Wrexham’s Strategy: Smart Tech to Revive Historic City Centre

Wrexham gained international fame when Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney bought the city’s football club in 2020. But this fame hasn’t spared Wrexham from a challenge many municipalities face in the UK. In the last decade, and especially after the pandemic, Wrexham’s city centre has seen many shops close their doors due to a lack of visitors, as clients turned to online shopping. To improve their management and try to make the city more attractive, Wrexham has turned to smart solutions to revive the historic centre. With 600 sensors monitoring noise in streets, irrigation necessities, air quality, parking, fill levels in bins…Wrexham has turned to smart technology to revive its historic city centre by adapting it to new habits and needs.

In this video we interview Dave Evans, Smart Towns Development Officer at Wrexham County Council, to discuss, in depth, the city’s smart city strategy.