Wrexham Council have announced they have purchased a long vacant town centre plot of land located on the South side of Henblas Street, and promised more purchases. The site is currently cleared and secured and had a planning consent granted in 2006 (which has now lapsed) for the demolition of old building and construction of […]
Posted: Mon 17th May 2021
Pandemic impact on town centre set to be discussed by councillors – but “longer-term trends also need to be considered”
Ways to “target empty and problematic buildings” in Wrexham town centre to meet the changing needs of the economy are set to be discussed this week.
As with all towns and cities, the coronavirus pandemic has affected the occupancy rate in the town as several high street retailers and eateries shut up shop for good.
Many of these have been on Eagles Meadow, with H&M, Frankie & Bennys (along with Plas Coch), Burger King, Pizza Express and more recently Debenhams, all closing.