'Real improvement' - What you think of changes made to Wrexham's high street
Over the last few months, funding secured from UK Government's Shared Prosperity Fund, the Welsh Government Transforming Towns Fund, Safer Streets Fund and Active Travel Fund has allowed the council to make High Street and Wrexham City Centre, they say, 'more inviting and pedestrian friendly'.
As part of these improvements as of Monday, April 14, there is now just one point of entry only to the city centre.
That is via Yorke Street with access provided between 6am and 11.30am daily, with bollards in place to restrict vehicle access otherwise.
The change has drawn mixed reviews from business owners and residents alike.
Within just a few days, several crashes were reported to Wrexham Council at the scene of the bollards.
Last week, the Leader took a trip into the city centre to see what life is like since the change was made and spoke to some of the local business owners and residents.
Since then, more of our readers have been getting in touch to give us their views.
Nigel Jones said: "It works in Chester, why can't it work in Wrexham. Waiting for seating outside the pubs and nice brollies and decor, not cars whizzing back and to."
Trevor Coxon told us: "Absolutely brilliant. I was getting sick of the boy racers tearing through the city centre risking injury to pedestrians. Now something needs to be done about Hill Street and Regent Street and pedestrians can breathe again!"
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Glyn Chaplin added: "Changed the atmosphere completely, real improvement."
John Davies said: "It's great."
Alun Jones said: "Looks very pleasant. Hope Street soon I dearly hope."
Chris Cousins said: "All the complaining is not going to change the council's decision. People should get used to it. It's a good thing as we won't have cars coming up the street and will be able to walk safely."
Others were not so pleased about the change however, like Jane Prescott who said: "We've talked to a local business owner in the town centre and a lot of the time he can't get his delivery done at the given times. He is strongly thinking of moving out of town centre completely, somewhere with car park and 24/7 access."
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