A LOCAL football team has been congratulated for putting Flintshire 'firmly on the map'.

Flintshire Council's chair Cllr Marion Bateman and her Consort Cllr Haydn Bateman welcomed John and Roma Gray from Connah's Quay Nomads Football Club to County Hall recently.

The Grays presented the Chair with a gift from the Provost of East Ayrshire Council.

This was as a result of the Nomads playing in the Europa League against Kilmarnock FC.

A spokesman for the council said: "This match, and others played recently, meant that last season was a highly successful season for the club, putting Flintshire firmly on the football map."