Hack Horse Sanctuary appeal

The Hack Horse Sanctuary is running a bit low on stock for their charity shop in Wrexham. If you can, please ask your friends, family and raid your own cupboards for any good quality clothes, toys, bric-a-brack… you’ll be surprised at what sells!! Either drop off at the Sanctuary, the shop, or send them a message they’ll come and pick it up. Find their website at www.hackonline.org.uk.

Calon FM ~ ‘Blood On The Tracks’

The third episode of ‘Blood On The Tracks’, a new music and comedy radio show is on Calon FM (105FM or www.calonfm.com) for people of Wrexham and the surrounding area. “We are on from 10pm to midnight every Wednesday and it would be great if you could join us and hopefully we can brighten up your Wednesday evening and get you set for turn of the week towards the weekend. Tune in and give us a go and let us know what you think. Our group is Blood On The Tracks – Calon FM.”

Kellogg’s axe 40 jobs

In yet another jobs blow for north east Wales Kellogg’s is to cut 40 jobs at its Wrexham plant. The latest jobs blow takes the number of manufacturing redundancies in Wrexham to around 300 since the start the year. Read More…

Egg-citing start to the Easter holidays at the Discovery Centre!

Which animal lays an egg one fifth of its own body weight? How can you throw an egg without breaking it? Audiences of ‘Amazing Eggsperiments’ can learn the answers to these eggstremely important questions at the egg-citing live show taking place in Techniquest Glyndwr’s science theatre this Easter.

‘Amazing Eggsperiments’ is a fun science show available for visitors with admission to the Science Discovery Centre. Visitors to Techniquest Glyndwr can take a look at the atmosphere as it moves around planet Earth, leave an image of their shadow on a light capturing wall or ‘get lost’ in the mirror-maze! And with over 50 more hands-on interactive exhibits and puzzles, Techniquest Glyndwr is guaranteed to leave visitors amused and enthused by the amazing world of science that surrounds them!

‘Amazing Eggsperiments’ runs from 4 April daily throughout the Easter holidays.

Firms urged to support Wrexham Business Week 2009

Companies from across Wrexham are being urged to take part in the eighth Wrexham Business Week which takes place this year between November 16 and 20.The event is the largest event of its type in the region, with a programme of around 60 events attracting delegates from across Wales, the North West and the Midlands. Read more…

AM Makes Last Ditch Call to Halt Badger Cull

Wrexham’s Labour Assembly Member, Lesley Griffiths, has made a last ditch appeal to the Welsh Assembly Government, to stop the plans for a limited badger cull as part of its bovine tuberculosis eradication programme. Read more…

Trace Your Ancestors

One of the first lectures at this year’s Wrexham Science Festival promises to offer a fascinating insight into how DNA research can help in tracing people’s recent and historic ancestors.

Dr Peter Forster, from the Cambridge Society for the Application of Research, Churchill College Cambridge and Anglia Ruskin University Cambridge, will deliver a lecture on the techniques that have been developed to help researchers resolve issues such as suspected adoption, identification of remains for forensic cases but also on how to trace historical ancestry and even tracing prehistoric lineages to regions and continents across the globe. Read more…

Wrexham Science Festival 2009

Wrexham Science Festival starts today with lots of fascinating events planned over the next few days culminating in the popular ‘Scientriffic’ on Saturday next week. Find out what’s on here.

Wrexham on Facebook

If you are on Facebook two good groups to join are Wrexham Facebookers and Chirk and the Ceiriog Valley.

Wrexham’s AM says ‘Go for Gold’

Wrexham’s Assembly Member is urging local projects groups and organisations, to emulate the success of St Anne’s Catholic Primary School Wrexham in 2008 and enter ITV Wales’ People’s Millions competition and have a chance of winning £50,000 from the Big Lottery Fund. Read More…