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Wrexham Council awaits Welsh Government guidance on 20MPH changes and welcomes community input

Wrexham Council are waiting to hear from Welsh Government for guidance on how any possible to changes to 20MPH will take place. Cabinet Secretary for Transport Ken Skates announced local residents will be encouraged to contact Wrexham Council “to tell them where they think 20mph should be targeted...

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New role for Big Nev as Gŵyl Wal Goch returns to Wrexham for 2024!

Gŵyl Wal Goch will return to Wrexham – the spiritual home of football in Wales – this summer with a new patron. There’s a stellar list of guests at this year’s festival, taking place at venues across Wrexham between 31 May – 2 June, including Chelsea, Everton and Scotland hero Pat Nevin,...

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Hydro Announces £13m Investment in State-of-the-Art Scrap Sorting Facility at Wrexham Plant

A £13m investment on Wrexham Industrial Estate has been announced by Hydro. Hydro has an aluminium recycling facility on based on the industrial estate with the plant having annual production capacity of 60,000 metric tons of extrusion ingot. Hydro say they have now decided to invest £13m in a “...

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Fearless fundraisers to scale their biggest challenge yet for children’s hospices

A team of fearless fundraisers are about to take on their biggest ever feat for a transformative children’s charity. Lecturers and staff led by Karl Jackson, Assistant Principal for the Institute of Technology at Coleg Cambria’s Bersham Road site in Wrexham, are aiming to complete the Skye is th...

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Plans submitted for microbrewery on Wrexham farm

The application to Wrexham Council seeks permission to convert an agricultural building on Old Farm in Bowling Bank v.1 The post Plans submitted for microbrewery on Wrexham farm appeared first on Wrexham.com....

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Warning issued after ‘lithium battery’ causes fire at Wrexham recycling centre

A lithium battery is believed to have caused a fire at a household recycling centre in Wrexham last month. Emergency services were called to the blaze on Bryn Lane, on the Wrexham Industrial Estate on 18 March. Three crews from Wrexham, one crew from Johnstown, one crew from Deeside and one crew fro...

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Demand for Welsh courses ‘outstripping capacity’

A target to reach a million Welsh speakers by 2050 is “almost impossible” to hit due to real-terms budget cuts, with demand for courses outstripping capacity, a committee heard. Dona Lewis, chief executive of the National Centre for Learning Welsh, gave evidence to the Senedd’s culture committ...

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New economy minister sets out his priorities for Wales

Wales’ new economy secretary set out his priorities against the backdrop of a significant rise in economic inactivity and a fall in employment compared to the rest of the UK. Jeremy Miles outlined his aim to make Wales the best place to start, invest in and grow a business by improving productivit...

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Mystery 'balaclava biker' wanted by police after terrorising two Welsh villages

Police say the man who also wear ski goggles is causing 'distress' to communities

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Dramatic North Wales drugs raid as police officer leaps through panel of front door

The raid was carried out in Wrexham and three people were arrested

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Proposals submitted to turn Wrexham beauty salon into children’s home

The property on Chester Road, near the Nine Acre field, was most recently used as a beauty and aesthetics clinic v.1 The post Proposals submitted to turn Wrexham beauty salon into children’s home appeared first on Wrexham.com....

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Friends take on 45-mile ultramarathon to raise funds for mental health charity

A group of friends are preparing to take on a 45-mile ultramarathon to help raise vital funds for a mental health charity. Callum Davies and Richard Austin, from Wrexham and friend Finn Gibbens, from the West Country, will run from the Wales/England border in Shropshire to Aberystwyth on the west co...

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Three arrested over ‘intent to supply Class B drugs’

Three people have been arrested and drugs, cash and phones have been seized following a drugs warrant in Wrexham. The Wrexham Rural Neighbourhood Policing Team have detailed they executed the warrant at a premises in Gwersyllt last Tuesday on April 16th. They said, “A large amount of drugs, believ...

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16 year old charged with range of driving offences in Rhos

Local police have said a 16 year old was charged with a range of offences yesterday. Wrexham Rural officers said, “Shortly before 11:00 hours a vehicle failed to stop for officers in Rhos. “The vehicle was located and driver arrested. A 16 year old male has now been charged with – Failing to s...

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A view from Wrexham’s Member of Parliament

Wrexham.com has invited Wrexham & Clwyd South Members of Parliament and Members of the Senedd to write a monthly article with updates on their work in their respective Parliaments and closer to home – you can find them all here. In this month’s column Wrexham’s MP, Sarah Atherton writes: ...

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Wales' 20mph overhaul to start in September but critics complain 'nothing has changed'

Transport secretary Ken Skates said the public will be encouraged to lobby their councils for change

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New options being developed for A494 River Dee crossing

Transport secretary Ken Skates confirmed the scheme will go ahead but with a new timeline and possibly a new design

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Wrexham Council set to decide on 20mph ‘adjustments’ which ‘begin from September’

Cabinet Secretary for Transport Ken Skates has today announced a ‘change of course’ on the Wales’ controversial 20mph policy. The newly appointed cabinet secretary (pictured above this afternoon delivering the news) confirmed that the Welsh Government will be embarking on a “genuine programm...

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Home-adaptation updates shared for young Wrexham AFC fan

Wrexham AFC fan Louis Perrin, 4, is receiving a more accessible home thanks to generous donations.

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Wrexham University announces its new Vice Chancellor

Wrexham University say they are "delighted" to announce the appointment of Professor Joe Yates as their new Vice-Chancellor