT | BT Plc

Statement from British Telecom: We know that you might have questions or want some more information, so we’re coming to a town near you in person as part of our regional rollout.

We will have a team on hand who can tell you what Digital Voice is, why the change is necessary, and what it means for you.

You don’t have to pre-book, just turn up.

30th April, 10:00 – 16:00

Mold Library, Earl Road, Mold, CH7 1AP

https://www.deeside.com/a494-deeside-17-nights-of-essential-works-will-see-lane-closures-in-both-directions