Council News Archives

Plas Madoc Leisure Centre is 30 Years Old!

Plas Madoc Leisure Centre has been open 30 years! The official birthday celebration is on Wednesday 25th February at 2pm.

Prickly Customer Warns Clubbers

Spike, a sinister hedgehog, has been launched as the face of a campaign by Wrexham Council, North Wales Police and local drug and alcohol agencies are this week to raise issues surrounding alcohol.

What is Drink Spiking?

Drink Spiking is the unlawful administration of a mind-altering substance into another person's drink.

Family Funday at Plas Madoc Leisure Centre

A family fun day is to take place at Plas Madoc Leisure Centre on Friday 20th February, commencing at 2.00 p.m.

Rhostyllen CP Awarded Lottery Grant

Rhostyllen CP have been awarded a grant from the lottery funded grants programme "Awards for Wales".

Treasure Day at Wrexham Museum

Wrexham Museum and Wrexham Metal Detecting Club have teamed up to organise Treasure Day at Wrexham Museum on Thursday 19th February.

Members meet on what went wrong with Secondary School Reorganisation project

Members of the Full Council met last night (Thursday 12 February) to discuss what went wrong and what lessons can be learnt from the increase in costs surrounding the Secondary School Reorganisation project.

Fine for Failing to Wear Private Hire Badges

At Wrexham Magistrates Court recently, two people were each fined £150 and ordered to pay a total of £150 in costs for failing to wear a Private Hire Drivers Badge. A further driver was fined £150 with £70 awarded in costs for not being currently licensed.

Housing Transfer Proposals Ballot

Wrexham Council will decide on Thursday night (February 5th) whether or not to ballot tenants on the housing transfer proposals.

Northern Marches Cymru helping develop Ruabon and Holt

Two community conferences will be held next month where residents will have their say on how they see Ruabon and Holt improving and progressing over the next few years. A similar event will be held in each of Wrexham’s rural communities over the year.

Yellow Pages Recycling

Yellow Pages have informed Wrexham Council that they are about to start delivering new copies of their directory to households across the County Borough. This can cause problems with recycling.

Road Saftey Around Wrexham

Throughout Wrexham County Borough there are 48 locations which have facilities to help people cross the road safely. The types of crossings used are zebra, pelican, toucan and signalised crossings which, as the name suggests, operate in conjunction with traffic signals. There are however particular features that are a help to disabled persons.

Plas Madoc Leisure Centre Plans Birthday Bash

Plas Madoc Leisure Centre has been open 30 years in February! To celebrate this special occasion the Centre is planning a variety of special events.

New Skate Park Opened at Queensway Stadium

Caia Park youngsters enjoyed a fun filled afternoon on Saturday when a new skate park was officially opened next to the Queensway stadium.

Easier to Visit Alyn Waters

A project to create a new car park and landscaping for improved access to the Llay side of the park will start in the next couple weeks. Work is expected to be completed by March 2004.

Shopmobility has Moved

Shopmobility, Wrexham's successful and popular shopping service has moved to new premises at Wrexham Bus Station.

Pontecysyllte Aqueduct awarded £657,375

The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct will be looking good when it celebrates its 200th birthday in 2005 after being awarded £657,375 towards the cost of restoration and provision of an information centre.

RECAP hold first of four planned shredding sessions

Approximately 25 people turned up from the community and surrounding area to have Christmas trees and other green waste shredded.