Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod

The Eisteddfod returns to Llangollen for its 77th year, from 2-7 July and features concerts with Tom Jones on 2 July, followed during the week with Welsh folk superstars Calan, Royal Harpist Alis Huws, Britain’s Got Talent semi-finalists John’s Boys Chorus, West End stars Kerry Ellis and John-Owen Jones, the return of GRAMMY award winning Gregory Porter and a Gala Concert with mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins.

If you need any information about what’s on during the week, ticket information etc., please visit their website

General Election: 4 July

Residents will take to the polls to vote in the General Election 2024 on Thursday, 4 July.

The polls will be open from 7am on polling day, and residents will be able to cast their vote up until 10pm.

For Denbighshire, this General Election will be held on 4 new constituency boundaries. These are Bangor Aberconwy, Clwyd East, Clwyd North and Dwyfor Meirionydd. These replace the previous constituencies of Clwyd South, Clwyd West and Vale of Clwyd.

Denbighshire residents can find their polling station here, this is where they can go to cast their vote.

This is the first General Election where residents are required to bring along their voter ID. There a number of ID’s that will be accepted including a Driving licence or a Passport, the full information on voter ID can be found here.

Once votes have been cast, the ballot boxes in all constituencies are transported to a count centre, which is a large space where counting can begin. This process goes on through the night, with final results usually coming in by late morning the following day. The Clwyd North count will be held at Denbigh Leisure Centre.

Steve Price, Democratic Services Manager said:

“We would like to remind all Denbighshire residents that they will need to bring suitable photo ID along to be able to cast their vote in a polling station, there a number of forms of ID that will be included, such as a passport or driver's license.”

Councillor Alan James to take up role of Cabinet Member for Local Development and Planning

Following the sad passing of Councillor Win Mullen-James in May, her loving husband has now gracefully offered to step forward to continue her duties as Denbighshire County Council’s Lead Member for Local Development and Planning.

After a 30-year career as a Social Worker, specialising in Mental Health and Childcare, Councillor Alan James was elected to Rhyl Town Council in 2012.

In October of 2016, Councillor James was elected to County Council at a bi -election. Councillor James also served as Mayor of Rhyl for the 2017/18 term as Mayor of Rhyl.

Councillor James served as chair of Denbighshire County Council for the 2020/21 term.

Councillor James currently sits as vice chair of planning and is also on various committees.

Councillor Jason McLellan, Leader of the Council and Lead Member for Economic Growth & Tackling Deprivation said:

“Councillor Alan James is an experienced and respected councillor and has a wealth of knowledge on planning issues.

He is hard working and I, and the rest of Cabinet, are looking forward to working with him.”