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New solar farm project planned in Wrexham could power over 22,000 homes
Plans to create a new solar farm capable of providing electricity for over 22,000 homes could be submitted as soon as this summer. Lightsource bp has been consulting residents in the Coedpoeth, Rhostyllen and New Broughton over proposals for the Plas Power Solar and Energy Storage Project. The 136-h...
Welsh Affairs Committee Rob & Ryan comment ‘taken out of context’ says Deputy Leader of Council
The Deputy Leader of Wrexham Council has said there is a ‘Rob and Ryan’ effect on housing availability in Wrexham, as “…there has been a noticeable shift in businesses and individuals catering for the increasing number of visitors”. The Welsh Affairs Committee had extra focus this week, in...
New gym plans for Wrexham Industrial Estate could create 70 jobs
An application has been submitted to Wrexham Council to convert two industrial units on Abenbury Way into a gym. v.1 The post New gym plans for Wrexham Industrial Estate could create 70 jobs appeared first on Wrexham.com....
Wrexham man taking on London Marathon challenge for disabled skiers
A Wrexham-man is taking on the London Marathon for Disability Snowpsort UK (DSUK) in a virtual challenge to help raise £2,000 for the charity that helped his son learn how to ski. Stephen Walker, 65, will run the virtual route in North Wales on April 21. His step-son Michael, 29, has a visual impai...
Almost one in five people in Wales waiting to start NHS treatment
Almost one in five people in Wales are waiting to begin NHS treatment. New figures released today show that 591,600 individual patients are currently on a treatment waiting list in Wales – the highest figure on record. The number of patient pathways in Wales increased in February from 754,800 to j...
Drunk man threatened to 'murder' neighbour before trimming her hedge with a kitchen knife
Joe Oldfield had also wrongly accused Wetherspoons worker of racial slur
Wales Transport Secretary calls for targeted 20mph zones near schools and hospitals
Wales’ controversial 20mph policy should be targeted at schools, hospitals and nurseries, the new transport secretary suggested. Ken Skates, who was appointed to the cabinet last month, told the Senedd there is widespread support for 20mph in areas where children and older people are at risk. He s...
Airbnb expansion exacerbates housing woes for ex-offenders in Wrexham as Rob & Ryan dodge blame
Lack of accommodation in Wrexham contributes to issues for ex-offenders trying to find housing, however a ‘Rob and Ryan’ effect of AirBnb’s popping up was nullified as other areas report the same problems, a Westminster committee has heard. The Welsh Affairs Committee has been examining the qu...
Friends and Wrexham AFC fans taking on walking challenge for Dynamic
A group of friends and Wrexham AFC fans are preparing to set off on an epic challenge in aid of a local organisation which provides services for children and young people with disabilities. Paco, Matt and Ste decided to set themselves a challenge and taken on something a bit different for charity. T...
North Wales Minister role branded as “tokenistic” by Plaid Cymru MS
First Minister Vaughan Gething announced he had decided to keep the post created by his predecessor Mark Drakeford v.1 The post North Wales Minister role branded as “tokenistic” by Plaid Cymru MS appeared first on Wrexham.com....
Number of Welsh 18-year-olds enrolling at Wrexham University “down 5 per cent this year”
Concerns have been raised in the Senedd over the decrease in Welsh student enrolment at Wrexham University. Vale of Clwyd representative Gareth Davies MS asked on Tuesday, “I would like to call for a statement from the new Cabinet Secretary for Education on the decrease in 18-year-olds enrolling i...
Prioritise support over punishment for young vapers, says Public Health Wales
Support should be prioritised over punishment when helping young people who want to quit vaping. That is the view of public health experts in Wales, which have today released a new report proposing that vaping should be treated as a dependency issue, rather than an act of deliberate misconduct and s...
North Wales couple killed in tragic head-on crash with police van
John Jackson from Wrexham had gone with his daughter to collect wife Nerys who had been working abroad, an inquest heart today
New video shows Wrexham AFC chairman “Baseball-izing” Football Game ahead of MLB World Tour
In anticipation of the MLB World Tour: London Series, Major League Baseball and Rob McElhenney’s More Better Industries have teamed up to show the U.K. what America’s Favorite Pastime, Baseball, is all about. In a new video released today, Wrexham AFC Co-Chairman and Philadelphia Phillies fan Ro...
'Beloved' grandfather killed by driver four times over drug drive limit
Judge brands death of George Stevenson 'thoroughly avoidable' but says it's not known if three-hour ambulance wait also played a part
Police appeal after “considerable amount of damage” at local primary school
An appeal has been launched after a “considerable amount of damage” was caused at a local primary school. Police say that incident took place at a school in the Coedpoeth area between the evening of Friday 12 April and the morning of Monday 15 April. In a statement NWP Wrexham Rural that it is ...
A view from Sam Rowlands – Welsh Conservative North Wales Member of the Senedd
Wrexham.com has invited the four North Wales Members of the Senedd to write a monthly column with updates on their work. You can find their updates – along with contributions from the Wrexham and Clwyd South MPs and MSs – here. In this month’s column, Welsh Conservative Member of the Senedd S...
“It is not for local authorities to fund local or national print media”, says Senedd committee
A Senedd committee appears to back the general principle that statutory notice law in Wales needs to change. The sounding Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill Stage 1 Report has been published and contains the committee’s views and recommendations on a range of important items, including a move t...
Over 6,000 illegal vapes seized in Wrexham in Trading Standards crackdown
Wrexham Trading Standards has been focussing on the availability of illegal disposable vapes v.1 The post Over 6,000 illegal vapes seized in Wrexham in Trading Standards crackdown appeared first on Wrexham.com....
Former First Minister Mark Drakeford honoured as one of the “Covid heroes”
The former First Minister has been honoured for the “reassuring way” he led Wales through the dark days of the Covid-19 pandemic. Mark Drakeford was presented with a 2024 Wales Care Award, at a celebration at the Senedd in Cardiff to mark the 30th anniversary of Care Forum Wales, which represent...