Work is underway to provide cheaper EV (electric vehicle) charging for Wrexham residents. Wrexham Council has been working with Costelloes, with part-funding from the Welsh Government, to increase the network of high quality and reliable chargepoints - including some higher-speed chargers Cllr David A Bithell, lead member for housing and climate change, said: “Wrexham Council wants to ensure that the infrastructure is in place to support people with the change to EVs, especially those that do not have access to off-road parking, so that everyone can feel more confident when making the decision to switch.”

A much-loved volunteer described as the “champion” of the Llangollen and Corwen Railway has been recognised for her work with a Royal Garden Party invitation. Hazel Birkenhead, who has dedicated more than 40 years of service to the railway, said she was left surprised and emotional after being presented with the invitation to Buckingham Palace in front of fellow volunteers and friends.

Wrexham County Borough Council has unanimously voted to demand the UK Government scrap the use of private sector agents in its asylum dispersal system, calling the current process "fundamentally flawed" and "totally unacceptable." The Extraordinary Meeting of the Full Council was held at the Guildhall to debate a single Motion on asylum dispersal, signed by 23 councillors and led by the Council Leader, Cllr Mark Pritchard.

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Concerns about the use of private “Part 2” sessions and non-public workshops were raised at Wrexham Council’s Employment, Business and Investment Scrutiny Committee meeting last week, with councillors debating whether current practices were undermining the formal scrutiny process. The discussion arose during consideration of the committee’s forward work programme and quickly focused on the increasing use of workshops, which are not public or webcast, and do not allow formal scrutiny recommendations to be made.

Community groups across North Wales are being invited to apply for a share of £60,000 as the Your Community, Your Choice initiative returns for its 13th year. The funding scheme, which opened for applications on 26 January, supports grassroots projects that help bring communities together, reduce crime and create safer neighbourhoods. Your Community, Your Choice (YCYC) is backed by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC), North Wales Police, and the North Wales Police and Community Trust (PACT).

Wrexham police have recovered a large amount of items and made arrests in connection with incidents in Ruabon and Johnstown. Officers from Rota 4 and the Neighbourhood Policing Team said tonight they have "conducted successful arrest attempts this afternoon in relation to the spate of thefts from motor vehicles we have seen this weekend in the areas of Ruabon and Johnstown".

A man who was arrested following a serious collision in Doddleston, near Chester, has now been charged say police. Paul Rudd was arrested during the early hours of yesterday - Saturday 7 February - following a serious collision on Church Road, Doddleston, where a pedestrian was hit by a blue Kia Sportage. Today, Cheshire Police said, "The 58-year-old of Warren Hall Court, Mold Road, Broughton, has now been charged with one count of attempted murder and is set to appear at Chester Magistrates' Court on Monday 9 February.

Women in Wales are still being let down by the Welsh Government’s inaction on gynaecological cancer, as it fails to deliver on a number of recommendations submitted two years ago. That is the view of the Senedd's Health and Social Care Committee, which found that women still aren't listened to when it comes to their care. In December 2023, a landmark report by the Senedd’s Health and Social Care Committee - Unheard: Women’s journey through gynaecological cancer – uncovered critical failures in gynaecological cancer care, where women felt ignored and unheard by a system that was meant to care for them.

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Staff from a North Wales-based housing association have raised thousands of pounds to support the region's homeless services during a sponsored sleep out. ClwydAlyn’s twelfth annual ‘Big Sleepout’ brought together colleagues from across the organisation along with several other local associations, their families, and friends, to sleep outside overnight. Originally scheduled to go ahead in October 2025, the event had to be postponed due to Storm Amy. Organised by Lynda Williams, supported living manager at ClwydAlyn, the fundraiser aims to increase awareness of people experiencing homelessnes. The event took place at Silver Birch Golf Club, in Abergele, with remote participants from across the region joining in from their garden or shed.

A solicitors has underlined its growing reputation after a standout year saw the practice secure major industry accolades, prestigious charity appointments and recognition alongside some of the UK's largest law firms. With offices in St Asaph, Menai Bridge and Chester, Mackenzie Jones Solicitors is celebrating a landmark period that firmly places it on the national stage. At the heart of this success is Mackenzie Jones' appointment to the panel of Headway – the Brain Injury Association. Membership is reserved for individual solicitors recognised as specialists with extensive experience in complex brain injury cases, making the appointment both a significant honour and a considerable responsibility.

Sole traders and landlords earning more than £50,000 from self-employment and property are being urged to act now with two months left to prepare for Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax. From 6 April 2026, those eligible will need to use recognised software to keep digital records and send HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) quarterly updates of their income and expenses. These are not extra tax returns. Free software options are available and once income and expenses are recorded, the software generates a simple summary to send to HMRC.

A button-sized snail once thought extinct has been officially saved after conservationists bred and released more than 100,000 into the wild. The greater Bermuda snail (Poecilozonites bermudensis) was believed to have been lost forever until a small surviving population was rediscovered in an alleyway in Bermuda’s capital, Hamilton, a decade ago. But following an international effort, the species has been confirmed as safe and secure - a moment conservation experts describe as “once in a career.”

Wrexham.com has invited local Members of Parliament and Members of the Senedd to write a monthly article with updates on their work in their respective Parliaments and closer to home – you can find them all here. In this month’s column, Andrew Ranger MP said: With St David’s Day next month and spring on the way, this time of year really brings into focus a sense of identity and the importance of unity over division.

More than 40,000 potholes on nearly 80 miles of road have been fixed or prevented across north Wales on the Strategic Road Network and local roads since April last year. The Welsh Government said its local government borrowing initiative has helped councils to fix or prevent around 171,000 potholes across 324 miles of local roads in total, across Wales. More than 30,000 potholes on the Strategic Road Network (SRN) have also been repaired or prevented on around 65 miles in the same period.

A North Wales Member of the Senedd has called on Wrexham Council to address the condition of a "well-used" underpass in the city centre. Conservative MS Sam Rowlands said he has written to the local authority about the underpass at Powell Road following safety concerns from local residents. Mr Rowlands said a number of people had contacted him about poor lighting and broken glass in the thoroughfare, which provides a connection for pedestrians from the former Groves site to near the Lidl supermarket on Bodhyfryd.

Wrexham.com has invited local Members of Parliament and Members of the Senedd to write a monthly article with updates on their work in their respective Parliaments and closer to home – you can find them all here. In his monthly column for Wrexham.com, Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr MP Steve Witherden writes: The big story in Rhosllanerchrugog last month was the proposal to turn the Plas yn Rhos site into asylum seeker accommodation, after Wrexham County Borough Council received word that a private company, Clearsprings Ready Homes, was looking into purchasing the property to provide such accommodation services to the UK Government.

Baby Bundles packed full of essential supplies are being rolled out to expectant families in Flying Start areas across Wales. Funded by the Welsh Government, the boxes contain all the items needed to support new parents and their babies. This includes: 0-6 months clothing, blankets, bibs, muslin cloths, a thermometer, a bilingual book and a playmat. The boxes also include useful information and advice about parenting and support programmes. The rollout began in Newport on Monday, 2 February, with mum-to-be Mollie Young receiving a Baby Bundle from Dawn Bowden, the Minister for Children and Social Care.

An amnesty for the surrender of five top-venting blank firers (TVBFs) is taking place between February 2 and 27 in England and Wales. North Wales Police is supporting the four-week national amnesty of the BRUNI-manufactured side/ top-venting blank firers which are now illegal to possess following testing by the National Crime Agency and policing. The guns are prohibited under the Firearms Act 1968 as they can be readily converted into dangerous weapons. Following the amnesty period, anybody found in possession of these blank firers could face up to 10 years in prison.

Fix it February has been launched in Cardiff by the Deputy First Minister with responsibility for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, Huw Irranca-Davies, as Wales’s repair café network passed a major carbon saving milestone. The year-round free repair service has now saved more than one million kilograms of carbon dioxide emissions. The Welsh Government says this is equivalent to an average petrol car travelling 11.2 million miles, or driving the length of the A470 more than 60,000 times.

Former Wales international Tom Lockyer has teamed up with fellow cardiac arrest survivor and Wrexham supporter Maurice Jones to front a Wales-wide call for football fans to learn CPR. The initiative forms part of the latest phase of the Every Minute Matters campaign, run by Sky Bet in partnership with the British Heart Foundation, marking Heart Month in February. Lockyer, who collapsed during high-profile matches while playing for Luton Town in 2023, met Mr Jones at Bristol Rovers’ training ground to share their experiences and highlight the importance of immediate action during a cardiac arrest.

A food concept with a twist has launched in at Eagles Meadow Shopping Centre, in Wrexham. Designed to provide hot, freshly cooked chips on the go, Captain Chip is a self-serve vending machine that cooks and serves food at the tap of a screen. Based on the first floor of the shopping centre, the installation in Wrexham is one of the first public locations to have the automated food experience installed.

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A small but mighty dance organisation has been shortlisted for one of the UK’s most prestigious diversity awards, alongside household names including Sir Elton John, Emma Watson and Sir Lenny Henry. WISP Dance Club, which operates in Wrexham and Flintshire, has been named a finalist in the Community Project of the Year category at the British Diversity Awards 2026. The nomination recognises its Creu 30 Mwy (Create 30 More) project, which celebrated the organisation’s 30th anniversary in 2025 through a programme of weekly dance sessions for people with additional needs; workshops with internationally-renowned disabled artist Marc Brew and with audio describers; as well as North Wales’ first inclusive dance festival which involved partnerships and performances with Welsh Dance companies Dawns i Bawb, Dance Collective and Humans Move.