First Minister Mark Drakeford joined police officers on the beat in Wrexham today to listen to their experiences and also to see how the Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) funded by the Welsh Government can help keep communities safe The First Minister had been invited to join officers on the beat by Wrexham Police Station. […]
Rogue Traders who leaflet residents were the target for Trading Standards and Wrexham Police officers recently as they took to the streets to speak with traders and residents during “Rogue Trader Action Week”. Legitimate traders, which use leaflets, have welcomed the move as many ‘rogue traders’ often from outside the Wrexham area, target areas before […]
A view from Wrexham’s Member of Parliament
Wrexham.com has invited Wrexham & Clwyd South Members of Parliament and Assembly Members to write a monthly article with updates on their work in their respective Parliaments and closer to home – you can find them all here.
Today, Wrexham’s MP Sarah Atherton writes…
This month, my report into the experiences of women in the Armed Forces and female veterans launched. This report was the culmination of a ground-breaking inquiry that gave women who currently serve – or have served – in our Armed Forces a voice. The inquiry allowed the Defence Select Committee, of which I am a member, to better understand what was going right for our female military personnel and, crucially, what has also been going wrong. The report made 35 recommendations to the Ministry of Defence, which if enacted will make sure the women in our Armed Forces are better protected.
A PEACEFUL protest was held in Wrexham to oppose new powers allowing police to curb protests. In recent days, demonstrators took to the streets of London to continue to protest over the policing of a vigil for Sarah Everard on Saturday and over the Government s Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill. The bill would give police in England and Wales the power to impose conditions on non-violent protests judged to be too noisy and thereby causing intimidation or harassment or serious unease, alarm or distress to the public. A protest opposing the bill took place outside Wrexham Police Station on Monday evening.