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You might have spotted recent cleaning and cutting work on the Llan y Pwll link road between Gresford Roundabout at the Wrexham Industrial Estate.

With that leg of roadside cleaning complete, work will soon start on the Mold Road between the interchange with the A483 and the county boundary with Flintshire near Cefn y Bedd.

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The works will start on Wednesday, June 13 and are expected to take up to three days to complete.

Lane closures will take place during the work, which may lead to some disruption. Warning signs will be placed on the road before any closures taking place.

We’ll be staggering works stage by stage, so closures aren’t expected to be lengthy, but remember to leave time for your journey.

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We all love our food, there’s simply no denying it but is the safety of our food something we just take for granted?

As part of National Food Safety week (4-10 June) we’re working with the Food Standards Agency to spotlight food safety and the team working behind the scenes to help ensure that the food we all buy and eat is safe.

We have a team of dedicated food safety officers who visit local food businesses to make sure their hygiene standards are up to scratch. They visit businesses that supply or serve food direct to customers such as restaurants, pubs, cafes, takeaways, food vans or stalls, canteens, hotels, supermarkets, schools, hospitals and care homes.

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They give each business a Food Hygiene Rating from 0 which is not very good at all and requires urgent improvement to a 5 which very good and is the highest rating any business can expect.

In Wrexham we have 1350 premises to check and 98% of them are currently at 3 star or more – that’s a pretty good percentage but food safety officers won’t sit back – they’ll continue to inspect and advise businesses to get the remaining 2% to improve their rating.

How can I check the food rating of a business?

It’s easy to check a food rating of a business as they should be displaying a green and black sticker either in their window or door or somewhere where it’s easy for the customer to see. If you can’t see it – ask politely where it is? You can also check online at http://ratings.food.gov.uk/.

“Peace of Mind”

Cllr Hugh Jones, Lead Member for Communities, Partnerships, Public Protection and Community Safety, said: “We have a very hard working team who ensure that food is safe so we can all have peace of mind when buying our food or eating out. The Food Standards Ratings have proved very successful in raising the standards in food businesses not only across Wrexham but across Wales and I would everyone to start checking them out – they’re available for their benefit.”

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There’s a wide variety of sporting groups in Wrexham, offering training on sports such as football, rugby, boxing, athletics, tennis and many more.

Are you a member of one of these many community sporting groups? Maybe you’re involved in running one?

If so, don’t miss out on the chance to get some extra funding, which could help out with everything from equipment to training.

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Applications for the second round of 2018 Community Chest funding is now open.

The first round, which closed at the end of April, saw more than £12,000 given to local groups..

Groups can apply for up to £1,500 per year.

Cllr Andrew Atkinson, Lead Member for Youth Services and Anti-Poverty, with responsibility for Leisure, said: “There are a lot of good sports and athletics groups out there which do excellent work in their community.

“The Community Chest is there to help those clubs get the extra resources they need. Those involved should make sure they don’t miss out.”

For more information, contact Louise Brady at Wrexham Council at louise.brady@wrexham.gov.uk; telephone 01978 297359 or apply via our website.

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As the summer sun starts making more and more frequent appearances, your thoughts might start turning to exercise and keeping fit.

Do you use one of our Leisure and Activity Centres across the county borough? Or are you thinking about joining?

We and our partners Freedom Leisure, who run all of our Leisure and Activity Centres, along with dual-use sites and 3G pitches, can help you stay fit this summer.

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Throughout 2016 to 2017, we worked together to bring more than £2.7million worth of improvements to all centres and sites, with more than £1.5m invested at Waterworld in the town centre.

This included new equipment and refits across all sites, as well as a completely new gym at Waterworld and a new state-of-the-art MyRide spinning room.

Improvements were also carried at out Chirk, Queensway and Gwyn Evans, and the dual use sites at Ysgol Clywedog, Ysgol Morgan Llwyd, Rhosnesni High School, Ysgol Rhiwabon and Darland High School.

Cllr Andrew Atkinson, the Lead Member for Youth Services and Anti-Poverty, with responsibility for Leisure, recently completed a series of visits to each of the centres.

Very pleased with the work done

Cllr Atkinson said: “I wasn’t in post when this work started, so one of my priorities when I took up the role was to visit each of the Leisure and Activity sites, 3G pitches and dual use centres, in order to see the improvements carried out by Freedom Leisure for myself.

“Having had the opportunity to visit each of the sites myself and speak to staff and customers, I’m very pleased with all the work that’s been done, and users are too.”

Cllr Atkinson added: “I’d also advise centre users to consider Freedom Leisure’s Wrexham Connected Membership, which allows them to join at one facility and use the rest.

“That would give them access to five gyms, three pools and more than 100 different exercise classes across all of Freedom’s facilities.

“This would be especially useful for someone living near one facility and working near another, such as someone commuting in from Chirk to Wrexham town centre.”

Andy Harris, Freedom Leisure Area Manager, added: “It was great to show Councillor Atkinson around all the centres, which since the improvement works now feature some of the very best facilities and kit in Wales.

“Our key objective when operating these facilities on behalf of Wrexham County Borough Council is to help support an active Wrexham, and these centres really do have something for everyone, whatever your age, ability, activity preference and income.”

To register your interest in a Wrexham Connected Membership, call Waterworld on 01978 297300 or register your interest by using this link.

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Don’t miss your chance to have your say on how we deliver housing and services in the future.

We have a draft of what we think is important to you, but we want as much feedback as possible to make sure we are doing the right things for the residents of Wrexham.

If you want to be able to have your say on what YOU think is important, we would love to hear from you. Anyone can fill in the questionnaire but we are particularly looking for more under 35 year olds to take part to make sure we have a wide range of opinions from people of all ages.

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Wrexham County Borough Council needs a housing strategy to respond to the challenges of providing housing and has a clear framework which sets out the direction of housing for the next 5 years.

You can see the full consultation documents and answer a short questionnaire by clicking here.

You better hurry…

If you want to be able to have your say on what YOU think is important, we would love to hear from you.   But, you better hurry as the consultation closes on June 8.

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