Coldplay’s Flintshire Guitarist Ranks Fourth Alongside Ronan Keating

THE MEN behind one of the regions most successful businesses have proved they have what it takes to top the UK’s definitive rich list.

The news comes after the publication of the Sunday Times Rich List UK yesterday and highlights the success of the local men.

..not the only success story from Flintshire – Coldplay guitarist Jonny Buckland, a former pupil at Ysgol Maes Garmon, has been ranked fourth on the Young Entertainers Rich List.Along with fellow band members Chris Martin, Guy Berryman and Will Champion he has netted a fortunes of £10m.

The band have been placed fourth of the Young entertainers list and tie with singer Emma Bunton and Ronan Keating.

It is the eighteenth definitive guide to the richest people in Britain and Ireland and profiles the 1,000 richest people and families in the UK.

The list is based on identifiable wealth – land, property, other assets such as art and racehorses, or significant shares in publicly quoted companies, and excludes bank accounts.

The figures show that the wealth in the Northwest has grown by more than a third in the past 12 months.

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