21/02/2008 by admin.

Nick Heard, entrepreneurship champion, Yale College, Wrexham, and Deeside College principal David Jones, have been shortlisted in the Leadership in the Public Sector category in the Leading Wales Awards. The winners will be announced today (Thursday).

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21/02/2008 by admin.

Manufacturers in North Wales can explore how design changes can benefit the environment and their bottom line at a free workshop organised by sustainability programme Envirowise.

The event at the Wrexham Ramada Plaza Hotel on March 6 will show how firms can cut the quantity of raw materials they use, with significant cost savings through cleaner design. For further information and to register visit www.envirowise.gov.uk/cleanerdesignwrexham or email eventwales@envirowise.gov.uk.

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21/02/2008 by admin.

Chirk based Cadbury Trebor Basset is to take part in the latest round of the Welsh Assembly Government’s Inside Welsh Industry visits.

The visits, funded and managed by the WAG, let high performing businesses share information on good management practices. The Cadbury visit is planned for March 6.

For more information visit www.insidewelshindustry.org.uk or ring Gail Harris on 01656 652063.

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21/02/2008 by admin.

A second direct Wrexham-London rail service has been hailed as a huge boost for the town.

Virgin Trains planned to start a direct Wrexham-London rail service from December this year.

Speaking in the House of Commons at the first meeting of the All Party Group for Rail in Wales, Chris Gibb, Virgin’s chief operating officer, announced a return service would operate once a day - outward in the early morning and returning early evening. The journey time will be two-and-a-half hours.

The new service is targeted at Wrexham’s growing business community.

Initially it will be on a trial basis and if successful more services will be introduced on weekdays and weekends.

The Virgin service, via Chester, will compete with rival company Wrexham and Shropshire’s through services between Wrexham, Shropshire, the Black Country and London Marylebone this spring. They will be running five trains a day on weekdays, four on Saturdays and three on Sundays.

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14/02/2008 by admin.

The first NEWI Business Breakfast is to take place on 21st February 2008, 7.30 am – 9.00am at NEWI’s 1887 Restaurant.

Network over breakfast with companies from around North Wales. At each breakfast three companies will have the opportunity to stand up for 5mins to publicise their business.

If you would like the opportunity to present let them know, they will then compile a list and at each breakfast three new companies will present. RSVP 15th February 2008 to l.willington@newi.ac.uk, or 01978 293245.

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14/02/2008 by admin.

What better day than Valentine’s day to launch a new wedding website. The Wrexham Wedding Directory at www.wrexhamweddingdirectory.co.uk aims to provide a comprehensive listing of local businesses offering wedding services and also advice on planning the big day. Redfern Media’s Jane Redfern Jones says “Due to the success of our wedding blog we realised that there was a need for a wedding website that was specifically for the Wrexham area. We will be promoting the website through competitions, our network of local websites, leaflet drops and web 2.0 marketing such as Facebook. If anyone is interested in advertising in the directory please contact me on jane@redfernmedia.co.uk. Along with the Directory and Blog we will also have newsletters and bulletins for subscribers.”

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14/02/2008 by admin.

Bumbles, the ladies clothes shop and café closed it’s doors for the last time at the weekend. Situated on Charles Street, Bumbles was one of Wrexham’s longest established shops. The premises housed a café upstairs and a high quality women’s clothing and goods department on the ground floor. The owners, who took over the shop 2 ½ years ago, blamed the closureof the former Asda public car park for a change in the pedestrian flow which hit their business and others in the immediate area.

The car park was closed to make way for the £30 million plus Eagles Meadow site, which is due to open later this year.

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10/02/2008 by admin.

Recent events mean that Glyn Ceiriog will be deprived of an important historic and appealing Visitor Attraction. Read more…

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08/02/2008 by admin.

This is an invite to take part in another reality TV show, this time about businesses hoping to transform the way they work. The contact details for this one are as follows: 020 7434 6835 or companies@tigressproductions.co.uk.

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08/02/2008 by admin.

The BBC is making a programme about the issue of succession in family firms. To discuss taking part, please contact Philip McCreery on 020 7438 1835 or email family@twofour.co.uk.

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