Friday.
IWM (D 18485), Jack Smith, MOI Photo Division Photographer
IWM (D 18485), Jack Smith, MOI Photo Division Photographer
October 2, 2026 at 7:01 AM
Friday.
IWM (D 18485), Jack Smith, MOI Photo Division Photographer
IWM (D 18485), Jack Smith, MOI Photo Division Photographer
Pay as you go expanded across more Welsh stations https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/09/pay-as-you-go-now-available-at-25-stations-in-north-wales.html #chester #chirk #flint #frodsham #gobowen #helsby #prestatyn #rhyl #ruabon #runcorn #RuncornEast #ticketing #TransportForWales #wales
Pay as you go expanded across more Welsh stations
Transport for Wales has expanded the Tap in, Tap Out option across more stations in North East Wales.
www.railadvent.co.uk
September 30, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Pay as you go expanded across more Welsh stations https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/09/pay-as-you-go-now-available-at-25-stations-in-north-wales.html #chester #chirk #flint #frodsham #gobowen #helsby #prestatyn #rhyl #ruabon #runcorn #RuncornEast #ticketing #TransportForWales #wales
Wife was born in Liverpool grew up in Wrexham, her parents lived in Ruabon, and her brother lives in Stoke … I have been all over both countries and it’s a literal joke to suggest that food in the UK is better than food in the USA… that’s not to say you can’t get a good meal there, I’ve had plenty
September 27, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Wife was born in Liverpool grew up in Wrexham, her parents lived in Ruabon, and her brother lives in Stoke … I have been all over both countries and it’s a literal joke to suggest that food in the UK is better than food in the USA… that’s not to say you can’t get a good meal there, I’ve had plenty
#onthisday, 16 September 1886, #TurkishBaths were opened at the St Petersgate Public Baths in #Stockport. Hot rooms 135°, 175°, & 260° F, shampooing room, & cooling-room. Stained glass windows and gas-lit by night. JC Prestwich of Leigh beat 90 other architects in competition. Closed 1993. 🗃️ #C19th
September 16, 2026 at 9:23 AM
#onthisday, 16 September 1886, #TurkishBaths were opened at the St Petersgate Public Baths in #Stockport. Hot rooms 135°, 175°, & 260° F, shampooing room, & cooling-room. Stained glass windows and gas-lit by night. JC Prestwich of Leigh beat 90 other architects in competition. Closed 1993. 🗃️ #C19th
Cursed as soon as soon as they linked it to Ruabon Red Brick.
September 11, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Cursed as soon as soon as they linked it to Ruabon Red Brick.
As soon as they connected it with Ruabon Red brick the thing was cursed.
September 11, 2026 at 10:36 PM
As soon as they connected it with Ruabon Red brick the thing was cursed.
Michael Sheen has told MPs that an offer for the then incoming First Minister to watch Buried before broadcast "was not taken up". The Welsh Government says it is arranging a meeting. The Llwyneinion lagoon near Ruabon was raised repeatedly in the session.
Llwyneinion lagoon ‘a shame on Britain’, journalist tells MPs as Michael Sheen gives evidence
Journalists who investigated historic toxic waste dumping alongside Michael Sheen have told MPs that Wrexham Council's own assessment of the Llwyneinion Acid Tar Lagoon advised that the first choice was to clean the site up at a cost of £40m, with fencing and monitoring the fallback "if you haven't got the money". The claim was made by investigative journalist Dan Ashby during an evidence session of the Welsh Affairs Committee in Westminster on Thursday, where he appeared alongside actor Michael Sheen and fellow journalist Lucy Taylor. The session on industrial legacy and contaminated land was called following the broadcast last month of…
wrexham.com
September 10, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Michael Sheen has told MPs that an offer for the then incoming First Minister to watch Buried before broadcast "was not taken up". The Welsh Government says it is arranging a meeting. The Llwyneinion lagoon near Ruabon was raised repeatedly in the session.
Born #OTD in 1848 in New Mills, Scotland
Daniel Gray (Cymru cap #6)
A dcotor, he moved to Ruabon c.1872 where he captained Plasmadoc FC. A friend of Llewellyn Kenrick, he was a founding member of the FAW and played in Wales's first match vs his homeland at West of Scotland Cricket Ground in 1876
Daniel Gray (Cymru cap #6)
A dcotor, he moved to Ruabon c.1872 where he captained Plasmadoc FC. A friend of Llewellyn Kenrick, he was a founding member of the FAW and played in Wales's first match vs his homeland at West of Scotland Cricket Ground in 1876
September 10, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Born #OTD in 1848 in New Mills, Scotland
Daniel Gray (Cymru cap #6)
A dcotor, he moved to Ruabon c.1872 where he captained Plasmadoc FC. A friend of Llewellyn Kenrick, he was a founding member of the FAW and played in Wales's first match vs his homeland at West of Scotland Cricket Ground in 1876
Daniel Gray (Cymru cap #6)
A dcotor, he moved to Ruabon c.1872 where he captained Plasmadoc FC. A friend of Llewellyn Kenrick, he was a founding member of the FAW and played in Wales's first match vs his homeland at West of Scotland Cricket Ground in 1876
Demolition in progress! The Hafod Brick Works last stand! #construction #history #bricks #countryside #industry
(Ruabon, near Wrexham)
(Ruabon, near Wrexham)
September 3, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Demolition in progress! The Hafod Brick Works last stand! #construction #history #bricks #countryside #industry
(Ruabon, near Wrexham)
(Ruabon, near Wrexham)
Working in partnership with Ruabon Rovers, there are new ’16 x 7′ foot goals installed on our sports fields during the summer break.
Both pitches have also been marked out and ready for Ruabon Rovers Youth teams &Ysgol Rhiwabon pupils
to continue to develop their skills.
Both pitches have also been marked out and ready for Ruabon Rovers Youth teams &Ysgol Rhiwabon pupils
to continue to develop their skills.
September 1, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Working in partnership with Ruabon Rovers, there are new ’16 x 7′ foot goals installed on our sports fields during the summer break.
Both pitches have also been marked out and ready for Ruabon Rovers Youth teams &Ysgol Rhiwabon pupils
to continue to develop their skills.
Both pitches have also been marked out and ready for Ruabon Rovers Youth teams &Ysgol Rhiwabon pupils
to continue to develop their skills.
Our Erin Brockovich case? Scary to see this.Monsanto company dumped dangerous PCB chemicals in quarries across 🏴 over decades,making local people & animals ill,higher cancer rates.Huge concerns in Ruabon,Ynysddu etc.Need answers & justice,a national scandal.Brilliant work by Michael Sheen as usual 👏
September 1, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Our Erin Brockovich case? Scary to see this.Monsanto company dumped dangerous PCB chemicals in quarries across 🏴 over decades,making local people & animals ill,higher cancer rates.Huge concerns in Ruabon,Ynysddu etc.Need answers & justice,a national scandal.Brilliant work by Michael Sheen as usual 👏
Wrexham featured on Bargain Hunt Ruabon red brick like the Kop.
August 28, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Wrexham featured on Bargain Hunt Ruabon red brick like the Kop.
This new Wrexham jersey is clean 🐲
Celebrating Ruabon, the nearby village known as 'Terracottapolis', the shirt includes a secondary badge in terracotta orange and a brick pattern 🧱
Celebrating Ruabon, the nearby village known as 'Terracottapolis', the shirt includes a secondary badge in terracotta orange and a brick pattern 🧱
August 26, 2026 at 1:32 PM
This new Wrexham jersey is clean 🐲
Celebrating Ruabon, the nearby village known as 'Terracottapolis', the shirt includes a secondary badge in terracotta orange and a brick pattern 🧱
Celebrating Ruabon, the nearby village known as 'Terracottapolis', the shirt includes a secondary badge in terracotta orange and a brick pattern 🧱
I saw this & worked in Ruabon for a while truly shocking!!!
August 26, 2026 at 7:45 AM
I saw this & worked in Ruabon for a while truly shocking!!!
Multiple vehicles have been seized as part of police efforts to tackle the use of e-scooters, e-bikes and off-road motorcycles.
Police seize multiple vehicles in crackdown on illegal e-scooters and bikes
Multiple vehicles have been seized as part of police efforts to tackle the use of e-scooters, e-bikes and off-road motorcycles. Plain-clothes officers, acting as spotters for uniformed officers, carried out an operation in Gwersyllt and Ruabon over the weekend to target those riding irresponsibly. Police said that both areas have seen an increase in the use of e-scooters, e-bikes and off-road motorcycles, which "is one of the biggest concerns amongst local people." A number of vehicles were seized and taken off the road as part of the weekend's operation. A police spokesperson said: "Many people simply do not realise that privately owned e-scooters are illegal on UK roads (this includes the pavement).
wrexham.com
August 26, 2026 at 5:01 AM
Multiple vehicles have been seized as part of police efforts to tackle the use of e-scooters, e-bikes and off-road motorcycles.
Buried With Michael Sheen- 9pm, BBC Two - tonight.
There’s a lagoon in Ruabon, north Wales, that is so toxic that the barrels containing the chemicals dumped in it have rotted away.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
There’s a lagoon in Ruabon, north Wales, that is so toxic that the barrels containing the chemicals dumped in it have rotted away.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
TV tonight: Michael Sheen exposes a toxic scandal in north Wales
The actor concludes his investigation into Monsanto by meeting people with cancer who blame the company for their illness. Plus: a devastating story of foundling sisters reunited. Here’s what to watch...
www.theguardian.com
August 24, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Buried With Michael Sheen- 9pm, BBC Two - tonight.
There’s a lagoon in Ruabon, north Wales, that is so toxic that the barrels containing the chemicals dumped in it have rotted away.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
There’s a lagoon in Ruabon, north Wales, that is so toxic that the barrels containing the chemicals dumped in it have rotted away.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Take a look at our brilliant team of the week
A penalty-saving goalkeeper and bags of goals means team of the week is strong
JAY JAY BELL (Aston Park Rangers): One penalty save in normal time and kept two out in shootout win versus Ruabon Rovers.
www.leaderlive.co.uk
August 19, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Take a look at our brilliant team of the week
Cllr Paul Pemberton said Wrexham has one final chance to "repair the poisonous industrial legacy of chemical dumping"
“One final chance to repair poisonous industrial legacy of chemical dumping”, says local councillor
Cllr Paul Pemberton has been fighting to clean up the Llwyneinion toxic waste dump near Ruabon for two decades - now he believes a BBC documentary by Hollywood actor Michael Sheen has given the community one last chance. v.1
wrexham.com
August 19, 2026 at 6:22 AM
Cllr Paul Pemberton said Wrexham has one final chance to "repair the poisonous industrial legacy of chemical dumping"
Watched two episodes this evening. Know many of the people from Ruabon interviewed. Truly hope the Senedd take this up and put their full weight behind it. We are ALL being slowly poisoned for PROFIT.
August 18, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Watched two episodes this evening. Know many of the people from Ruabon interviewed. Truly hope the Senedd take this up and put their full weight behind it. We are ALL being slowly poisoned for PROFIT.
Listen on Soundcloud to the #podcast we had with Simon Caporn from @manmetuni.bsky.social back in May 2020 on the Ruabon Moor #LTE- a #nutrients experiment at a #heath site bit.ly/3yTtOXl 🌏
Simon Caporn on Ruabon Moor
Interview with Simon Caporn (Manchester Metropolitan University) on the nutrients long-term experiment taking place at the heath site Ruabon Moor. This interview took place in November 2019.
To learn
bit.ly
August 18, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Listen on Soundcloud to the #podcast we had with Simon Caporn from @manmetuni.bsky.social back in May 2020 on the Ruabon Moor #LTE- a #nutrients experiment at a #heath site bit.ly/3yTtOXl 🌏
Mainly about cup contests for North East Wales League sides
It goes down to shootout as Aston Park Rangers defeat Ruabon in cup
ASTON PARK RANGERS kept their cool to beat Ruabon Rovers on penalties in the North East Wales FA Cup.
www.leaderlive.co.uk
August 17, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Mainly about cup contests for North East Wales League sides
Mark Jones, from Ruabon, is swapping his university studies this summer for three endurance-testing triathlons
University of Chester student and decorated veteran taking on three gruelling triathlons
A University of Chester student and decorated veteran is running, swimming and cycling hundreds of miles as he tackles three endurance-testing triathlons within the space of just four months. Mark Jones, who is studying for a degree in Human Geography at Chester, has already completed the Ultimate 100 Triathlon in Ellesmere and now aims to complete the gruelling Ironman Leeds for the first time this month, and Ironman Wales in Tenby for the fourth time in September. Each Ironman competition involves a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike ride, and a full marathon.
wrexham.com
August 16, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Mark Jones, from Ruabon, is swapping his university studies this summer for three endurance-testing triathlons
🌟 #ShoutOutSunday
Congratulations to Paula Bennion and Jamie Sumner from The Wynnstay Arms in Ruabon! Both have achieved Level 3 in Hospitality Supervision and Leadership and progressed to Level 4 in Hotel Management. 👏🎉
#ApprenticeshipsWales #CambrianTraining
Congratulations to Paula Bennion and Jamie Sumner from The Wynnstay Arms in Ruabon! Both have achieved Level 3 in Hospitality Supervision and Leadership and progressed to Level 4 in Hotel Management. 👏🎉
#ApprenticeshipsWales #CambrianTraining
August 16, 2026 at 11:00 AM
🌟 #ShoutOutSunday
Congratulations to Paula Bennion and Jamie Sumner from The Wynnstay Arms in Ruabon! Both have achieved Level 3 in Hospitality Supervision and Leadership and progressed to Level 4 in Hotel Management. 👏🎉
#ApprenticeshipsWales #CambrianTraining
Congratulations to Paula Bennion and Jamie Sumner from The Wynnstay Arms in Ruabon! Both have achieved Level 3 in Hospitality Supervision and Leadership and progressed to Level 4 in Hotel Management. 👏🎉
#ApprenticeshipsWales #CambrianTraining
Gog-tile Ruabon Red FTW.
August 15, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Gog-tile Ruabon Red FTW.
Wrexham Council says that carcinogenic ‘forever chemicals’ dumped in Ruabon are not considered dangerous enough to launch a clean-up operation.
Contaminated land featured in BBC doc ‘not dangerous enough’ to launch clean-up, says Wrexham Council
A BBC documentary by Hollywood actor Michael Sheen has been investigating historic toxic chemical dump sites across Wales including Ruabon. v.1
wrexham.com
August 13, 2026 at 7:23 AM
Wrexham Council says that carcinogenic ‘forever chemicals’ dumped in Ruabon are not considered dangerous enough to launch a clean-up operation.