A Senedd petition calling for stronger licensing of high-occupancy visitor accommodation in Wales is now live, and I'd urge everyone in Brynford and Halkyn — an...

Residents living just metres from Tiger Tim's proposed new firelighter storage warehouse in Rhosesmor are asking Flintshire County Council's Planning Committee ...

Flintshire County Council met on 1 July 2026 to consider a range of items including its annual schedule of member remuneration, an update on petitions received ...

The Education, Youth and Culture Overview and Scrutiny Committee met on 26 June, chaired by Vice-Chair Councillor Gina Madison. A significant portion of the mee...

This post covers my appearance at Education, Youth & Culture Overview & Scrutiny Committee - Thursday 26 March 2026. On this page

School Transport Task and Finish Group – Environment and Economy Overview and Scrutiny Committee, 17 March 2026 Councillor Fran Lister attended the Environment ...

Dear Residents, I have taken the decision to leave the Labour group and join the Liberal Democrat group. When I was elected, I promised to work hard for our com...

This post covers my appearance at Social & Health Care Overview & Scrutiny Committee - Thursday 12 February 2026. On this page The Oxford Brain Story is a proje...

This post covers my appearance at Education, Youth & Culture Overview & Scrutiny Committee - Friday 6 February 2026. On this page Councillor Lister addresses a ...

Happy New Year to you all! I hope you’ve had a peaceful start to 2026 and managed to enjoy the festive season even if it seems a distant memory now! Over the pa...

As a teacher myself, and with a clear understanding of how staff welfare directly affects school performance and, ultimately, pupil outcomes, I want to highligh...

This post covers my appearance at Education, Youth & Culture Overview & Scrutiny Committee - Thursday 4 December 2025. On this page (Fill in description here)

This post covers my appearance at Education, Youth & Culture Overview & Scrutiny Committee - Thursday 22 May 2025. On this page I recently challenged the curren...

I had initially planned to move to a quarterly blog, but the more I learn about the council and my role within it, the more I find I have to write about. Since ...

Happy New Year to you all! I hope you’ve had a peaceful start to 2025 and managed to enjoy the festive season, despite the challenges the winter weather has thr...

Hello and welcome to my latest update! It’s been a busy few months here in Flintshire, with plenty of developments and challenges we’re working through. I’m her...

This post covers my appearance at Education, Youth & Culture Overview & Scrutiny Committee - Thursday 17 October 2024. On this page As a newly elected councillo...

August has been a busy month, mostly due to having two energetic young boys at home for the summer holidays. After a lovely family holiday in Scotland, which is...

Despite the purdah period leading up to the General Election on July 4th, council business continued as usual, and July turned out to be a very busy month. As a...

I've started to handle some casework and am getting familiar with the appropriate officers to contact for various issues. My first case involved homelessness, w...

May has been another busy month with lots going on in the skies above and down here on earth. I attended a session run by City of Sanctuary to understand the We...

Eight weeks ago, the idea of standing for election hadn’t even crossed my mind. It's true what they say about being in the right place at the right time; a seri...