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23 Jun

Reusable takeaway tins scheme scoops up international Cittaslow award

June 23, 2021
By Andrea Mearns

A year-long pilot project offering takeaway food customers in Mold and Caerwys the choice of ditching single-use plastic and cardboard packaging, gained international recognition at the weekend winning the prestigious Cittaslow Chiocciola Orange 2021 Award. The innovative Naked Takeaway scheme sees reusable food containers offered to customers...

06 Jun

Mold

Totally Mold vouchers

June 23, 2021
By Andrea Mearns

79 fantastic Mold businesses now accepting Totally Mold vouchers “If Every Adult in Mold spent just £5 per week in their local shops and businesses, instead of online or outside of the town, it would be worth £2 MILLION going directly into our local economy. Which...

22 May

Mold

Birthday party for Mold Plastic Reduction group hailed a great success

May 22, 2020
By Clare Haylett

A party with a difference took place using Zoom video conferencing recently to celebrate Mold Plastic Reduction’s first birthday - with the exciting news that the town had just been awarded ‘Plastic Free Community’ status by environmental charity Surfers Against Sewage (SAS). Over 50 people joined...

01 May

Mold

Growing together

May 17, 2020
By admin

FlintShare is a community run social enterprise based in Flintshire, North Wales, which provides members with the opportunity to help produce their own food. Do you enjoy eating delicious, fresh, organically grown fruit and veg? Whether you grow already or would like to learn, come and...

01 May

Mold

Friends make all the difference

May 17, 2020
By admin

The Friends of Bailey Hill, Mold, have had a very productive year organising a series of monthly ‘Odd-Job Days’, doing small tasks in the less-used and wilder parts of the park. We work to a schedule agreed with Flintshire County Council (FCC) and implemented under...

01 May

Mold

Celyn Farmers’ Market in Mold

May 17, 2020
By admin

Celyn Farmers’ Market is held twice a month, on the first and third Saturdays, from 9am to 1pm. The venue is St Mary’s Church Hall, King Street, Mold CH7 1LA, where stalls can be found both inside the hall and spilling outside into the grounds. On...

29 Apr

Mold

The natural cost of meat

May 17, 2020
By admin

Our food choices affect more than our carbon footprints. Recently there’s been more interest in plant-based food - from prominent chefs like Eddie Shepherd with his pioneering cuisine, to Greggs (the largest bakery chain in the UK) and their soaring profits thanks to vegan sausage rolls. A...

29 Apr

Mold

One Voice Wales Innovative Practice Awards 2019

May 17, 2020
By admin

The importance of highlighting the innovative work of town and community councils in Wales, was highlighted during the annual One Voice Wales Innovative Practice Awards, held at the Royal Welsh Showground. With over 30 councils taking part and more than 50 applications submitted, the judges had...

29 Apr

Mold

Greening up Mold

May 17, 2020
By admin

Last year, nearly 100 trees were planted in Mold with the help of some amazing volunteers. Flintshire County Council, North Wales Wildlife Trust and Mold Town Council worked together on the project, giving careful consideration to select the best tree species for each site particularly...

29 Apr

Mold

Mold Spring Clean – volunteers make Mold sparkle

May 27, 2020
By admin

This year will be the eleventh Mold Spring Clean. Residents and businesses are invited to identify areas in and around the town that should be included in the event, an annual effort organised by Mold Town Council and helped by Keep Wales Tidy. Everyone is invited...