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Dear Reader, you will note that a lot of the articles in this news column are about the realities of what the HS2 rail program will cause or is causing. The PKC Group believe as many other groups do across the UK that a more efficient and better rail service would be acomplished by upgrading and reopening our existing regional railways. Our own line could aleviate consdierable trafffic from the West Coast Main Line for a fraction of the cost and make services that we can use, such as the former Wrexham & Shropshire commercially viable. Please also see our HS2 page.
Furthermore, the tax burden that our community will face for HS2 is the equivalent of what a Railway sation in Cefn Mawr would cost, that most of us would use. So this is an ideal example of what we say and why H2S is no good for most of the people of the UK.
Transport Secretary puts forward Welsh stations for UK Government improvements
Boarder Counties Advertiser 18th November 2018
Chirk 'must do more' to capitalise on increased tourism in region
Shropshire Star 17th November 2018
Public to hear of future plans for Pontcysyllte World Heritage Site
Rail Technology Magazine 7th November 2018
Worried council prepares official response to ‘crackpot’ HS2 plans
Wrexham.com 7th November 2018
Cefn Mawr commemorative booklet produced as ‘fitting tribute’ with involvement of 120 local pupils
Mirror 4th November 2018
Failing Chris Grayling admits Tories may ditch the Northern half of HS2
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/failing-chris-grayling-admits-tories-13532890
Express 2nd November 2018
HS2 archaeologists begin exhuming 60,000 bodies to make way for high speed railway
ABC News 2nd November 2018
The $101 BILLION DOLLAR HS2 and gave digging, Even Captain Flinders the navigator that charted the coast of Australia may have asked questions about this. How much more cost effective would it have been to reopen the Great Central Line into St Pancras and then could have really had a highspeed railway all the way into Europe, Tesco Priced that out at £6 Billion in 2012.
Wales On Line 22nd October 2018
Concern mounts that HS2 means Wales will lose out on 'billions of pounds'
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/concern-mounts-hs2-means-wales-15308197
Canal & River Trust 18th October 2018
The future of our canals
http://canalrivertrustwaterfront.org.uk/heritage/feature-the-future-of-our-canals/
I News 18th October 2018
HS2 leaked report: Rail project will cost taxpayers ‘25% more than similar schemes abroad’
https://inews.co.uk/news/hs2-25-per-cent-more-taxpayers/
Yorkshire Post 18th October 2018
'HS2 have blatantly lied to us': Anger as demolition numbers for newly-built housing estate treble
Daily Mail 14th October
Pensions Secretary Esther McVey warns cost of building HS2 could now DOUBLE to £100billion resulting in costing 15 times more per mile than the TGV!!!!!
The Leader 9th October 2018
Plans to transform Wales' rail services with £5bn investment
Wales on Line 7th October 2018
What passengers can expect from the new rail franchise
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/what-passengers-can-expect-new-15249609
Global Railway Review 4th October 2018
Vibrant rail sector makes the UK an attractive home for overseas investors
https://www.globalrailwayreview.com/article/73870/uk-rail-sector-attract-investors/
CRT Waterfront 4th October 2018
A temporary dam, epic fish rescue and a new road in the canal bed to move a stranded boat while by-passing a nearby badger sett are just a few of the steps already taken in the Trust’s complex plan to repair a hole in the Shropshire Union Canal
Construction News 1st October 2018
HS2: Boris calls for £56bn line to be stopped
Daily Mail 30t September 2018
Cabinet split over new bid to derail £56billion HS2 as senior Tories call to axe rail project
Politics Home 30th September 2018
DITCH HS2 CALL. In what will be seen as a bid to win over Conservative MPs in the north of England whose constituents faced rail chaos over the ..
The Telegraph 30th September 2018
More pressure on HS2 after Commons leader Andrea Leadsom calls for it to be scrapped
Boarder Counties Advertiser 27th September 2018
Second international duck race coming to Pontcysyllte WHS & Chirk Aqueduct
Pontefract and Castleford Express 28th September 2018
‘HS2 land grab could be worse than expected’
BBC 28th September 2018
World War One soldier Percy's love letters reveal last months
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-45470544
Daily Post 27th September 2018
World Tourism Day - 15 North Wales must-see destinations
Rail Technology Magazine 27th September 2018
Transport for the North and Midlands Connect join forces in new MoU
Shropshire Star 27th September 2018
Angry Shropshire councillors call for suspension of HS2 in letter to Prime Minister
Farmers Weekly 25th September 2018
Fed-up farmer blocks HS2 access to land
https://www.fwi.co.uk/news/fed-up-farmer-blocks-hs2-access-to-land
Doncaster Free Press 20th September 2018
Government agrees to pay out millions to Doncaster residents over HS2
Doncaster Free Press 20th September 2018
First freight train has arrived at £14 million iPort Rail facility in Doncaster
BBC 15th September 2018
Roads closed as demolition work begins to make way for HS2
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-45533270
Mail on Line 15th September 2018
HS2 critics slam 'grotesque Stalinist' bridge designs set to carry 250mph high-speed trains will 'vandalise' the beauty of the Chilterns
The Times 15th September 2018
HS2 will inflict ‘Stalinist’ design on the Chilterns
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/hs2-will-inflict-stalinist-design-on-the-chilterns-j5gc3t730
Birmingham Mail 14th September 2018
'Mystifying, upsetting and disgusting' – outrage at demolition of Fox and Grapes pub for HS2
Transport Extra 14th September 2018
Crossrail backed despite delay – but opposition to HS2 remains strong
Rail Technology Magazine 14th September 2018
HS2 land purchase costs triple in six years, ‘significant uncertainty’ remains
Derby Telegraph 14th September 2018
Pensioner's anti-HS2 message spotted from the skies
https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/burton/hs2-measham-tamworth-protest-1993845
The Metro 13th September 2018
Work begins to exhume ‘18,000 dead bodies, buried 20 deep’ for HS2
Wrexham.com 12th September 2018
£40m pothole backlog revealed amid praise for council winter grit effort
The BBC 12th September 2018
'Half of cabinet want to chuck' HS2, claims Stone MP
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-45495405
The Express & Star 12th September 2018
Sir Bill Cash: Half the Cabinet want to chuck 'fundamentally flawed' HS2
The Express 12th September 2018
Express exclusive poll reveals May should scrap ‘pointless £56bn HS2’
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1016244/theresa-may-pressured-scrap-pointless-HS2-poll-reveals
Mice Times 11th September 2018
The world’s most beautiful water bridges.
http://micetimes.asia/the-worlds-most-beautiful-water-bridges-photo/
Leader Live 11th September 2018
Wrexham's Plas Kynaston Hall now has a future after restoration effort
Morning Star 10th September 2018
Boris Johnson Calls for Tax Cuts For 'Dynamic' Post-Brexit Britain and the end of HS2
Chester Chronicle 8th September 2018
Chester residents' group still has concerns over Wrexham Road housing plan
The Telegraph 8th September 2018
Public would rather spend £56 billion HS2 fund on NHS, Telegraph poll finds
The Telegraph 8th September 2018
It's time to scrap HS2
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2018/09/08/time-scrap-hs21/
Wrexham.com 6th September 2018
Concerns over plans for 600 houses by Holt Road – ‘equivalent of building an entire village’
The Leader Live 6th September 2018
Concerns over plans for 600 more houses in Wrexham
http://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/16693647.concerns-over-plans-for-600-more-houses-in-wrexham/
Shropshire Star 28th July 2018
Is it too late to slam the brakes on HS2?
The Telegraph 28th July 2018
HS2 is over-budget, unpopular and unjustified. Stop pouring billions into it
Shropshire Star 26th July 2018
Dicing with death, 125 feet up: Warning issued to aqueduct paddle boarders
The Leader 24th July 2018
Underneath the Arches light show spectacular enjoyed by thousands at Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
Shropshire Star 23rd July 2018
Fireworks underneath aqueduct arches for annual spectacular - in photos
The Times 22nd July 2018
HS2 budget ‘will balloon to £80bn’, says secret report
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/hs2-budget-will-balloon-to-80bn-says-secret-report-r9qtwpbpl
Shropshire Star 11th July 2018
Person dies after being hit by train at Shropshire level crossing
https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/local-hubs/oswestry/chirk/2018/07/11/person-hit-by-train/
Daily Echo 10th July 2018
Ex-hurricane could end hot weather and bring wind and rain to UK
The Guardian 8th July 2018
Blazing paddles: the high art of packrafting – in north Wales
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2018/jul/08/the-art-of-packrafting-snowdonia-wales
My Welshpool 7th July 2018
Will canal open to Newtown?
http://www.mywelshpool.co.uk/viewernews/ArticleId/15158
Wrexham.com 5th July 2018
£60m internet connectivity plan explained to councillors – councils look to own and manage own ducting
The Leader Live 27th June 2018
easyCoach bus service to serve Wrexham and surrounding areas from today
I News 25th June 2018
HS2 woodland plans ‘are like replacing a Ming vase with cheap crockery’
https://inews.co.uk/news/environment/hs2-woodland-trust-trees-environment-birmingham-london/
The Leader 24th June 2018
Pontcysyllte: Tea rooms bring new life to former chapel
http://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/16310602.Tea_rooms_bring_new_life_to_former_Pontcysyllte_chapel/
The Times 17th June 2018
HS2 ‘covered up petrifying overspends’
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/hs2-covered-up-petrifying-overspends-mzxhr0nq3
The London Economic 14th June 2018
Canaltime: A Relaxing Break on Britain’s Inland Waterways
The Guardian 11th June 2018
Let’s replace the HS2 project with local transport investment
Wrexham.com 2nd June 2018
Local Development Plan consultation extended as ‘not all the required documentation was available’ to public
Biggles Wade Today 31st May 2018
China and canal trip among holiday tours for Sandy club members and guests
Wrexham.com 30th May 2018
Have you had your say on where over 8000 homes could be built in Wrexham? Public consultation on LDP closes tomorrow
Farming UK 27th May 2018
United Utilities invites farmers to night of pies, pints... and parasites
The Australian 26th May 2018
Locked and loaded
The Leader Live 10th May 2018
Ysgol Penycae ceremony after huge £2.6m revamp
The Leader Live 9th May 2018
Tate Modern: Wrexham pupils artwork displayed at national gallery
Wrexham.com 26th April 2018
‘Positive talks’ about new Cefn Mawr health centre during cabinet secretary’s visit
Leader Live 23rd April 2018
Transport links and road safety to get a major boost in Wrexham and Flintshire
Stoke Sentinel 24th April 2018
HS2 campaigners: 'This project will leave a cemetery between railways...imagine going to a funeral with that sort of noise'
https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/local-news/hs2-campaigners-this-project-leave-1494184
Leader Live 23rd April 2018
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Llangollen Canal heritage day celebrations were a big success
Wrexham.com 16th April 2018
Have your say on where houses, retail and employment should be placed in grand Wrexham plan
Daily Post 15th April 2018
The long list of Wrexham pubs forced to close since 2008
https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/long-list-wrexham-pubs-forced-14529244
Boarder Counties Advertiser 13th April 2018
World Heritage Day at Llangollen canal World Heritage Site
Leader Live 12th April 2018
Extra care residents in Acrefair enjoy makeovers
http://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/16152373.Extra_care_residents_in_Acrefair_enjoy_makeovers/
Wrexham.com 12th April 2018
Health Secretary to visit next week in move welcomed by health centre campaigners
Go London 29th March 2018
A royal portrait painter has opened an exhibition of giant murals attacking the felling of trees in central London to make way for HS2.
Shropshire Star 28th March 2018
Hassle with HS2
https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/farming/2018/03/28/hassle-with-hs2/
Yorkshire Post 22nd March 2018
Potholes bring misery to drivers - something must be done about them – how about using some of the HS2 money to fix them?
Wrexham.com 21st March 2018
Former Maelor youth club in Acrefair up for auction
http://www.wrexham.com/news/former-maelor-youth-club-in-acrefair-up-for-auction-146468.html
Leader Live 14th March 2018
The £60m cost to bring A483 road in Wrexham up to standard
Shropshire Star 12th March 2018
Bridging the gap: Chance to work on major revamp of Montgomery Canal
https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/local-hubs/oswestry/2018/03/12/bridging-the-gap/
Wrexham.com 8th March 2018
Plan that will shape Wrexham’s future ready for consultation – where could 8,000 houses be built?
New Civil Engineer 26th February 2018
Plea for cash to develop North Wales rail hubs
Daily Post 24th February 2018
Look inside this former chapel that’s been transformed into a tea room
https://www.dailypost.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink-news/look-inside-former-chapel-thats-14330231
Boarder Counties Advertiser 23rd February 2018
Rural Wrexham can still cash in on £974k European cash pot
Shropshire Star 22nd February 2018
Is it a bat, is it a bird... Spectacular snaps shows cormorant getting airborne from the Montgomery Canal.
https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/local-hubs/oswestry/2018/02/22/is-it-a-bat-is-it-a-bird/
Leader Live 6th February 2018
Festival at Pontcysyllte Aqueduct nominated for top tourism award. Details of this summer's event are to be announced later this month, while a special celebratory festival is planned next year to mark the tenth anniversary of Pontcysyllte attaining UNESCO World Heritage status.
Leader Live 3rd February 2018
TV Review: Britain's Favourite Walks: Top 100, ITV... and of course the ones you hoped to complete once this endless list eventually finished. Personal favourites included the Nine Ladies in Derbyshire, Another Place in Crosby and the Sandstone Trail in Cheshire. Local interest was piqued by Llangollen Canal (60), Offa's Dyke (41) and Snowdon (2).
London Live 2nd February 2018
Mural painted in protest of HS2
http://www.londonlive.co.uk/news/2018-02-02/mural-painted-in-protest-of-hs2
Stoke Sentinel 2nd February 2018
The slow and cumbersome HS2 project is more like an oil tanker than a bullet train
http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/slow-cumbersome-hs2-project-more-1160054
Shropshire Star 31st January 2018
A wood panel manufacturer has appealed against a decision to refuse planning permission for new building.
Boarder Counties Advertiser 25th January 2018
Kronospan lodges appeal after rejection of plans for new raw board store
BBC News 22nd January 2018
Plan to offer more at Pontcysyllte aqueduct site
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-wales-42783422/plan-to-offer-more-at-pontcysyllte-aqueduct-site
The Chester Standard 22nd January 2018
The designation of the Chester Canal Conservation Area is now part of a national group of important and diverse canal heritage sites such as the Trent and Mersey Canal conservation area, Macclesfield Canal, Regents Canal in London, Ponctysyllte Aqueduct and Llangollen Canal World Heritage Site.
Shropshire Star 19th January 2018
Nostalgia for canal restoration – Montgomery Canal
https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/local-hubs/mid-wales/2018/01/19/nostalgia-for-canal-restoration/
Wrexham.com 18th January 2018
Wrexham’s bus service issues raised in Senedd
http://www.wrexham.com/news/wrexhams-bus-service-issues-raised-in-senedd-143388.html
Leader Live 16th January 2018
New consultation date into future development plans at Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
Wrexham Leader 16th January 2018
Public invited to have their say on future regeneration plans at Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
Border Counties Advertiser 15th January 2018
Aqueduct closed for maintenance
Northwich Guardian 12th January 2018
Canal and River Trust launch appeal for lock keepers across Cheshire
The Guardian 12th January 2018
Vicar unchained from tree after protest against HS2 work at Euston
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jan/12/vicar-unchained-tree-protest-hs2-work-euston
Shropshire Star 11th January 2018
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct work will be a tall order
The Guardian 11th January 2018
Priest to chain herself to tree at Euston in protest against HS2 felling plans
BBC 8th January 2018
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct maintenance restricts access for a month
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-42596093
The Leader Live 5th January 2018
WREXHAM town centre is to be given greater emphasis in plans to develop the area's tourism offering. ... He said: “Our tourism action plan for 2018-20 has been developed by TEAM Tourism who have worked with all of our local hotels, attractions and tourism ambassadors in the last six months.
Express and Star 2nd January 2018
In possibly the worst new year's gift of all time, long-suffering railway users are being handed a hike in train fares today.
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