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We’re reinstating car parking charges in our town centre car parks from October 1 they will be free after 11am except for Tŷ Pawb where normal parking charges will apply all day.

Charges will also be reinstated in our country parks, technology park and Ruabon station but they will not be free after 11am.

Normal charges will apply in town car parks from 8am – 11am.

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Councillor Mark Pritchard, Leader of the Council, said: “Free parking has been in place since the end of March in order to support workers providing critical services for the public.

“Reinstate charges in our car parks”

“We suspended car parking charges at the beginning of lock down and continued with the offer as lockdown has gradually been relaxed we continued to offer free parking in order to support town centre traders, particularly independent traders who had been severely affected by the lockdown.

“Unfortunately, the opening up of the town centre has led to free parking being mis-used by many town centre workers and residents and we have now taken the decision to reinstate charging but to allow free parking in the majority of town centre car parks after 11am. This we hope this will encourage visitors to the town centre to support town centre traders.

“I would like to thank staff and fellow coalition members for their support with free parking and the introduction of the free after 11am offer.”

Please be aware that the free after 11am does not apply to Tŷ Pawb.

Time limits in the short stay car parks will apply and should be observed – fines will be issued to vehicles staying longer than permitted in short stay car parks.

There’s also a new Off Street parking places order being introduced at the bus station which will help with the management of the bus station and adjacent disabled bays.

Charges will apply at these disabled bays and they will be enforced like disabled spaces in other council car parks. They will be free after 11am.

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You may notice a change to the front of the Guildhall if you walk through Llwyn Isaf during the evenings this week.

Between 21-27 September, the Guildhall balcony is being lit green to celebrate Recycle Week 2020.

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The theme for this year’s Recycle Week is Be Mighty. Recycle.

Cllr David A Bithell, Deputy Leader of the Council and Lead Member for Environment and Transport, said: “This year in Wales, we’re being asked to ‘Be Mighty. Recycle’. We should be proud of our recycling efforts so far, but we must keep going, and aim to do even better. Let’s continue recycling everything we can, from all around the home, to improve our local recycling figures and help get Wales to number one.”

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Recycle Week 2020 is here and in Wales we’re being asked to Be Mighty. Recycle.

Recycling food waste will play a big part in this, and for us to be fearless in the face of food waste, we will all need to take some time to understand everything we can recycle in our food caddies.

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Most of us are recycling leftovers…but we can improve

Most of us are now recycling our leftovers in our food caddies and we’re making steady progress in Wrexham. Last year we collected 2,540 tonnes of food waste, which sounds like a lot. However, we know that there are people in Wrexham who continue to put leftovers in their general waste, so there’s still plenty of room for improvement.

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Cllr David A Bithell, Deputy Leader of the Council and Lead Member for Environment and Transport, said: “Unfortunately in Wrexham there are a number of us that still aren’t recycling our food waste, and we strongly encourage these people to change their habits; there’s certainly many reasons why they should.

“Along with the large environmental benefits, we offer free caddy liners, and by recycling food you’re freeing up space in your bins. It also helps to stop your bins from smelling from rotting food – remember your food caddy is emptied every week, your general waste isn’t!

“Thanks to everyone who recycles their food waste and to those who don’t, please get involved and play your part. Please take some time to understand what can be recycled in your food caddy…some of the things might surprise you!”

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How did you get on? Take a look below to see what other stuff can go in your food caddy.

What can go in my food caddy

Here’s a selection of the things that can be recycled as food waste:

• Out of date foods
• Bones and carcasses
• Egg shells
• Banana peelings (and other peelings)
• Apple cores
• Tea bags
• Coffee granules
• Raw foods
• Mouldy foods
• Plate scrapings
• Uneaten ready meals
• Fast food (e.g. chips and pizzas)
• Shellfish
• Wooden cutlery
• Wooden ice lolly sticks

Please don’t try to recycle in your caddy…

Things that we don’t want you to try and recycle as food waste are:

• Liquids (such as oil or milk)
• Packaging
• Plastic bags
• Nappies
• Garden waste

Remember, if you need a new food caddy you can order one for free from our website.

Running low on caddy liners? Tie an empty liner to your caddy handle on your collection day and we’ll leave you a new roll. Simple as that!

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There’s been quite a bit of social media and the news lately about the increase in litter due to face masks or coverings.

Please use general waste bins or take them home to dispose of safely. They should be but into a plastic bag to avoid any further spread of the virus and your hands should be washed or sanitised straight after.

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They’re also a danger to wildlife who could easily become entangled in the ties used to hold the mask in place.

Cllr David A Bithell, Lead Member for the Environment said: “It’s really surprising that people are choosing to just throw their face masks or coverings away. Not only is it littering but it’s putting others at risk of contamination. They’re not difficult to dispose of so please act responsibly and don’t discard them anywhere but in a bag then in a bin.

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Today is the first day of Recycle Week 2020 (September 21-27), and in Wales we’ve already got a lot to be proud of.

Wales may be a small country, but when it comes to recycling, we punch way above our weight. We’re already the third best recyclers in the world, and now Wrexham Council is backing the Wales-wide movement to make us first.

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In Wrexham, our most recent recycling figure was 69.62%, which, when you consider we were recycling just 3% back in 2002, shows that we’re well on the right track. But we’re now looking to go the extra mile and we want you to come on that journey with us.

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Cllr David A Bithell, Deputy Leader of the Council and Lead Member for Environment and Transport, said: “Recycle Week is the perfect time to remind ourselves about the things we can or can’t recycle. We understand there’s a lot for people to remember and this can sometimes seem overwhelming, but we all need to get involved.

“This year in Wales, we’re being asked to ‘Be Mighty. Recycle’. We should be proud of our recycling efforts so far, but we must keep going, and aim to do even better. Let’s continue recycling everything we can, from all around the home, to improve our local recycling figures and help get Wales to number one.”

Mighty tips to get Wales to number one

Here’s some valuable tips that can help us reach to get even better:

• Recycling our food waste is one of the easiest ways to give our recycling rate a big boost. Put any food waste – however small the amount – in your food waste caddy to ensure it gets collected every week
• Recycling doesn’t stop at the kitchen door – remember to recycle from other rooms too. You’d be amazed just how much bathroom waste such as empty shampoo, conditioner, hand soap and shower gel bottles can be recycled
• Most people know that water bottles, cans, and paper and card can be recycled, but don’t forget that you can also recycle more unusual items such as empty aerosols. And if you’re not sure what you can and can’t recycle visit wrexham.gov.uk/recycling
• Squash plastic bottles and cardboard to save space in your recycling bag, bin, box or caddy
• Give bottles, cans, trays and tubs a quick rinse before recycling them to remove any food waste – there’s no need to use running water, a quick swill in the washing up bowl will do
• If Wales is going to get to number one, we all have to play our part. That means spreading the mighty movement word on social media by sharing your recycling pics and tips using the #mightyrecyclers hashtag

We’re going to bring you more information on how you can Be Mighty throughout the week too, so stay tuned 😊

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Arriva Buses Wales has announced more services that will take to the roads from Monday which means more seats will be available for school children in particular and for those wanting to travel to work or to go shopping.

The news follows a very positive meeting yesterday (17.09.2020) between Wrexham Council and Arriva Buses Wales.

Travelling by public transport is essential for lots of us and Arriva Buses Wales has been very active in ensuring that they did everything they could, as safely as they could, to get services running as quickly as possible.

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Michael Morton, Managing Director of Arriva Buses Wales said: “We are very pleased we are now able to carry more passengers on routes that have been affected by the Covid-19 restrictions. Social distancing will still take place, face coverings will be required and we ask that everyone pays attention to all the current guidelines in order to keep staff and passengers safe. We will continue to work to bring more capacity where we can.”

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Cllr David A Bithell, Lead Member for Environment and Transport, said: “We had a very positive meeting with Michael and I am pleased that from Monday even more residents will have access to public transport. I would like to thank them for acting quickly in bringing services back on our roads and ensuring that residents in Wrexham can travel safely.

Please remember that face coverings must be worn by everyone travelling by public transport except for the 11’s and those who have a disability that means they cannot use one.

Additional services are:

Wrexham 5CS 16.20 Wrexham Bus Station 16.45 Plas Madoc Estate

Wrexham 3S 07.45 Wrexham Bus Station 08.41 Wrexham Bus Station

Wrexham 3S 15.15 Wrexham Bus Station 16.11 Wrexham Bus Station

Wrexham 3S 16.15 Wrexham Bus Station 17.11 Wrexham Bus Station

Wrexham 3 17.15 Wrexham Bus Station 18.11 Wrexham Bus Station

Wrexham 3  18.15 Wrexham Bus Station 19.11 Wrexham Bus Station

Wrexham3 18.15 Wrexham Bus Station 19.11 Wrexham Bus Station

Wrexham 5CS 08.10 Llangollen 08.32 Wrexham Bus Station

Wrexham 8S 08.16 Wrexham Bus Station 08.50 Wrexham Bus Station

Wrexham 11S 08.30 Coedpoeth 08. 50 Wrexham Bus Station

Wrexham 14S 07.43 Tanyfron 07.49 Brymbo Offa Street (operates through as 12S)

Wrexham 12S 07.49 Brymbo Offa Street 08.10 Wrexham Bus Station

Wrexham 12S 16.20 Wrexham Bus Station 16.43 Brymbo, Offa Street (operates through as 14S

Wrexham 14S 16.43 Brymbo, Offa Street 16.49 Tanyfron

Wrexham 11S 16.25 Wrexham Bus Station 16.50 Minera

For further information please visit the Arriva Buses Wales website Please remember that Covid-19 is still in our communities and if we want to continue to enjoy our new freedoms such as being able to travel we should do everything we can to avoid having them removed.

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An Improvement Notice has been served to Penny Black for failing to take reasonable measures to minimise the risk of being exposed to Coronavirus on its premises and to people queuing outside.

They have also failed to change the layout of premises in order to limit close face to face contact.

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The Improvement Notice means they must comply with social distancing measures or further action will be taken to protect the health of public and staff.

The Council’s Licensing team are now working with the Licensee to support them in making improvements to keep everyone safe.

Customers are reminded not to venture out to licensed premises in groups of more than 6 persons from a household/extended household group.

Cllr Hugh Jones, Lead Member for Communities, Partnerships, Public Protection and Community Safety, said: “It’s disappointing that the licensee has failed to protect the health of staff and customers and officers were left with no choice but to issue an Improvement Notice.

“I would like to remind everyone that Coronavirus is still in our communities and we all need to stay vigilant to its presence in order to Keep Wrexham Safe. We want to avoid the type of local lockdowns that have been seen in South Wales and the North East of England where some recently gained freedoms have now been lost.

“Our officers will continue to monitor premises and will not hesitate to take action when necessary.”

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As the town centre businesses re-open and more people are now visiting the area we’re reminding drivers that parking enforcement is taking place.

You can still park for free in all council owned town centre car parks but please park in car parks and observe the maximum stay time limits so that there is a availability of spaces in short stay car parks as visitors come to town to support the town centre economy. Also ensure that you are observing the maximum time allowed to stay in the free limited waiting bays that are dotted about the town centre.

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Parking Enforcement Officers will be out and about monitoring this and will be issuing fines for anyone abusing the time limits in the short stay car parks and limited waiting bays.

They’ll also continue to issue fines for anyone not parked in a legitimate parking space such as on double yellow lines, disabled bays without a blue badge and parking in pedestrianised areas at the wrong times or on pavements. So to avoid a fine please park responsibly.

Car parks that are free until the end of September are:

• Crescent Road
• Guildhall
• Library
• Market Street
• Tŷ Pawb

You can also take advantage of the 30 minute Click and Collect free parking bays on the High Street if you’re popping into one of the markets to pick up pre-ordered goods.

You can read more about this here:

Click and Collect – 4 free parking bays now available on High Street

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