To support businesses across the County Borough during this current pandemic, Wrexham County Borough Council's Business Support team have asked us to publish the following advice. Support for businesses affected by COVID-19 – Update / Reminder As a number of schemes have been announced to support businesses affected by COVID-19, we thought we'd provide a reminder of the support which has / will be made available to date: If you have premises with a rateable value Status:

The North East Wales Tourism Team is once again launching a new culinary challenge to celebrate the start of the Welsh Year of the Outdoors. In a new approach to the competition, the 2020 challenge will see restaurants and cafés, coffee shops or tearooms take part in some friendly competition to showcase the best local produce within North East Wales! The Challenge Taking place between 6th -27th March, just eight eateries across the region will have their entry available each

Techniquest Glyndwr to officially become ‘Xplore!’ Thousands consulted across the region to make the final decision. The re-brand comes as part of over £2million worth of investment into the project including a move to the town centre. The home of Science in North Wales officially has a new identity as Techniquest Glyndŵr announces their new look and name to coincide with their multi-million pound move to Wrexham town centre. Following months of consultation with thousands of

The Christmas Meeting on Friday 13 December is the final meeting of the year at Bangor-on-Dee Racecourse and offers the perfect opportunity to start the weekend early and get into the festive spirit with the family. Gates open at 10.30am and seven national hunt races will take place across the afternoon. The day will be in support of Save the Children and National Christmas Jumper Day and in the festive spirit, the racecourse will be relaxing the dress code, encouraging raceg

Wrexham had a group of special international visitors this week as a delegation from Himeji, Japan visited the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Chapel Tea Rooms in Trevor. Hideyasu Kiyomoto Mayor of the Japanese town Himeji, which is home to the UNESCO World Heritage Site Himeji Castle took the time to visit Pontcysyllte during a visit to North Wales. Himeji Castle is in the process of being twined with another UNESCO World Heritage Site – Conwy Castle and whilst in the region, the

The largest town in north Wales, Wrexham is perhaps best known for its ancient landmarks and rich industrial history. As a county, Wrexham is home to two of the seven wonders of Wales – St. Giles Church in the town centre (famous for its 135-ft tower) and the Gresford Bells at All Saint’s Church in Gresford. Wrexham is also well-known for its National Trust Properties, including Chirk Castle and Erddig Hall, along with the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal World Heritage Site.

The West Arms Country Inn hotel in North Wales has been shortlisted for Go B&B/Inn of the Year and Go Best Place to Eat in the prestigious Go North Wales Tourism Awards 2019. Owners Mark and Nicky Williamson, are committed to supporting North Wales growth in tourism, bringing previous global experience to develop the region and help upskill talent for the future of North Wales’ hospitality. Mark and Nicky said; “We are thrilled to be recognised for both categories. We make a

'Top things to do in Wrexham, Wales' - This (hopefully very useful!) post is a paid partnership and collaboration with This Is Wrexham, all opinions are my own. If an adventure in the Welsh countryside sounds appealing, let me introduce you to the two day 'Wrexham Wonder' itinerary. Taking in a grand National Trust property and scenic walking trail, packing your camera for some beautiful Instagram photos is essential. Located in the North East of Wales, Wrexham county is home

It’s a view to stop you in your tracks — looking across the village and up the valley to the Berwyn range. “I’ve painted this view numerous times, trying to capture the soft colours and long shadows,” smiles the artist Rosie Davies, surrounded by her sketchpads and work-in-progress watercolours at her Ceiriog Valley art studio. Rosie changed careers to move to the village of Llanarmon from Cheshire and now devotes her time to capturing the natural beauty of this lost-in-time

It is the tallest navigable aqueduct in the UK. The gravity-defying structure, which stands stoically some 126ft above the valley of the River Dee, has inspired not just engineers but also artists. Indeed, the Scottish poet Sir Walter Scott described it as, ‘the most impressive piece of art I have ever seen’. But what most people don’t realise is that it calls Wrexham County home. We’re now edging our way gingerly along the towpath of the 1070ft-long Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, lo

Set in the North Wales village of Glyn Ceiriog, Craft & Kitchen takes its place on a hilly high street with a Welsh valley view! Local head chef Steve Jones has recently taken over the former Royal Oak pub, implementing a menu with pub grub but not how you know it to be! Open entering the building you get a sense of village warmth about it, fires roaring and a well-stocked bar with pork scratchings, a trio of real ale and of course some trendy welsh gins! Head Chef & owner St

The Hand at Llanarmon in the Ceiriog Valley is having a double celebration after having been awarded two top awards following an anonymous inspection by The AA. It retained its Two Rosettes for Culinary Excellence and following a refurbishment programme which has seen a recent opening of the new ‘Pump House Spa’, has been awarded the much coveted Gold Star Award. Jonathan Greatorex, Managing Director of The Hand at Llanarmon said, “We are all absolutely chuffed to bits. This

The Erddig team reckon you’d be hard-pushed to find a better-looking car park! Earlier this year Erddig called in contractors to improve site drainage in the car park to prevent a repeat of last year’s spring floods and property closures. Key to the plans was ensuring nature-friendly landscaping throughout and keeping a careful eye on the project was Head Gardener Glyn Smith. The new scheme which launched in March now sees more cars parked on specially designed surfaces in a

The latest tourism performance data has revealed further good news for the tourism sector in Wrexham County Borough with a growth of over 4%

Food lovers in North East Wales are in for a treat in the coming weeks as the region prepares for an autumn packed with foodie events featuring a host of fabulous local food and drink producers. These delightful events are all hosted and dotted around the beautiful Clwydian Range, Dee Valley and Wrexham areas. Many of the business showcasing at these events are clients of Cywain – a Menter a Busnes project. Cywain is a business-led programme dedicated to developing new and e

Racegoers were bathed in glorious sunshine for Bangor-on-Dee’s return to racing for the annual Ladies Day on Friday 2 August.

This week, visitors to town may have noticed our current map boards being refurbished and new boards being installed. These are all part of the deliverables within our current Destination Management Action Plan (2017-20), which directs how the Local Authority and the This Is Wrexham Tourism Partnership work together to make the County a better place to visit. Thanks to funding provided by the This Is Wrexham Partnership, local artist David Goodman has designed a new town cent

Award winning boutique hotel in Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog, The West Arms, has welcomed inspirational British Athlete, Alex Flynn to North Wales. The heroic adventurer, athlete and motivational speaker, diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease, has been attending the National Whitewater Centre at Bala to update his Whitewater skill sets for future races. Mark Williamson, owner of The West Arms said: “As you can imagine we are honoured to welcome such an inspirational sporting person

Photographers visiting the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct & Canal World Heritage site this summer are encouraged to take part in a new photography competition designed to showcase all 11-miles of the site. Following the 10-year anniversary of the site being added to the list of global World Heritage Sites by UNESCO last month, the visitor management team are working with Ty Pawb in Wrexham to stage an exhibition later this year of all the images submitted to the competition. Starting

Ahead of the busy summer holiday season, the This Is Wrexham Tourism Partnership has launched a set of new visitor maps and itineraries that aim to encourage tourists to visit more areas of the County Borough. Following a series of workshops for the local tourism trade last Spring, thirteen new itineraries have been developed that showcase some of the popular and less well-known places to visit, eat and stay in Wrexham. These itineraries range from days out with the family, d