Wrexham is a great town
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It annoys me how much negativity there is about the place. Now, obviously you can’t compare it with major Cities like London, Manchester, Liverpool etc – that would be silly. But compared with most towns it’s pretty great really…
– Unlike most towns these days which are commuter belt for big cities (think Rochdale / Oldham / Bury for Manchester) Wrexham is a proper “place” in its own right not a feeder town
– It has good quality employment options like a University, a large thriving further education college, a large teaching hospital, one of Europe’s biggest industrial estates, Moneypenny, the UK’s largest prison and much more
– A large and diverse retail offering (for a town) including national chains and independents
– a brand new art hub, marketplace and entertainment venue
– a relatively low crime rate (yes, it has its problems but so does every town and city)
– wonderful and varied countryside right on the doorstep
– easy access to snowdonia and Cities such as Liverpool, Chester, Manchester and Birmingham either by rail or road
– heritage sites in and around such as the Aqueduct, St Giles church, Erddig and Chirk Castle plus the International Eisteddfod nearby
– Very affordable housing and relatively low council tax
– A lively and growing nightlife scene
– Entertainment venues of different sizes such as the Racecourse, William Aston Hall, the Theatre, Ty Pawb and Undegun
– Decent and improving food options, both evening and daytime “cafe culture” – a mix of national chains and independents
– A fan owned football club
– Friendly people
And probably more besides
Point 7 negates point 1.
Point 2 is wishful thinking, I know people working in most of those places, and I know how “local” they are.
Point 9 should be balanced against the low local median wage.
Point 10, not compared with even ten years ago.
Nen, you forgot to mention:
– The Groves bombshell saved and maintained at a massive cost
– The luxury prison
– Ty Pawb
– Drugged up zombie street entertainers
– 12 car break-ins across Wrexham in last 12 days – ‘dew wiped from windows’ on other vehicles
– Travellers camping where they like (now including distraction burglaries)
– Gridlock
– Kingdom
– Nine arrested after serious assault
– Councillor freebies and £200 pay rise
– 35 sheep stolen from Rossett
– Post House Roundabout (transport links basically)I could go on but I have to keep an eye on my car and property.
And it is full of gangs of Eastern Europeans drinking on park benches or walking up and down town looking for trouble!
[quote quote=147619]Point 7 negates point 1.
Point 2 is wishful thinking, I know people working in most of those places, and I know how “local” they are.
Point 9 should be balanced against the low local median wage.
Point 10, not compared with even ten years ago.[/quote]
Having easy access to other places is not that same as being a commuter belt to such places.
Well, I know many local people working in those places – as well as those from out of the area – it goes both ways
True, although I think if you compared this ratio to, say, that of London you’d be pleasantly surprised
There’s much more varied and better quality nightlife than there was 10 years ago! Or would you prefer to turn the vibrant Fat Boar back into the rundown Black Horse (for example)!?
I’m not even responding to Idris as he’s being ridiculous. Except to say, show me any town or city that does not have these type of problems, but Wrexham still has a relatively low crime rate.
[quote quote=147632]And it is full of gangs of Eastern Europeans drinking on park benches or walking up and down town looking for trouble![/quote]
As opposed to getting run out of Hightown/QP/Garden village/Spring Lodge, local area of choice, because you come from the wrong side of a dividing road?
Grow up
[quote quote=147635]You need to travel outside of Wrexham to appreciate what we do have in this town.[/quote]
I think you’re right there
[quote quote=147636]
You need to travel outside of Wrexham to appreciate what we do have in this town.
I think you’re right there[/quote]
I really think you need to pull your heads out of your respective shells and look around you! The place is falling apart and it is full of scum bags, home grown as well as Eastern Europeans.
Does your excrement smell of roses to match the tint on your spectacles?
Do you ever go into Wrexham? Have you walked around town in the dark? It is VERY intimidating and needs proper policing and a lot of investment.
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