Reply To: Brand Wrexham in the post-Market town era
In fairness, the 3 years ago that you mention Jim did mark the moment when the Economic Development team did pull their fingers out and did have a plan to move matters forward. Like yourself, I attended a meeting where the whole matter was kicked up the road for review. The decision was made by Councillors and not the Economic Development team. Unlike some of those who are paid to manage the town, many of the Councillors do not buy into the idea of a brand Wrexham or many of the ideas bandied around by Consultants or the Manchester Met. For some perverse reason, a façade is played out and unless “free” money is parachuted in by the Welsh Assembly actually ear-marked for something specific, they seem to shy away from sensible recommendations. Salvaging the Markets and the Independent sector requires bloody hard work fused with some degree of vision and we seem to have exhausted both
