It's up to you according to which side of the fence you're on. Planned changes affecting the A55 and A494 around the Ewloe Interchange, Mold and the Northop turn offs seems to be splitting local opinion.
If you live in the path of the changes then you're likely to be angry at the prospect of a major road running through your back garden. Chris L has been the first to voice dissent.
But, if you're one of the thousands of commuters who get stuck in rush hour tailbacks at Alltami as you struggle daily on to the A55 at the Ewloe Interchange (traffic webcam), then you are possibly a little more optimistic.
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The newspaper is providing good coverage of the Urdd Welsh youth festival which is being held in Ruthin this year.
Among the stories, there is an interview with , 91, who competed in the first ever Urdd Eisteddfod in Corwen in 1929.
Don't forget you can keep up to date with news from the showfield by using ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Wales' Welsh language service - bbc.co.uk/cymru - and if you can't read Welsh, just switch on the online translator.
Finally, Rhian has been in touch to wish her daughter good luck as she is one of the many competitors. Are you going?
Well it certainly moved for people living in North Wales who mailed in overnight saying their windows and doors rattled. Initially they thought there had been an earth tremor - but it turned out it was a sonic boom from a Eurofighter jet.
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The planning is over, the preparations are almost complete and the fun is about to start. For Monday is the opening day of the (), Europe's biggest youth festival which, this year, comes from Ruthin.
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Well, that's what the experts said last night at a meeting to reveal findings into an archaeological survey at the former top secret WWII munitions factory at Rhydymwyn, near Mold.
For years the secrecy surrounding the served only to fuel rumour about what, if anything, could still be hidden in underground tunnels that once housed thousands of mustard gas shells during the height of production in the war years. And speculation has been rife for the last few decades since it was revealed that the works somehow played a role in the research into the first atomic bomb.
But last night specialists from Birmingham University, who have been surveying the site, released their findings to an expectant crowd. And they said there was nothing left in the secret tunnels - nothing.
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Liverpool FC are returning to Wrexham again this year for a pre season friendly with the Dragons at the Racecourse ground on Saturday, 15 July, reports
The public are invited to a meeting tonight (7pm) to learn more about the findings of an archaeological survey on the former top secret WWII weapons site, , Rhydymwyn, near Mold - and to discuss what should happen there in the future.
Today, is being reclaimed as a nature reserve but in the 1940s workers were reportedly manufacturing 40,000 chemical weapons shells every week and the site was used to evaluate research into the first atomic bomb.
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A village has launched a fight to save its post office from closure. The reports tonight that 800 people have signed a petition supporting Mancot Post Office which could be forced to close due to a government move to transfer traditional services to banks. Glenys Diskin, who has run the post office for 20 years with her husband, Alan, told the 'paper: "If a village like this can get that many signatures, there must be millions more across the UK who feel the same." The petition ask the government not to stop the Post Office Account Card, which is used to receive pensions and benefits.
Workers and locals near Airbus in Broughton, Flintshire, got their first glimpse of the A380 super jumbo in flight yesterday, as it circled twice over the factory where its wings are made. Around 6000 Airbus workers witnessed the flight, reports before the plane headed to Heathrow airport.
Andy from Broughton described it as an "amazing sight" and pictures sent in to the NE Wales website certainly confirm that view.
The world's biggest passenger jumbo, the A380, is due to fly over the region later this morning for the first time. The plane is taking a detour from the the Berlin Air Show so workers at Broughton Airbus UK factory - where the plane's wings are being made - can take their first glimpse of the aeroplane in flight. We're inviting you to share your photos and views of this special occasion by getting in touch with us.
, which you can watch online, will be filming live the landing at Heathrow Airport later this morning.
More than 400 letters have been sent to North Wales Police opposing plans which could see the force being merged with the three others to make an all-Wales constabulary. Among the most prominent objectors is Sir William, who lives at Hawarden Castle, Hawarden, the home of his ancestor, former Prime Minister Sir William Ewart Gladstone.
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Excitement is building in Ruthin as work has just begun to erect a 1,600-seater pavilion for the national Welsh youth festival, the Urdd, which is expected to attract 100,000 visitors, reports .
Meanwhile, in Connah's Quay, finishing touches are being put on plans for the town's second annual outdoor youth and music festival. This year the event, organised by local group Deecat, takes place at Wepre Park and features local unsigned bands who battled it out in an earlier competition for a place on the stage.
Saltney historian and photographer Ron Reynolds has submitted some old pictures of the day the former Connah's Quay power station was demolished. Take a look...
Flintshire Council is giving free access to a huge family history website which allows you to search your family history back hundreds of years. The Ancestry database gives details of all the UK censi from 1841-1901 and also includes birth, marriage and death records from 1837 as well as parish records stretching back to the 1600s and even earlier.
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Llangollen is playing its part in the intrigue surrounding Dan Brown's controversial book, The Da Vinci Code.
The book claims a conspiracy surrounded the Holy Grail mythology. And one Llangollen legend suggests the Grail was brought to Castell Dinas Brân for safe-keeping in the 1st Century.
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Two big walking festivals are being held in Wrexham and Denbighshire with a series of guided rambles. runs until Sunday and is designed to encourage people to exercise. Meanwhile, starts Friday and includes a ghost walk along Prestatyn Promenade in search of the so-called White Lady.
Should tidal power be considered as an alternative to "ugly and unreliable" wind farms?
That's the view of Clwyd West MP David Jones who has backed the construction of a tidal lagoon off the coast of Kinmel Bay, according to the .
Do you agree with his comments which come as wind farm developers have begun new investigation work four miles off the coast of Abergele?
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Congratulations to the at Llangollen which beat off competition from hundreds of other entries to be voted the best pub in Wales.
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It was a case of 'goodnight Vienna' for popstar Midge Ure whose gig in Llangollen tomorrow has been cancelled because of poor ticket sales. Midge, one of the big names behind Live Aid and Live 8, was former frontman of Ultravox whose '80s hits included Vienna.
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Campaigners trying to save Prestatyn community hospital say they're angry after members of Denbighshire Local Health Board voted today to go ahead with its closure.
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For those on the outside, transvestism or cross dressing is probably not taken too seriously. But spare a thought for people like Tracey who writes: "I am female born the wrong gender and have pretended to be male for 65 years." Of a sex change, she writes: "It is painful, a long and difficult process but experience tells me it would have been worth it. Better a few years of hardship than a lifetime of unhappiness."
Tracey is not alone. Elen was the first to get in touch to share her experiences: "I had known about transvestites for a long time but had never imagined myself to be one; a bit of kinky dressing up in private was, to my mind, a very different matter from pretending to be a woman in public!"
You can read more of Elen's story and other people's personal experiences in My Story.
The lonely walk to the gallows by the last man to be hanged at Ruthin Gaol will be re-enacted on Saturday as part of Museums and Galleries Week.
The last moments of the life of William Hughes will be staged throughout the day. It is part of the gaol’s execution exhibition which is open every day throughout May. Use the weblink to find out more about the gaol's past.
Have Wrexham football fans Les & Brian come up with an alternative to the offical England World Cup song? Les, 62, says he and Brian, 60, who are both well known newspaper journalists in Wrexham, temporarily ditched their Welsh Dragon shirts and wrote and recorded the song, A Bagful of Goals, for fun. Find out more and listen to the song.
Defence company BAE Systems was defiant over its decision to sell its 20 per cent stake in aircraft builder Airbus in the face of shareholder anger yesterday. reports that the company faced a barrage of questions at its annual general meeting from shareholders concerned about the security of jobs - many of which are based in Broughton, Flintshire.
Find out what workers and other people are saying by reading their comments on the messageboard.
Locals staged a protest in Corwen yesterday against plans by Denbighshire Council to do away with free parking.
Residents have already collected a 1,500 petition and staged an earlier parking protest on the A5 to demonstrate their anger against the fees ranging from 40p an hour to £2 for all day parking.
You can read more on the website of local newspaper, the .
As D-day looms for Prestatyn's under-threat community hospital, plans to reveal its fate have caused outrage - because the all-important public meeting takes place in Rhyl, reports .
Feeling is already running high in Prestatyn about the plans. Resident Gareth writes: "After many years of providing excellent care facilities to the town's people the local health board in their wisdom are trying to shut this much used resource for the people of Denbighshire's second largest town."
Workers and their hair styles are one of the topics of discussion in our local history section. For Vicky & Maureen have been in touch to raise the issue of steelworkers and textile mill workers who were big on barnets - so much so they'd go to work in their curlers!
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'There's no need to sell off the family silver!' That's what the taxman has told the Myddleton family, who lived for generations in Chirk Castle after they offered 20 artefacts in lieu of inheritance tax.
There had been fears that the paintings, furniture and vases and other heirlooms might have to be sold privately. But they can now stay at the castle, provided they remain under the care of the National Trust. has the full story.
Highlights at this year's (May 19 - June 5) include the Hallé Orchestra, Carlson Dance Company Workshop and Performance, An Evening with Author Jasper Fforde, a Salsa Dance Social and a Jive Dance Masquerade Ball. There are lots of events for children too, including arts & crafts sessions, storytelling, drama days and toy workshops. Download the programme from the website.
Wrexham Council has published a leaflet, , designed to 'bust myths' concerning foreign nationals living and working in Wrexham, the numbers of which has risen sharply in the last two years. It has been produced as some local residents raised concerns about the change in the population make-up of Wrexham.
Meanwhile, Swati Sharples, who lives and works in the region, has produced a short film for ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Wales talking about her journey from her home in India to North Wales. And in our Food mini site people like Wrexham shopkeeper Monika, who sells produce from her native Poland, talk about culinary differences and similarities.
The worrying could at last be over for Wrexham fans as the takeover of the club has been agreed, with contracts exchanged between administrators and local car dealer Neville Dickens. reports that if creditors and shareholders agree, Wrexham can move out of administration, preserving their league status. The news emerged just before Wrexham's home 1-1 draw with Oxford United on Saturday. Meanwhile, supporters have been having their say in the Fans' forum.
Talacre and Gronant beaches have been awarded a Yellow Flag rating - the highest award rural beaches can achieve, says the website - after undergoing inspections laid down for the quality of water and sands over 20 weeks.
| 08:03 UK time, Wednesday, 31 May 2006
