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Posted: Mon 17th May 2021 Pandemic impact on town centre set to be discussed by councillors – but “longer-term trends also need to be considered” Ways to “target empty and problematic buildings” in Wrexham town centre to meet the changing needs of the economy are set to be discussed this week. As with all towns and cities, the coronavirus pandemic has affected the occupancy rate in the town as several high street retailers and eateries shut up shop for good. Many of these have been on Eagles Meadow, with H&M, Frankie & Bennys (along with Plas Coch), Burger King, Pizza Express and m...

Brexit has wiped £250,000 off our sales says UK exporter Exports have plummeted due to delays, disruption and increased shipping fees 14:02, 21 APR 2021 Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice The boss of a UK insulation manufacturer says Brexit has cost his business £250,000 - in just the first three months of the year. William Bown,...

Updated: Thu 4th Feb View of the future for Wrexham as “Covid has been a game changer” for town centre A more joined up plan for the future of Wrexham town centre could emerge as the reality of the post-pandemic world was debated by councillors. At a meeting of the council’s employment, business and investment scrutiny committee yesterday morning councillors were presented with a series of potential projects and focal points to help the local economy recover post pandemic. These included how to increase tourism, expanding the offer at the World Heritage Site to increase footfall and vi...

Eagles Meadow WREXHAM town centre will never be the same after the coronavirus pandemic, a council officer has warned. It follows a sharp reduction in footfall as all but essential businesses have been forced to shut their doors on several occasions as part of national lockdown measures. A number of high street chains have left the town centre in the wake of the crisis, including H&M, QD Stores, Pizza Express and Frankie & Benny’s. Debenhams, which occupies one of the flagship units on Eagles Meadow, is also set to close after the brand was sold off to online fashion retailer Booh...