This morning I came across Kevin Branchett’s stunning photo taken on Llangollen Canal and I just had to share it with you.

PS. Make sure you’ve got your brolly for later as the forecasters predict a downpour.

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Photo: A misty start

2009-08-25 09:47:20

That’s what Wrexham FC supporters are calling a minority of fans creating some bad feeling on the terraces during match day – and they’re asking people to report them.

The debate has been started on the Wrexham FC fans’ forum, part of the BBC 606 messageboard – and fans want a clampdown.

“It doesn’t do much for the image of the club,” says Mikeywale, while Wrexjen adds: “I sit in the Paddock and there are a group of muppets in there who bring shame on decent Wxm fans.”

Wxmwxm says: “…hurling abuse at our players is NEVER gonna get them to play better! I felt embarrassed to be a Wrexham fan yesterday.”

The comments were made after Saturday’s Wrexham-Kettering home game.

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Wrexham’s muppets!

2009-08-24 09:36:04

Two separate projects in Denbighshire are asking for home movie footage: Denbigh Film Club are holding the town’s first ever film festival and want residents to share footage of the town for an archive session. Meanwhile Rhyl author Ambrose Conway is working with young people in the town to make a film and wants images of Rhyl in the sixties and seventies which people captured on home movie camera to intercut with contemporary footage. If you can help, get in touch!

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Your old films wanted

2009-08-18 14:57:39

Remember the Tango Man who was dreamed up by the same Ad people who coined the phrase, You’ve been tangoed?

Well, such an assault on the senses is Llangollen eisteddfod. Take, for example, the amazing, energetic and colourful Punjabi performers.

At one point yesterday there was an impromptu sound clash between them and a group of Samba drummers just a few feet away.

There were no winners or losers, but the crowds were left dazed by the amazing sensory bombardment as they sang, danced, clapped and played their instruments.

You can also find yourself bowled over in the most unlikely of places. In one of the quieter, more contemplative tents dotted around the pavilion field [by the so-called Tree of Hope] children – the theme of the festival’s opening day – had been pinning messages.

Among them, Madeline of Dinas Brân, Llangollen, had written: “Peace is about making friends and living together in harmony”. Meanwhile, Jasmine, of All Saints, Gresford, wrote: “Stop war and let peace spread around the world.”

And then, minutes later, I was saying ‘hi’ to Terry Waite as he passing through the crowd.

Llangollen during eisteddfod week – those Ad people couldn’t dream up anything more amazing.

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You known when you’ve been tangoed [by Llangollen]!

2009-07-08 10:22:03

This is our group photo pool on Flickr where people visiting Llangollen International Music Eisteddfod are invited to share their photos. So far, 13 people, including Paul Brown from the eisteddfod webteam, have shared more than 140 photos.

Thanks to them all – and please add yours.

PS. Since our site relaunched we have been able to use a much improved photo gallery – I hope you agree!

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Llangollen 2009 – your photos

2009-07-08 09:52:07

This week’s confirmation that Air Products’ factory is to close at Acrefair with the loss of 200 jobs, will add yet more people to the growing jobs queue in the region during the credit crunch.

We’ve been keeping a tally by bookmarking such stories on http://delicious.com.
[Tags: jobs - credit crunch]

Just read some of the stories and you’ll see just how many jobs has been lost – the list goes on – and on.

Now these latest jobs cuts have prompted Wrexham Council leader Aled Roberts to say rising unemployment in north east Wales needs to be “urgently addressed”.

He said: “Wrexham has been heavily reliant on manufacturing, more so than almost any area of the UK and the figures are giving rise to concern. Here in north east Wales we’ve always been referred to as the ‘powerhouse’ and left to get on with it, but there are now serious issues that need to be addressed urgently.”

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Wrexham, the manufacturing ‘powerhouse’ is suffering

2009-07-03 15:32:20

[Is that even possible?]

You may have heard about the debate to ‘make Wrexham more Welsh’.

But did you hear the one about complaints that a Welsh choir’s concert had too much Welsh?!

Meanwhile, there’s a ‘meeting to hear Polish concerns’ in Corwen tonight – not that police are aware of any problems but they want the Polish community to know there is support if they feel they need it.

This all serves to prove the expression you can’t please everyone…

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Now for complaints about being too Welsh!

2009-06-25 12:32:29

Local photographer ‘Werdna1730′ has taken a collection of photos showing the family of peregrine falcons nesting on the roof of Wrexham Police Station.

Click the photo and you’ll be able to view them all but please note that some shots aren’t for the faint hearted as they highlight an amazing wildlife story of life – and death – in urban Wrexham.

I mean, have you heard the peregrines’ calls to eachother high above as you walk over to Waterworld car park? Eerie!

Although Werdna1730 has probably taken his pictures with a telephoto lense, you can clearly see the birds with the naked eye too – but not nearly in as much detail. Although these birds have been in Wrexham since 2002, they’re still as captivating as ever – or is that just me?

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Natural selection on the roof of Wrexham police station

2009-06-24 09:11:19

Local photographer ‘Werdna1730′ has taken a collection of photos showing the family of peregrine falcons nesting on the roof of Wrexham Police Station.

Click the photo and you’ll be able to view them all but please note that some shots aren’t for the faint hearted as they highlight an amazing wildlife story of life – and death – in urban Wrexham.

I mean, have you heard the peregrines’ calls to eachother high above as you walk over to Waterworld car park? Eerie!

Although Werdna1730 has probably taken his pictures with a telephoto lense, you can clearly see the birds with the naked eye too – but not nearly in as much detail. Although these birds have been in Wrexham since 2002, they’re still as captivating as ever – or is that just me?

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Natural selection on the roof of Wrexham police station

2009-06-24 09:11:19

Thieves steal from North Wales Police – Daily Post
Police helmets, signs, handcuffs, and body armour are just some of the items stolen from police.

Vaughan family buy Chester City – BBC News
Chester City have been bought from their administrators by the Vaughan family, including former City chairman Stephen Vaughan. This is what Chester fans think – but no word yet from Wrexhm fans.

Welsh MPs’ expenses in detail – BBC News
Find out what, if anything, your MP claimed.

These are some of the stories we’re following and highlight on our shared reader [what's this?] or which you can follow via http://twitter.com/bbcwrexham.

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Thieves steal from police and other links [12-06-09]

2009-06-12 10:20:05