Wrexham has been awarded city status as part of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, it can be revealed. The north Wales town has been handed the prestigious status thanks to a competition to celebrate the jubilee celebrations next month.
Wrexham has previously applied to be classed as a city on three separate occasions - in 2000, 2002 and 2012 - but was unsuccessful each time. But, last December, Wrexham Council’s executive board unanimously agreed to make a bid for city status once again. To get the latest WalesOnline newsletters e-mailed to you directly for free, click here.
The competition to receive civic honours was last run 10 years ago to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, when St Asaph, Chelmsford and Perth were awarded city status. This time around, 38 places across the UK and British Overseas Territories made applications, and Wrexham is one of eight towns that has won the royal honour.
