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It was a brilliant performance from Wrexham in front of another bumper crowd at home. 

The lost lives of 266 men in the Gresford Colliery Disaster will be marked in an annual memorial service next week.

Sixty years ago, Pam and Dean Hammond eloped to Gretna Green in Scotland to lawfully marry. Too young to marry in England without the consent of…

The latest stories from BBC Travel on travel topics from all over the globe: culture, identity, food, history, heritage, archaeology, nature, sustainability, adventure, experiences, destinations and other themes that celebrate the people and places that make the world diverse and amazing.

A COMMUNITY spirited group in Wrexham is appealing for new recruits, as it celebrates its 60th anniversary.

Once a down-on-its-luck coal-mining town, the unassuming Welsh city is experiencing a tourism boom – and locals say there's more to love than just its football team.

As they call it, before they chose this club, but have now been given but have now been given the freedom of wrexham for the way they galvanised the club, thanks to their tv series on theirjourney, have put the whole town in the world stage. go, wrexham! go on, wrexham! go, wrexham! i right on cue, a coach party of young footballers from boston, usa, and also hooked, inside, a fan all the way from alabama, who is finally getting to see the club hes fallen in love with. after so long ofjust actua...

"ive got to come out here." even if i cant get a ticket to one of the games, i have to be here just for the culture, just for the environment — just how exciting everything is. well, this place has become totally iconic around the world, as you can see now. ithink, more famous, youd have to say, than the rovers return or the queen vic. but, you know, this story isnt just about the present and the future. its also about recognising the clubs historical connection with the community of this town...

TODAY the Leader takes a drive out to the past for a dose of nostalgia, from garages, registrations and first cars.

76-year-old Peter Wall, from the West Midlands, has contacted the Leader in the hope of finding someone who can help him in his search...