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The committee considered an update on Wrexham's bid to be UK City of Culture 2029, a national competition that gives one city a year of cultural events, and a draft ten-year Cultural Strategy for 2027 to 2037. It agreed to reaffirm its support for the bid and to support the strategy, subject to funding. It also agreed to add a review of the new Football Museum of Wales and Wrexham Museum to its work programme.
The committee heard an update on Wrexham's bid to become UK City of Culture 2029 and agreed to support it. It also changed its work programme, received the annual report of Ambition North Wales on the North Wales Growth Deal, and asked for an update on Wrexham Gateway by November 2026.
The committee met on 10 June 2026 to agree changes to its work programme and to hear an update on the Thrive social value software adopted by the Business and Investment Team. On the work programme, members agreed to move the Anti-Poverty Strategy to pre-decision scrutiny in October, to hold a placemaking workshop in July, and to schedule several reports for September. Members noted the Thrive update, supported its use, and agreed to hold a workshop on it.
The committee changed its work programme. A workshop on the Investment Prospectus will replace the March meeting, and a further workshop will be held on the Destination Management Plan before it comes to the committee. The committee also considered the Business and Investment Team's annual report on support for businesses, and asked for several follow-up reports.
The Employment, Business and Investment Scrutiny Committee agreed its revised work programme and held a workshop on young people not in education, employment or training (NEET). It also received an annual update on Tŷ Pawb, the arts and market building in Wrexham city centre, and agreed what it wants to see in the next update in January 2027.
The committee considered its work programme, an employment support service and the Wrexham Gateway project. It agreed to write to Welsh Government and to prepare a brief on young people not in education, employment or training (NEET). It also asked for a further Gateway update when there are significant developments.
The committee agreed its revised work programme to July 2026, with several items moved to later dates. It also heard an update on Wrexham's bid to become UK City of Culture 2029, and agreed to support the work of the Wrexham Community & Culture Trust, which leads the bid. Members asked for a combined action plan and an all-member workshop on the bid.
It agreed to defer the Wrexham Gateway Delivery Plan report and the City of Culture bid, and to take the Ty Pawb report on 5 November. Members asked for fuller market finance figures and trader feedback in the next update.
The committee considered the annual report of the North Wales Economic Ambition Board for 2024/25, which covers progress on the North Wales Growth Deal. Members agreed to ask for a future update on economic development, information on a reserve project list, and a site visit to a new centre once it opens. They also agreed the committee's work programme, including topic forms for a World Heritage Site and the Events Team, and moved the Wrexham Markets report to 9 October.
The Committee reviewed Tŷ Pawb's 2024-25 performance, including its budget pressure, the sixteen-point mitigation plan and visitor numbers. Members asked for a breakdown of premises costs and agreed to tell the Executive Board of their concerns about the building's condition and continued overspend. The Committee also agreed changes to six items on its work programme.
The committee discussed the Wrexham Gateway regeneration project, which covers land around Wrexham General Station and the Racecourse ground, and agreed to receive further updates on it. It also changed its work programme, moving the Capital of Culture report to September. Councillor Jeremy Kent declared a personal interest in the Gateway item.
The committee considered its work programme and a draft of the Economic Prosperity Strategy for 2025-2028. It provisionally scheduled a report from the North Wales Economic Ambition Board for September and agreed to hold a work planning session after the Council's Annual Meeting. On the strategy, members asked for Key Performance Indicators (measures of success) to track growth and agreed that inclusion and infrastructure should be developed further.
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