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: September sees pupils returning to school and MPs back in Westminster having spent the summer in their constituencies. It had been great to be in Wrexham to experience everything from the Eisteddfod and AfroFiesta to meeting constituents from Minera to Worthenbury. Our hospitality businesses are an essential part of the high street in the city centre and across the constituency.

Shoplifting, a dog attack and eggs and flour thrown over a vehicle are just some of the offences dealt with by city centre police officers in the past week. Over the last seven days 212 incidents were reported to North Wales Police, 119 of which were classed as crimes. Thirty-three people were arrested, with one still in custody as of Monday (September 15).

A 33-year-old Wrexham man has been charged in connection with two suspected suicides in the UK, police have said. In a statement this morning NWP said, "Miles Cross, of Wrexham city, was arrested in Wrexham in January 2025 in connection with the sale of a substance online to assist with suicide. "Cross was charged on Friday, 12 September, with four counts of intentionally doing an act capable of encouraging or assisting the suicide of another, contrary to Section 2(1) of the Suicide Act 1961.

The desire for a new multi million pound Memorial Hall and remembrance plaza still exists, even if firm funding does not, it has emerged. Plans for the circa £11m project would see development of memorial gardens and a piazza surrounding new building with a focus on making the memorial more central and having a far greater presence than it currently does - and was…

Wrexham Council says it has met its grass cutting targets this year, with fewer complaints received from the public about untidy spaces. The authority is responsible for maintaining and cutting more than four million square metres of grass and hedgerows during each maintenance cycle. This covers council-owned public open spaces, housing estates and, on behalf of the North and Mid-Wales Trunk Road Agency and Welsh Government and parts of the trunk road network. Work is carried out using a mix of a large tractor - which covers 1.5 million square metres - alongside strimming, box-mowing and ride-on cutting.

Welsh cricket clubs are being hit for six-figure bills to cover the cost of safety netting due to housing developments springing up near their grounds, the sport’s governing body warned. Barry Cawte, chief executive of Cricket Wales, said such planning decisions are threatening the viability and safety of cricket clubs across the country. Mr Cawte criticised a lack of guidance and accountability in the planning process as he wrote to the Senedd’s culture and sport committee outlining cricket clubs’ concerns. He said one of the most pressing issues is the increasing frequency of developments being approved adjacent to cricket grounds and the danger of stray balls.

Hundreds of Wrexham residents attended a pop-up health event aimed at identifying people living with undiagnosed heart failure. The drop-in event, held at The Turf on Mold Road on September 11, provided on-the-spot heart health assessments to members of the community. Organised by leading heart failure charity The Pumping Marvellous Foundation, NHS Wales, Roche Diagnostics UK and Ireland, and Medtronic, on-site clinicians used the proven ‘BEAT HF’ methodology (Breathless, Exhausted, Ankle swelling, Time for a test) to raise awareness of common symptoms and identify those at risk of heart failure.

Wrexham Council has released its 2024/25 annual performance report, setting out how the authority has performed across its key priorities. The authority rated its overall progress as yellow for the se...

There has been a fire at St Joseph’s School in Wrexham this afternoon. North Wales Fire Service is in attendance and the "situation is under control" Wrexham Council have confirmed children were moved onto the school field and sent home. “Once it’s safe to do so, we’ll work with the fire service to assess any damage to the building. The school will keep parents informed" the council added.

Campaigners have called for a £10,000 cap on political donations following controversy over a £200,000 donation that led to the downfall of former first minister Vaughan Gething. Mr Gething, who broke no rules, was forced to stand down after accepting the donation from a convicted polluter’s company during the 2024 Welsh Labour leadership race. Before resigning, the former first minister – who outspent rival Jeremy Miles by £254,600 to £61,800 – urged the Senedd’s standards committee to look into reforming donation rules. Now, in evidence to the committee’s resulting inquiry, witnesses have warned a lack of limits on donations, and a high threshold for reporting, risk damaging public confidence.

Wrexham Council’s leader has said a pop-up book stall promoting North Korean literature should not have been allowed at Tŷ Pawb. Dermot Hudson from the “Korean Friendship Association of the UK”, a per...

A fundraising campaign set up to support a North Wales teenager living with a rare and aggressive cancer of the heart has surpassed its target thanks to a donation from Ryan Reynolds. The Hollywood actor has donated £10,000 to help 13-year-old Lexi Collins, from Flintshire, who has already undergone two open-heart surgeries, had a pacemaker fitted and is now receiving intensive chemotherapy.

Wrexham Council has missed its recycling target for 2024/25 and could face a fine of more than £750,000. Prior to the coronavirus pandemic Wrexham was amongst the top performing councils in Wales, with a recycling rate of 69.2 per cent. But it has struggled to retain these levels and has been on a downward trajectory in recent years. The drop in recycling levels in Wrexham has been put down to 'changing behaviours' and the lack of caddies for more than 50% of the county borough.

Nearly 88% of Ukrainians who arrived in Wrexham under UK Government sponsorship schemes have now moved into longer-term housing, according to a new council performance report. The detail is in a lengthy Council Plan performance report that details the 'strategic outcome' associated with equality. The jargon for the section is detailed in more plain English as focusing on "People seeking sanctuary from war or humanitarian crisis are supported to build a sustainable future in the County Borough."

Landmark legislation to address the safety issues caused by Wales’s mining past has become law after receiving Royal Assent. The Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill was officially sealed by First Minister Eluned Morgan at a ceremony in Blaenavon’s Big Pit on Thursday, September 11. The modernised legislation aims to ensure the long-term effective management of disused tips and reduce the threat to public safety. It comes after the Welsh and UK governments invested more than £220m into coal tip safety to date. First Minister Eluned Morgan said: “We're spending millions of pounds on coal tip safety to support our communities living in the shadows of our mining past.

Wrexham Council’s leader has said a pop-up book stall promoting North Korean literature should not have been allowed at Tŷ Pawb. Dermot Hudson from the "Korean Friendship Association of the UK", a person described as 'North Korea's man in London' by The Londoner, took part in a book fair at the end of last month in Ty Pawb, where 'leaflets were given and literature was sold' with works by 'heroes of Korea' Kim Jong Un, Kim Jong Il and Kim Il Sung on 'display'. Mr Hudson, pictured above, also had North Korea flags on display along with some self-authored works including "Behind the Mirror of Lies -The Truth About the Democratic People's Republic of Korea" and "The Famine That Never Was".

A future solicitor passed the ultimate test and is laying down the law with a prestigious apprenticeship after thriving at Coleg Cambria. Simona Kostova has praised her time at the college – based in Wrexham, Deeside, Llysfasi and Northop - after securing a solicitor degree apprenticeship. Raised in Buckley, the former Elfed High School pupil – whose family are originally from Bulgaria - studied at Cambria’s Deeside Sixth Form Centre, where she thrived with the support of her lecturers. Simona is now heading to Manchester to embark on a six-year solicitor apprenticeship, combining study with work as a trainee.

Parents and members of the public are being urged to remain vigilant near roads after three children were involved in road traffic collisions in the past week. The three separate incidents involved a child either running or cycling into the road. A four-year-old child was injured after they ran out onto Maesdu Road in Llandudno and collided with a vehicle last Friday afternoon.

New x-ray equipment with improved image quality and reliability is set to be rolled out to hospitals across North Wales. The Wrexham Maelor Hospital, Colwyn Bay, Ysbyty Glan Clwyd and Ysbyty Gwynedd hospitals will all receive new equipment as part of a £4.4m investment from the Welsh Government. The new equipment will support a range of procedures and imaging requirements for patients and expose people to lower doses of x-rays when images are taken. New fluoroscopy systems, which are useful for reviewing the swallowing action and radiological procedures such as biopsies or drainages, will be provided at Wrexham Maelor Hospital and Ysbyty Gwynedd.

Wrexham homelessness figures show fewer rough sleepers and shorter stays in temporary accommodation. The number of people recorded as rough sleeping in Wrexham has fallen to just two people, according to the council’s latest performance report. The 2024/25 Annual Performance Report shows a reduction from three rough sleepers the previous year and remains below the target threshold of four.

One of the world’s busiest heliports is playing a ‘key role’ in helping the Wales Air Ambulance to save more lives. The heliport, based at Battersea opposite Chelsea Harbour, is one of the busiest in the world. Several times a year it provides access for Welsh Air Ambulance crews transferring patients — often children — to London’s specialist hospitals. Wales Air Ambulance attends around 3,500 patients annually. While some hospitals in the capital have their own helipads, they are usually reserved for trauma cases and do not allow helicopters to remain for extended periods.

Wrexham Council has released its 2024/25 annual performance report, setting out how the authority has performed across its key priorities. The authority rated its overall progress as yellow for the second year running. This means "good progress" has been made in a number of areas but with more work needed. One priority, ensuring Wrexham is a 'fair and safe place', improved to green.

Britain’s Got Talent 2023 semi-finalists Johns’ Boys Welsh Male Voice Choir will bring their incredible talent to Wrexham this month as part of a UK-wide tour. Known for their rich harmonies and contemporary take on the traditional Welsh male voice choir, the group will showcase a mix of choral classics and modern hits when they perform at the William Aston Hall on September 26 and 27.

Wrexham AFC has thanked the Wrexham Supporters Association (WSA) after it donated £30,000 to support the work of the club’s Foundation. At half-time during the friendly match against Sheffield Wednesday on 23 August, WSA representatives presented the cheque. The money was raised through years of work by the Association’s 50/50 half-time draw sellers. The donation will directly go towards funding two key Foundation projects:

Bus passenger numbers across Wrexham are rising, with council-backed services recording steady increases, according to a new report to councillors. Wrexham Council has published an update on its supported local bus services, showing that investment in evening and weekend journeys has led to growing passenger numbers. The report, presented to councillors highlights the impact of council funding of £200,000 in both 2023/24 and 2024/25, with a further £150,000 committed for 2025/26.