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Surprise Christmas choir delights care home residents in Wrexham
Care home residents in Wrexham were treated to a surprise musical performance this Christmas by a volunteer choir. Singers from the Hallé Ancoats Community Choir travelled to Wrexham to perform festive favourites at Penybryn and Highfield care homes run by Pendine Park. Twenty members of the choir ...
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“Do something incredible in 2026” and raise funds for Hope House Hospice
A children’s hospice is encouraging people to “do something incredible in 2026” and help raise vital funds to support its work with young people and their families. Hope House and Tŷ Gobaith children’s hospices help more than 750 local families. It costs £10 million every year to provide...
Over-60s benefiting from free fitness schemes across Wales
Over 60s in Wales can now access 125 free or discounted sports and fitness sessions at leisure centres, outdoor spaces and community venues. The 60-plus Active Leisure Scheme has delivered more than 10,750 sessions since 2021, with 154,500 attendances recorded. Activities range from pickleball and c...
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Christmas toy donations delivered to children’s ward at Wrexham Maelor Hospital
Children receiving care at Wrexham Maelor Hospital received a Christmas boost after toys donated by shoppers at a local supermarket were delivered to the hospital’s children’s ward. Customers at Tesco Cefn Mawr donated toys as part of a Christmas appeal, with the collection passed on to young pa...
New Years Honours recognition for North Wales Police officer
A North Wales Police officer has been recognised in the New Years Honours with the award of the KPM (King’s Police Medal) for his outstanding service and unwavering commitment to reducing road casualties, particularly those involving motorcyclists. Raised in Blaenau Ffestiniog, Temporary Inspector...
Christmas Day baby born at Wrexham Maelor Hospital
A baby boy was among those born in hospitals across North Wales during the Christmas period, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board has said. Rory Dennis Wilkins was born at 2.22am on Christmas Day at Wrexham Maelor Hospital, weighing 6lb 3oz. His parents, Lianne and Richard Wilkins, are from Acref...
A view from Carolyn Thomas – Welsh Labour’s North Wales Member of the Senedd
Wrexham.com has invited the four North Wales Members of the Senedd to write a monthly column with updates on their work. You can find their updates – along with contributions from the local representatives – here. In this month’s column for Wrexham.com, Welsh Labour MS Carolyn Thomas writes: ...
Nightingale House Hospice launches Christmas Tree Collection to support patient care
Nightingale House Hospice is pleased to announce the return of its annual Christmas Tree Collection, giving local residents a simple and environmentally friendly way to recycle their real Christmas trees while supporting vital hospice care. From Friday 9 January to Tuesday 13 January 2026, supporter...
Moneypenny offices transform into winter wonderland for staff
Offices at Moneypenny were transformed into a winter wonderland to celebrate the return of the company’s popular Christmas markets. The celebrations were brought to life by beautifully decorated offices, festive music, and members of the C-suite dressing up and fully getting stuck into the Christm...
Welsh Ambulance Service urges responsible use of 999 on New Year’s Eve
The Welsh Ambulance Service is urging people to stay safe and use the 999 service responsibly this New Year’s Eve. The warning comes as the Trust prepares for its busiest night of the year. Ahead of the New Year’s celebrations, the Welsh Ambulance Service has issued the following advice to the p...
Reminder to set up 2FA and strong passwords for any new festive high tech gifts
As Christmas celebrations are wrapping up and excited children (and adults!) are playing with their new smart watches, talking toys, and tablets, UK Government are reminding families to give these high-tech gifts a quick security check. Smart technology has topped wish lists across the country, brin...
30-year-old woman charged with seven offences in Wrexham
A 30-year-old woman has been charged with seven offences in the Acton, Borras and Caia Park areas of Wrexham. Police say that Marika Louise Hutchinson, of no fixed abode, appeared at Mold Magistrates’ Court on 27 December where she admitted to five counts of vehicle interference and two of theft. ...
Childcare options in Wrexham under threat due to underfunding and training burden
Wrexham's Children's Services team says underfunding and a heavier training burden is fuelling a decline in childcare capacity across the county borough. v.1
Wales at risk of decades-long delay in completing active travel network
Wales could face decades of delay in completing its active travel network unless local authorities are supported to work together regionally. That is the warning in a new report from the Senedd’s Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee, which described progress across Wales as “painf...
North Wales Fire Control staff praised for “exemplary attitude and commitment” – whereas South Wales control heavily criticised
Fire service staff in south Wales are sleeping in cars between excessive night shifts and have compared trying to run the control room to a Wetherspoon’s on a match day. The damning findings were revealed in a report by Dan Stephens, Wales’ chief fire inspector, in response to the inquiry into t...
Changes to Senedd election laws ahead of 2026 vote
Voters, candidates and campaigners heading into the 2026 Senedd election will do so under a reworked set of rules aimed at improving transparency, fairness and safety. The updated framework follows the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024 and a new Conduct Order introduced in 2025, which mo...
Wrexham University first in Wales to gain ICAS accreditation for accounting degrees
Wrexham University has become the first university in Wales to receive degree accreditation from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS). The accreditation covers the university’s BSc Accounting and Finance degree, along with versions that include a foundation year or internation...
“Real buzz” as Wrexham legend visits Nightingale House Hospice
Wrexham legend Mickey Thomas visited the Nightingale House Hospice this festive period to spread Christmas cheer and answer questions from patients. Alexandra C.P. School came along to the event and sang a variety of Christmas songs to Mickey and the patients, with the former player also joining in ...
Fisher German completes ‘Big 25’ challenge for Wrexham hospice
Colleagues from the Chester office of a leading property consultancy are celebrating their role in completing an epic challenge which has raised vital funds for Nightingale House Hospice hospice. Fisher German has announced the completion of its ‘Big 25’ charity challenge – a 2,400-mile relay ...
Alleged burglar arrested after disturbed “rooting through children’s christmas presents”
Police have arrested a man who was found “rooting through christmas presents” after an alleged burglary. Local officers said, “In the early hours of Saturday 27th December 2025, Rota 1 Officers received reports of a Burglary in the Penycae area where a male had broken into a residential proper...