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Wrexham Council currently offer free parking after 11am in some of their town centre carparks – with a decision on if to extend the promotion yet to be made. A parking promotion was brought in immediately at the start of the pandemic to support essential shopping and keyworkers, with that then extended to September 2020 […]

FAW and Council set to co-fund 3G pitches at Ysgol Rhosnesni and Ysgol y Grango Wrexham Council are continuning the roll out of ‘state of the art’ sporting facilities in a partnership with the FAW. The FAW (Trust) (Club and community facilities funding panel) has agreed a further award of £200,000 to Wrexham Council for the provision of 3G football club hubs – subject to the Council contributing a match funding commitment. The report before councillors explains Ysgol Bryn Alyn was also o...

WORK to expand a Wrexham school is really taking shape. The extension of Barker’s Lane school started in January and will form a new nursery facility and increase classroom capacity to allow for an increase of pupils from 210 to 315. It is intended that the increase will see smaller class sizes currently at the school in addition to relieving the pressures on other English medium schools across the town centre. The foundations for the new extension are finished, work has started on th...

Residents urged to dispose of used lateral flow tests safely and responsibly Wrexham Council is urging to dispose of used lateral flow tests responsibly. As many as one-in-three people might have the virus without displaying any symptoms and more and more people are now using the rapid response self-tests on a regular basis However in some instances people have been putting their used tests in with their recycling or not disposing of them correctly. The following advice on how to safely dispose...

“Delight” as Reclaim Tax Wales chose Chirk for Welsh HQ A company has expanded into Wales creating several new jobs locally after choosing Chirk for their HQ. The Leader of Wrexham County Borough Council Mark Pritchard and Chirk Councillor and Lead Member for Economic Development Terry Evans visited the Reclaim Tax Wales Office at the scenic Brynkinalt Business Centre in Chirk. With over 10 years experience Reclaim Tax Wales are experts in specialist areas of tax relief, including Capital...

Sutton foster carers share their experiences For the next two weeks, Sutton will shine a light on inspirational foster carers in the borough. Foster Care Fortnight aims to celebrate fostering and the impact it has upon lives - with this years theme being why we care. Here we have spoken to some of Suttons foster carers who have shared their experiences with us. Long-term foster carer Helen Longford said: “We have been fostering for about 14 years now and have looked after many childre...

Sutton foster carers share their experiences For the next two weeks, Sutton will shine a light on inspirational foster carers in the borough. Foster Care Fortnight aims to celebrate fostering and the impact it has upon lives - with this years theme being why we care. Here we have spoken to some of Suttons foster carers who have shared their experiences with us. Long-term foster carer Helen Longford said: “We have been fostering for about 14 years now and have looked after many childre...

PUPILS at Ysgol Glan Clwyd will return to face to face learning on Wednesday, May 12, after a reported positive Covid-19 result over the weekend. NHS Wales Test, Trace, Protect has been working closely with the school, Public Health Wales and the local authority, and a further test has come back negative. As a result, they are now satisfied students who had been requested to isolate, have not been exposed to the virus at the school and it is safe for them to return to normal activities. ...

FLINTSHIRE and Wrexham Councils have defended their support for care homes after being included in a "league of shame" by Care Forum Wales. A “terrible ten” local authorities who pay the lowest care home fees in Wales have been named and shamed – including five of the six councils in North Wales. According to industry champions Care Forum Wales (CFW), care homes are the victims of an untenable post code lottery which means they are paid wildly differing fees depending on which count...

PUPILS at Ysgol Glan Clwyd will return to face to face learning on Wednesday, May 12, after a reported positive Covid-19 result over the weekend. NHS Wales Test, Trace, Protect has been working closely with the school, Public Health Wales and the local authority, and a further test has come back negative. As a result, they are now satisfied students who had been requested to isolate, have not been exposed to the virus at the school and it is safe for them to return to normal activities. ...