Latest Council News

Jessica gets her Prize

22-year-old Jessica Wright, is the second recipient of the Pass Plus Cymru quarterly prize. Jessica’s name was drawn from a list of all participants who returned their evaluation form on completion of the course.

Library Car Park Closure 16.10.08

Yale College in Wrexham is set to receive a Royal Visitor on October 16th when HRH Prince Edward attends a celebration of the Duke of Edinburgh Awards.

Traffic Management for Eagles Meadow Opening

As the opening of Wrexham's new retail and leisure development at Eagles Meadow draws closer, Wrexham Council's have announced plans to put in place temporary traffic management arrangements to avoid congestion during the opening days and in the run up to Christmas.

Wrexham responds to rail network consultation

Wrexham County Borough Council has welcomed the opportunity to comment on the recently released Network Rail draft Route Utilisation Strategy (RUS) for Wales. The Council works closely with bordering local authorities and the regional transport consortium for North Wales as well as the Welsh Assembly Government to deliver improvements to rail facilities and in turn increase usage of rail services in the County Borough and wider region.

Tidy Towns Launched in Wrexham

Communities in Wrexham are set to benefit from funding from the Welsh Assembly Government under its Tidy Towns initiative. Wrexham Council have received £121,000 under the scheme and is now contacting all 34 community councils in the county borough to submit a scheme which they believe will improve their environment.

TV Star to Launch Rural Community Heritage Project

Neil Oliver, the Scottish historian and archaeologist best known for presenting the BBC TV Series “Coast”, will launch Wrexham’s very own Rural Community Heritage project next month (October).

Details of Wrexham Business Week Announced

This month will see the publication of the Wrexham Business Week programme. Now in its seventh year, the event continues to grow in size and popularity and this year it will run from 20 – 24 October 2008.

Wrexham County Borough Council Responds to Planned Post Office Closures

Following the announcement earlier this Summer by Post Office Ltd of its proposals to close 10 offices in Wrexham County Borough, Wrexham Council has been working closely with local residents and Community Councils to formulate an official response which has been sent to Post Office Ltd today (Monday September 15th).

Road Closure for Removal of Crane

On Tuesday 16th September the new road around the Eagles Meadow will be closed to through traffic. The closure is to enable Wilson Bowden Ltd to dismantle one of the large cranes that has been in use since early on in the construction process.

Coedpoeth Footpath Project

The community of Coedpoeth has been working with Wrexham County Borough Council over the last 12 months to improve the network of footpaths within their area.

Plas Pentwyn Official Opening Celebration

Coedpoeth’s Olympic gold medallist Tom James will be the special guest at the Community Fun Day that is being held at Plas Pentwyn, Coedpoeth’s new Enterprise & Lifelong learning Centre, on Saturday 13th September to celebrate its official opening.

Brymbo Recycling Centre to get facelift

The Brymbo Household Recycling Centre will close on Sunday, September 14th 2008 until the end of March 2009.

Counties’ bid to boost business tourism

Wrexham, Flintshire and Denbighshire could benefit from a new drive to bring more business tourism to the region.

Back To a Brand New School

Pupils in Rhos have returned to a brand new school this week as Ysgol Maes Y Mynydd opened its doors for the first time.

Royal Welsh to receive Freedom of the County Borough

Soldiers from The Royal Welsh will be marching through the streets of Wrexham on Saturday 6th September to celebrate being granted the Honorary Freedom of the County Borough by the Council.

Volunteers needed to walk trails

Wrexham Council’s Rights of Way team are looking for volunteers to walk the various routes promoted on their Walks website.