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Facebook
Facebook users in Wrexham are now able to access information and services normally found on our website via the Wrexham County Borough Council page (external link). The page includes feeds from our News, What's On and Food Hygiene Inspection Scores areas as well as information and links about Pride In Your Streets, Paying Your Bills and Popular Links on the website.

Tel: 01978 292000
Email: webmaster@wrexham.gov.uk

Facts, Figures & Statistics
Wrexham Facts, Figures and Statistics information. This section provides a wide range of key statistical information about the Borough of Wrexham.

Tel: 01978 292000
Email: Contact-Us@wrexham.gov.uk

Family History
A computerised record of all interments from 1876 to the present day is maintained in the Wrexham Cemetery office, and, during normal working hours, cemetery staff will try to assist visitors seeking to locate graves.

For deeper research purposes, access to original cemetery records and registers can be gained by appointment with the Superintendent.

An online marriages index search facility is available on this website, which allows you to search through the marriage index of the Wrexham County Borough for the years 1837 to 1997.

An online births index search facility is available on this website, which allows you to search through the birth index of the Wrexham County Borough and several other North and Mid Wales regions for the years 1837 to 1950.

The online deaths index search facility is available on this website, which allows you to search through the death index of the Wrexham County Borough and several other North and Mid Wales regions for the years 1837 to 1950.

A copy of the computerised burial records covering the period 1876 to 1989 can be accessed via Wrexham County Borough Museum, which also operates a family history research unit to assist those trying to locate sources of information on births and deaths.

Please also see:

Tel: 01978 317973
Email: localstudies@wrexham.gov.uk or archives@wrexham.gov.uk

Family Information Service (WFIS)
The Wrexham Family Information Service provides FREE information, support and guidance on all aspects of childcare and children's services in Wrexham.

Tel: 01978 292094
Email: fis@wrexham.gov.uk

View location map of Wrexham Family Information Service

Famous People of Wrexham
A list of the famous people associated with Wrexham.

Tel: 01978 317970
Email: museum@wrexham.gov.uk or localstudies@wrexham.gov.uk or archives@wrexham.gov.uk

Fees, Planning
Guide to Fees Payable provides information about planning application fees. Price Guide provides information about copies of planning records. Development Plan Price Guide provides information about copies of various Development Plans.

Tel: 01978 292016
Email: planning@wrexham.gov.uk

Finances
Information and signposting for help with dealing with their finances.

Tel: 01978 292000

Flickr
Wrexham County Borough Council have set up a group on Flickr. 'Wrexham County Borough' (external link) aims to invite people to post their own pictures of Wrexham.

Tel: 01978 292000
Email: webmaster@wrexham.gov.uk

Flooding
An emergency service is provided both in the normal working day and out of hours. This service covers all emergencies affecting the highway and affected property. Emergencies include road traffic accidents, effects of high winds, flooding and winter maintenance, etc.

For flooding problems on roads & foul sewers.

In person: Contact Wrexham, 16 Lord Street, Wrexham
Tel: 01978 298989
Email: Contact-Us@wrexham.gov.uk

Fly Tipping
If you have an issue with Fly Tipping, use our Online Fly Tipping Reporting Form.

In person: Contact Wrexham 16 Lord Street, Wrexham
Tel: 01978 298989
Email: Contact-Us@wrexham.gov.uk

Food Safety
For food complaints and information about health warnings, inspections, registration of new businesses, food export certificates, food poisoning and food borne diseases. Also see the Food Hygiene Inspection Scores search facility.

Report a Food Hygiene issue online or apply online for Registration of Food Premises.

Tel: 01978 298989
Email: Contact-Us@wrexham.gov.uk

FOI (see Freedom of Information)

Footpaths
Information or complaints about public paths OTHER than footways or pavements.

Tel: 01978 292057
Email: rightsofway@wrexham.gov.uk

Footways / Pavements
The Highways Maintenance Division of the Transportation & Asset Management Department deals with the majority of maintenance within the highway. Aspects covered include maintenance of footways, carriageways, highway surface water drainage, street lighting, signs, roads markings, traffic signals, out of town centre car parks and some rural grass verges. In addition, the division deals with the co-ordination and control of works by utility companies and with emergencies, particularly related to weather, such as frost, snow and rain, and also general matters such as the result of roads traffic accidents.

Tel: 01978 298989
Email: highwaymaintenance@wrexham.gov.uk

Forms Index
This page provides an index of forms available on the Wrexham County Borough Council Website.

Tel: 01978 292000
Email: Contact-Us@wrexham.gov.uk

Fostering
Placing children and young adults in permanent families or providing care for children and young adults who are unable to live at home due to family difficulties.

Tel: 0800 7830618
Email: fostering@wrexham.gov.uk

Fraud
Fraud is paid for by you! Fraud means less money for Council Services and higher taxes. If you know of a fraud report it on the confidential answerphone service.

Tel: 01978 292034
Email: stampoutfraud@wrexham.gov.uk

Freedom of Information (FOI)
The Freedom of Information Act 2000 ("the Act") was passed on 30 November 2000. It gives a general right of access to all types of "recorded" information held by public authorities (ie government and other public sector organisations), sets out exemptions from that right and places a number of obligations on public authorities.

Tel: 01978 317976
Email: foi@wrexham.gov.uk

Freedom of Information Publication Scheme
Wrexham County Borough Council has produced a "Publication Scheme". This is a guide to the information routinely published by the Council. It does not list actual publications as these will change over time instead it describes the classes or types of information we make available. The Scheme explains how we intend to publish the different classes of information and whether or not a charge applies.

Tel: 01978 317976
Email: foi@wrexham.gov.uk

Frequently Asked Questions
A comprehensive list of categorised questions of facilities/services provided by Wrexham County Borough Council.

Tel: 01978 292000
Email: Contact-Us@wrexham.gov.uk

Funding, Grants & Assistance in Wrexham
For all types of grants, funding and support available to you (Business, Community & Social Enterprise).

Tel: 01978 366366
Email: business@wrexham.gov.uk

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