14+ hour, 28+ min ago   (125+ words) Gresford Colliery talk at Wrexham Library Chirk Library book sale Chirk Library is holding a sale of withdrawn from stock books. Why not pop along and see what's on offer, you never know you most favourite book could be waiting…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (795+ words) A FUNDRAISING campaign to help a Flintshire toddler access life-changing treatment in America has now raised around £400,000 towards its £1.5 million target. Dave and Siobhan Smith, of Penymynydd, say the huge amount of support behind their 16-month-old son Rupert has made…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (380+ words) A community centre is celebrating 35 years at the heart of village life. New Brighton Community Centre, located in Flintshire, will mark the milestone on Saturday, September 19, with a special celebration and an open invitation to the community to join in…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (601+ words) A Wrexham woman who was diagnosed with stage three bowel cancer aged just 39 is encouraging others to take on a 60-mile walking challenge this October. Michelle Matthews-Fletcher was diagnosed with bowel cancer in January 2025 after noticing blood in the toilet…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (389+ words) People across Wrexham will once again gather later this month to remember the 266 men and boys who lost their lives in one of Britain's worst mining disasters. The annual Gresford Colliery Disaster memorial service will take place at the Gresford…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (485+ words) A NEW community benefit fund has been launched to support areas surrounding the Hynet carbon capture project. The fund will support communities hosting the Liverpool Bay CO2 Transportation and Storage (T&S) infrastructure, part of the HyNet industrial cluster. The Liverpool Bay…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (373+ words) I was delighted to hear about the success of Coleg Cambria’s seven-week Jobs Growth Wales + (JGW+) summer school. This record-breaking summer programme, which welcomed up to 100 school leavers across Deeside and Wrexham, has given young people the confidence and skills…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (368+ words) A church hall in Llay is set to be transformed into a weekly pop-up café serving Swedish-style cinnamon buns, cakes and pastries. Bread of Heaven will open at St Martin’s Church Hall in the centre of Llay on Saturday, September…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (620+ words) The family of a 34-year-old Wrexham man diagnosed with an incurable brain tumour have launched a £75,000 fundraiser to help pay for potential clinical trials and specialist treatment overseas. Joshua Smith, from Johnstown, was diagnosed with a grade four glioblastoma earlier…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (642+ words) THE Corwen-born pharmaceutical entrepreneur, Sir Roger Jones, has died aged 83. Mr Jones, who was educated at Bala Boys' Grammar School, founded one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in Wales, Penn Pharmaceuticals, in the 1980s. He was appointed a governor of the…...