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The town centre is set for another large digital advertising hoarding, as Wrexham Council’s Planning Department have approved a sign they dismissed a year ago. The move is the latest in a long line of approved digital adverts as Wrexham moves to 2022 modernisation, as we wrote earlier in the year, applications elsewhere have been […]

Wrexham’s Racecourse ground could host a full home international fixture in 2026. FAW President Steve Williams revealed the possibility as he was receiving a Civic Award from Wrexham Council this evening. The Ysgol Rhiwabon alumni took the reins of the Football Association of Wales earlier this year and joined the virtual Full Council meeting to […]

A new paediatric formulation of the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for children aged 5 to 11 after meeting the required safety, quality and effectiveness standards. This approval was given following a “robust review of safety data that shows a positive benefit-risk profile for this vaccine to be used in this age group.” […]

North Wales’ top doctor has urged people to come forward for their booster jab ahead of what is expected to be a large increase in omicron cases in January. In the last week alone there has been a huge increase in the number of covid-19 vaccines administered across the region, with 66,000 people being vaccinated […]

£5.25m is being made available to assist Wales’ arts organisations, museums, libraries and independent cinemas through the winter months, The fund will be available to organisations that are in “genuine difficulty” – such as being at risk of closure of loss of jobs – unless further support is provided. This risk must be “as a […]

The Senedd was recalled for a session this afternoon to hear a statement from the First Minister, and gave the oppertunity for Members to quiz the FM on various topics around the pandemic response and recent regulations. You can read the full written record here, with some of the Q&A exchanges extracted from the session […]

Permission for the fast food chains application to open a restaurant on the Plas Coch Retail Park was turned down by councillors in June. v.1

A sixth of people living with dementia spent Christmas Day alone last year, a survey by Alzheimer’s Society Cymru has found. Restrictions in place due to the pandemic meant that people were forced to spend the festive period away from their loved ones, leaving a fifth of families struggling with feelings of guilt and anger […]

A draft action plan aiming to increase diversity in Wrexham Council ahead of the next election is set to be backed by councillors. The document, which has been released ahead of this week’s full council meeting, includes a commitment to “encourage representation from under-represented groups in leadership roles whenever possible”. It has been drafted after […]

Almost 40 per cent of adults in Wrexham have received their coronavirus booster jab. Figures released by Public Health Wales show that of the 110,472 people in the county borough over the age of 18, 43,096 have come forward for their third vaccine. It is likely that this number has increased in recent days after […]