Local stories in the press this week
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| 11:13 UK time, Friday, 16 April 2010
Young soccer star scores for grandad - Leader
When 65-year-old Barry Carter, of Brynteg, Wrexham, died after a battle with leukaemia, grandson Gary Ray, 13, wanted to do something special to commemorate his life.
Schoolgirl battles back to help children with cancer - Denbighshire Visitor
Brave Anna, 12, from Corwen, who was once given only months to live, now provides support for other children battling cancer.
Gym the tonic for 90 year old heart-op patient - Rhyl Journal
Bill Moore celebrated his 90th birthday by being awarded lifetime membership to his favourite fitness centre - by his 96-year-old gym buddy!
Fight against 'dumping ground of Wales' in Deeside - Daily Post
Community leaders in Connah's Quay plan to fight proposals for a residual waste plant - rubbish that can't be composted - at Deeside Industrial Park.
Vigil for Johnstown man left fighting for life - Leader
Villagers in Johnstown, Wrexham, say they have been badly affected by an incident in which a popular resident suffered serious injuries at a bar in Chester.
Caring Mary Journal's Mum of the Year - Rhyl Journal
Mum-of-three Mary Banim, who has been battling with lymphoma for 20 years and cares for her husband John, 63, who suffers from cancer of the oesophagus, wins Mum of the Year.
Broughton residents suffering 'life of hell' - Leader
Residents whose houses are next to major roadworks on the A55 at Broughton claim their lives have been made hell by six months of noise and dust.
Flintshire to spend more on pothole repairs - Chronicle
Flintshire Council has spent about £400,000 on fixing the county's weather-beaten roads after the winter cold snap - and the figure is to rise.
- Wrexham council to borrow £1.6m to mend potholes - BBC News
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