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Wrexham Local Access Forum

The next meeting of the Wrexham Local Access Forum will be held at 4.00 pm on Thursday, 8 May 2008 in the Brymbo Enterprise Centre, Blast Road, Brymbo, Wrexham, LL11 5BT.

New Service for reporting stray dogs

Wrexham Council will take over responsibility for the out of hours stray dogs service from April 28 replacing the stray dog out of hours service currently carried out by the Police.

Chirk Infants is Officially Outstanding

There's smiles all round in Chirk Infants school following the news it has received an outstanding Estyn Inspection report. Seven areas were inspected and all received a staggering Grade 1 "good with outstanding features". The quality of 61% of the teaching was also graded 1 which far exceeds the Welsh average of 17%.

Collection for The Army Benevolent Current Operations Fund in Wrexham

The Mayor of Wrexham, Councillor Mrs Joan Lowe, was pleased to meet soldiers from 3rd Battalion The Royal Welsh to help publicise a forthcoming event organised by the Army Benevolent Fund.

National Union of Teachers Industrial Action 24th April 2008

Parents of children attending Wrexham schools should be aware that there may be some disruption to schools on 24th April due to industrial action called by the National Union of Teachers.

Sunshiny Days for one lucky Wrexham School

Wrexham Schools are in with a chance of bringing the sunshine into their classrooms, thanks to a new competition. Local newspaper, the Wrexham Evening Leader has joined forces with Wrexham County Borough Council, SHARP and the Low Carbon Partnership to actively try to get schools to further reduce their carbon footprint.

Real Nappy Week 2008 (21st - 27th April)

Real Nappies are Cute, Cool and Comfy – why choose anything else? More and more parents are making the switch to real nappies as they realise not only can they cut their families waste in half but they can also save themselves £100’s of pounds in the process!

Wrexham's Arts Festival to Have Liverpool Links

The 2008 Wrexham Arts Festival celebrates as its theme the links between Liverpool and North Wales. Liverpool is the 2008 European Capital of Culture and the link with Wrexham will be celebrated in drama, music, dance, literature and the visual arts.

New direct rail service launches this April

Wrexham & Shropshire's new direct train service to London will start on Monday 28 April, offering passengers five trains a day in each direction between stations from Wrexham, through Shropshire and on to London Marylebone.

Win a pair of tickets to see Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra!

The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra will be playing in Wrexham on May 2nd at the start of the Wrexham Arts Festival 08 – the Liverpool connection. The concert will take place at 7.30 pm NEWI William Aston Hall, Mold Road, Wrexham and you could win a pair of tickets by answering the following question...

Estyn Inspection of the 14-19 Network in Wrexham

The findings of the Estyn inspection into the quality and standard of provision for 14 - 19 year olds in Wrexham have been welcomed by the Chair of the 14 - 19 Network.

Easter Play Event in Wrexham Town Centre

Play Wrexham will be hosting an Easter play event on Queen's Square from 12.00 pm till 4 pm on 2nd April 2008.

Welsh medium school gets top grades for inspection

Pupils, staff, parents and Governors at Ysgol Morgan Llwyd are celebrating following the publication of the schools recent inspection report.

Pop concert at Wrexham Library

Yes, a pop concert at the library! Wrexham Library will be hosting a special visit by Royworld, an unashamedly 80s pop group, Saturday evening, 29 March at 8.00pm.

Meeting of Wrexham Landlords Forum

All private rented sector landlords are invited to attend the next Wrexham Landlord’s Forum to be held at the Nick Whitehead Theatre, NEWI on the 27th March 2008 from 5.00 p.m. with a 5.30 p.m. start.

Pontcysyllte a step nearer to World Heritage status

Pontcysyllte Aqueduct & Canal has overcome the first formal hurdle in its bid to become Wales third and newest World Heritage Site. The nomination, which has been five years in the planning, has been accepted as one of a limited number of sites selected to reach the full UNESCO assessment phase for 2008.

The Wrexham Pure Mile - 16th March

Sign up to do your Sainsbury's Sport Relief Mile at your local athletics track, Queensway Leisure & Activity Centre. Why not enter The Wrexham Pure Mile to raise money for Sport Relief and give your fitness regime a kick start?

Easter Bin Collection Changes

Wrexham Council is advising households that the Easter holidays will mean changes to the bin collections and urges everyone to check their bin sticker to avoid missing collections.

Work Starts at Wrexham's New Materials Resource Facility

Work has begun on the construction of a state of the art recycling and composting facility on Wrexham Industrial Estate.

Wrexham 2008/09 Budget and Council Tax

The Council has set its budget for 2008/09. The budget is just under £194 million. The services include schools, and other children’s services, adult social care, housing, transport and leisure facilities.

Double Victory for Wrexham at National Awards

Wrexham County Borough Council is celebrating after scooping two awards at the 2007 Excellence Wales ceremony in Cardiff.

100% Recycling Target Reached

Wrexham Council has now completed its extension of the Recycle with Michael scheme to cover the whole of the County Borough and all households should now have some means of kerbside recycling under the Recycle with Michael scheme.