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Snow and ice cause spate of crashes as gritters deployed
Teams are working 'round the clock' but some routes remain tricky as temperatures plunge
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Wrexham Council’s chief executive to stand down in December
The chief executive of Wrexham Council will step down from the job at the end of the year. Ian Bancroft has served in the top role at the local authority for the last six years. In October 2024 he announced plans to leave the role “at some point in 2025”. This afternoon a meeting of […]
Drugs seized following raid at Brymbo property
A quantity of drugs have been seized from a property following a warrant in Wrexham. Officers in the Wrexham Rural Neighbourhood Policing Team carried out the warrant at a premises in Brymbo shortly after 9am on Monday 18 November. It came following information provided to officers from the communit...
Apartment plans at riverside Llangollen hotel that's been closed for five years
Planning application submitted for part of the Royal Hotel
'Evan lit up the world around him...He made us proud every day'
Tributes to boy who died after crash involving Wrexham driver as family appeal for speed limit reduction
The 24-hour rain deluge set to follow snow with flooding and road closures warning
Up to 15cm could fall in places over the weekend
First look at revamped Hickory's restaurant in Rhos-on-Sea
The restaurant has been closed for a few weeks for the refurb
New 18-hour Met Office ice alert for North Wales with temperatures set to tumble
Motorists are facing another tricky start to Thursday morning
Family pay tribute to “beautiful son” who died following Wrexham Road collision
The family of an 11-year-old boy who died following a collision have paid tribute to their talented and beautiful son. Evan Rothwell, of Wood Close, Chester, was struck by a grey Nissan Qashqai outside of the Kings School on Wrexham Road, Chester, at around 5.12pm on Tuesday 12 November. Officers an...
Gritters ‘working round the clock’ as council give snow update
The snowfall has affected bin collections – with the council providing an update this morning. The council said this morning, “Our gritters have been working round the clock and have gritted the refuse collection routes as part of their works”. The council have an interactive map of the ‘pri...
Full list of school closures as snow and ice hits North Wales for second day
Around a dozen schools across the region won't open today after heavy snow fell overnight
Supported living apartment plans for site of derelict Co-Op
A former convenience store could soon be demolished to make way for supported living apartments. An application has been submitted to Wrexham Council proposing to redevelop the site of the derelict Co-Op, on Shones Lane in Llay. The building was destroyed in a large fire in the early hours of Decemb...
Wrexham’ MS and MP call on residents to support Christmas Shoebox Appeal
Residents across Wrexham are being encouraged to support disadvantaged children around the world by taking part in this year’s Christmas Shoebox Appeal. Wrexham’s Member of the Senedd, Lesley Griffiths, a long-time supporter of Teams4U, recently visited their headquarters on the Llay Industrial ...
Tributes paid to WWII Arctic Convoy Hero Bernard Gough
Tributes have been paid to a hero of the treacherous World War II Arctic Convoy who has died aged 98. Former Signalman Bernard Gough took part in what wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill described as one of the most dangerous missions ever undertaken by the Royal Navy. Several years ago Bernard...
Shoplifter banned from every store in city centre after Farmfoods theft
The offender was already barred from Farmfoods
Time is running out to have your say on National Park for North Wales plans
There is less than one month left for members of the public to have their say on plans to create a new National Park in North Wales. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) was commissioned by the Welsh Government to evaluate the case for a new National Park based on the existing Clwydian Range and Dee Valley...
15 incredible images as snow blocked roads and turned North Wales into a winter landscape
15 incredible images as snow blankets North Wales
Drivers 'stranded in snow for hours' with 'no sign of gritters and ploughs'
North Wales council criticised for 'horrendous' conditions on some roads as heavy snow caused chaos in parts of the region
Plans for 262ft high weather mast unveiled
Planning application submitted to build the structure on grazing land near Betws yn Rhos
The drivers who hit snow plagued roads when others are urged to stay indoors
The group helped scores of stranded drivers in North Wales