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Wrexham.com, established in 2011, is a dedicated platform that focuses on Wrexham and its nearby areas. We provide news sourced by our own team, alongside community opinions, features, and highlights. Our content is created by locals who know the area well, and we operate from our office right in the heart of town. We don't limit ourselves to specific sales areas or geographic boundaries; if it’s relevant to the community in and around Wrexham, we’ll cover it. We share updates through social media and publish more detailed articles on our website at any time. Importantly, we are not funded by the local council, government, or affiliated with any major media group (to clarify, we are not associated with Trinity Mirror, BBC, Leader/NWN/MOJO, etc.). Our main goal is to remain independent, sustainable, and genuinely beneficial to the people of Wrexham.

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Senedd debates petition to reopen west-coast railway

2 days ago | wrexham.com | Chris Haines

Senedd members debated calls to reopen railway lines along the west coast of Wales to connect north and south but balked at the estimated £2bn cost. Carolyn Thomas led the debate on June 18 following a near-13,000-name petition calling for the reopening of railway lines to connect the north and south of Wales.
Senedd members brand Welsh Government’s bluetongue response as ‘chaotic’

3 days ago | wrexham.com | Chris Haines

Senedd members denounced the Welsh Government’s response to bluetongue, with limits on moving livestock, warning the approach will cause total chaos and havoc for farmers. Samuel Kurtz, who is from a farming family, expressed deep concern about the Welsh Government’s handling of the disease, saying it “falls far short of what farmers deserve”.
Denbighshire Council confirms no increase in speed limit on 20mph roads

1 week ago | wrexham.com | Richard Evans

No default 20mph roads in Denbighshire will be reverting to 30mph, says the council. Generating huge controversy, the new 20mph default limit was introduced in September 2023 by Welsh Government in the hope it would make roads safer. But after a public backlash, transport secretary Ken Skates ordered a review when he was appointed last year.
GPs across Wales trained to spot endometriosis earlier - Wrexham.com

1 week ago | wrexham.com

GPs across Wales are being trained to recognise the symptoms of endometriosis earlier, to improve women’s care and speed up diagnosis of the condition. One in 10 women in Wales suffers from endometriosis, a painful condition which can take years to diagnose. Improving diagnosis and care is a priority in the Welsh Government’s Women’s Health […]
“No targets, no teeth”: Welsh Disability Rights Plan criticised by campaigners

2 weeks ago | wrexham.com | Chris Haines

Campaigners warned it will be “impossible” to hold the Welsh Government to account on progress against its disabled people’s rights plan due to a lack of concrete targets. Mark Isherwood, who chairs the Senedd’s cross-party group on disability, raised concerns that many of the long-term objectives in the draft 10-year plan lack firm commitments.
NHS Wales to remove no-show patients from waiting lists

2 weeks ago | wrexham.com | Chris Haines

Patients who miss two appointments without good cause will be removed from waiting lists for NHS treatment, Wales’ health secretary announced. Jeremy Miles warned more than 700,000 appointments are missed each year, with 14% of all outpatient appointments lost because people do not turn up or cannot attend. “That’s not right and it’s not sustainable,” said the Labour politician.
Plaid Cymru demands end to ‘shameful’ pensions injustice facing thousands of women

4 weeks ago | wrexham.com | Chris Haines

Senedd members called out the “shameful”, long-standing pensions injustice faced by thousands of women born in the 1950s, coal miners, and steelworkers. Plaid Cymru’s Heledd Fychan backed the 1950s Women of Wales group’s campaign for justice for women affected by changes to the pension age.
Calls to shrink Wrexham Council’s executive Board rejected

1 month ago | wrexham.com | Alec Doyle

A proposal to shrink Wrexham Council’s Executive Board and review all councillors’ paid posts to save money has been rejected by elected members. Minutes after Rhostyllen councillor Mark Pritchard was returned as leader of Wrexham County Borough Council for an historic 11th successive term, Plaid Cymru group leader Marc Jones proposed an amendment to the appointment of the council’s Executive Board.
Wales accused of ‘piggybacking’ on Westminster renters’ rights bill

1 month ago | wrexham.com | Chris Haines

Senedd members denounced the “ill-judged, regrettable and unacceptable” decision to “piggyback” on the UK renters’ rights bill but held their noses to vote for it nonetheless. Mike Hedges, in his role as chair of the legislation committee, expressed concerns about the Senedd consenting to the UK Government making law in a devolved area.
Senedd passes bill to ‘tidy up’ Welsh law

1 month ago | wrexham.com | Chris Haines

The Senedd signed off on plans to strengthen the foundations of the Welsh Parliament and its ability to make laws for the people of Wales. Senedd members voted unanimously, 51-0, in favour of the legislation bill which will form an important part of the infrastructure underpinning Welsh law.