Wrexham County, Wales News

A TEENAGER struggled with a police officer because she did not want to return to the children's home she was staying at.

TWO fake gun-wielding gangsters enlisted to help kidnap a terrified student in a bid to get his 20,000 tuition fees have failed to win time off their jail terms at the Court of Appeal.

PUBS across Wrexham are taking a zero tolerance approach to under-age drinking. Thirty-two licensed premises in the Wrexham South Pubwatch area are taking part in the Challenge 21 Scheme, which sees licensees and bar staff taking a more cautious role when asking young people for proof of their age.

A WREXHAM man who narrowly escaped death after arsonists set fire to his flat door says he is living in terror of another attack happening.

TWO people were taken to hospital after a collision between a car and a lorry in Wrexham.

A YOUNG farmer drove his tractor onto a level crossing into the path of an oncoming train.

A CAMPAIGN is under way to protect a Wrexham playing field from future redevelopment.

ACCORDING to one its organisers, Saturday's demonstration by far-right group the Welsh Defence League in Wrexham is likely to attract supporters from across the UK.

CLAIMS that rehousing people from Hightown flats will further delay finding homes for others who have spent years on the waiting list have been dismissed by a council chief.

A TEENAGER from Wrexham has appeared at court accused of stealing more than 10,000 from his grandmother.

A TOTAL of 84 people were arrested as a result of massive crackdown on crime by North Wales Police yesterday.

ABOUT 400 affordable homes will be built in Wrexham over the next three to five years after a pledge by Wrexham Council and the Assembly government.

A PROTEST meeting planned by the Welsh Defence League in Wrexham on Saturday could lead to "day return intimidation" by its supporters from outside the area.

A DEVOTED Wrexham mum whose young son is one of only five in the UK to suffer from a rare brain and blood disorder has spoken of how her family has coped with the condition.

A WELSH Assembly Government review of the licensing and regulation of dog breeding in Wales has been described by Wrexham AM Lesley Griffiths as "a significant step forward for animal welfare." The move follows the consideration of new evidence from projects carried out by Welsh local authorities which have addressed a range of animal welfare ...

A POLICE chief has urged both sides in a North Wales event this weekend to 'keep it peaceful'. Police have said they will be present after members from the Welsh Defence League arranged to meet on Saturday.

Two men behind an international drug smuggling ring have been jailed for a total of 18 years and four months after police found millions of pounds worth of cocaine in the boot of a car.

THE grieving family of Ermatati Rodgers have described their daughter as "considerate, kind and generous" after her murderer was handed a life sentence.

SHOCKING figures have revealed the true scale of the region's debt crisis. More than 800 people across Flintshire, Wrexham and Chester became insolvent last year, and there are warnings that the figures for 2009 will be even worse.

A WREXHAM man left for dead after a vicious mugging says he is still battling the emotional scars, 18 months on from the attack.