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Wrexham start Championship season with trip to Cardiff
Wrexham will open the 2026/27 Sky Bet Championship season away at Cardiff City on Monday 17 August Wrexham AFC have announced. The game kicks off...
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Met Office issues yellow weather warning for thunderstorms
The spell of extreme heat could end with thundery conditions after a yellow weather warning was issued by the Met Office. Temperatures have remained in...
WRECSAM letters begin county-wide tour starting at Brymbo Steelworks heritage site
The WRECSAM letters will move to Stori Brymbo this week, the first stop on a planned tour around the county borough, months after a contested...
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Net World Sports unveils 13-warehouse expansion plans
The successful sports equipment firm is seeking to build 13 new warehouses on a huge parcel of agricultural land in Wrexham. v.1
Opposition accuses Plaid Cymru of raiding reserves and shortchanging ALN children
Plaid Cymru has been accused of raiding reserves and shortchanging children with Additional Learning Needs (ALN) in its supplementary budget. Cabinet Minister for Finance Elin...
Provisional June record reached as temperatures soar to 36c in south of England
A provisional new June record has been reached after temperatures hit 36c in the south of England. The Met Office confirmed that the temperature was...
Public Health Wales urges public to check on most vulnerable during heatwave
Public Health Wales has urged members of the public to stay safe and check on family, friends and neighbours as an amber weather warning for...
Renewing government trust and constitutional reform “key priorities”, says new minister
Renewing trust in the government and constitutional reform are key priorities for Wales’ new minister for government effectiveness. Dafydd Trystan Davies, who was appointed to...
Chester Zoo to close early on Thursday due to extreme heat forecast
Chester Zoo will close early tomorrow in response to the extreme heat forecast. The organisation confirmed on social media that it will close its doors...
Domestic abuse specialists to be embedded in North Wales Police control room under Raneem’s Law
Domestic abuse specialists are to be placed inside North Wales Police’s 999 control room under the second phase of a scheme set up after two...
Wrexham resident prosecuted over abandoned vehicle
A member of the public has been prosecuted for abandoning a vehicle in the county borough. The resident of Wrexham didn’t attend court, but was...
Darland strike: “The senior leadership team is expanding while the maths department shrinks, the English department shrinks, the science department shrinks.”
Striking teachers at a Wrexham high school say they had no option but to walk out of a desperate situation and force it to close....
33% of nursery places in Wrexham’s Welsh-Medium schools unfilled
A third of nursery places in Wrexham’s Welsh-medium primary schools are unfilled, according to figures due to be scrutinised by councillors today. Agenda papers for...
Wrexham abattoir closure raised in Senedd as Minister vows to protect processing capacity
Wrexham’s loss of the Farmers Fresh abattoir affecting 54 jobs, alongside 85 redundancies announced by Kepak in Merthyr, drew warnings in the Senedd that Wales...
Warning issued over open water dangers as temperatures soar
A warning has been issued about the dangers of swimming in open water as temperatures soar across the region. With highs of up to 35C...
Spread a Smile praised for supporting children at Wrexham Maelor Hospital
A charity that brings joy, distraction and a much-needed sense of normality to seriously ill children has been praised following a recent visit to Wrexham...
Extra water released into River Dee to prevent fish deaths during heatwave
Extra water has been released into the River Dee in a bid to reduce the risk of fish deaths during this week’s heatwave. An amber...
“Barbecues that are not used responsibly can easily become a fire risk,” warns North Wales Fire and Rescue Service
North Wales Fire and Rescue Service is urging residents to take extra care with barbecues, fires and open water after an amber warning for extreme...
Masked burglars stole vehicles worth £135k before 'something went wrong'
Balaclava-clad burglars broke into a house before making off with a VW Campervan and Range Rover
Welsh Government budget allocates £294m across NHS, childcare and schools
The Welsh Government today published its First Supplementary Budget, allocating £294m across its key priorities for the year ahead. The First Supplementary Budget for 2026-27...