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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ News launches We Are Wrexham

The purpose of We Are Wrexham is to place the town and its people at the very heart of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's news agenda. With the current focus on the Covid-19 outbreak, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ News has decided to postpone until a time when it can ensure the editorial spotlight is on Wrexham.

Published: 25 February 2020
We really want to connect with our audience in the town and amplify the stories which matter to them.
— Fran Unsworth

Wrexham is to feature in a week of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ news and programmes as part of a pioneering newsgathering project.

We Are Wrexham is a week of dedicated news broadcasts across the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s networks between 30 March and 3 April, with the town at the centre of programmes and services.

From today, the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ is asking the people of the town to share the stories matter to them. A selection of those stories will then feature on TV, radio and online on national and Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Wales outlets, as part of We Are Wrexham week.

UK and Welsh outlets will broadcast from Wrexham town centre throughout the week covering stories from the town - likely to involve outlets such as: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Breakfast, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ News Channel, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 5 live, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4’s Today programme, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 1, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ News at Six, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ News at Ten as well as news services from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Cymru and Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Wales.

In addition, a pop-up Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ newsroom will be at the Tŷ Pawb arts centre and community hub in the centre of the town throughout We Are Wrexham week.

In the newsroom, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Wales TV and radio reporters will be on hand to listen to individuals who want to share their stories about the town, which could then be featured on air and online. There will also be an opportunity for people to have a go at experiencing future technologies in the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Blue Room.

We Are Bradford, We Are Middlesbrough and We Are Stoke-on Trent have already taken place with great success. Wrexham is a natural ‘next stop’ where the week will put a spotlight on the many layers of lived experiences in the Wrexham borough - including the rich and long-standing history of the Polish Community, to the stories of the players in Britain’s most diverse football team, and the town’s place in the change in political mood across the UK.

Fran Unsworth, Director Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ News, says: “Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ News is delighted to be bringing our We Are... series to Wrexham. We really want to connect with our audience in the town and amplify the stories which matter to them. As part of this, we plan to run a number of audience panel events, and will also use social media as well as the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ News website to encourage the public to help us identify things we should be covering.”

Garmon Rhys, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Wales’ Head of News and Current Affairs, says: “I am delighted that Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Wales and Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ News are working together to bring this groundbreaking project to Wrexham. Our audiences are at the heart of everything we do and we’ll be asking people to tell us their stories in their own words. Our teams will work with the people of Wrexham to showcase those stories across all our output.”

For more info about We Are Wrexham follow #Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔWeAreWrexham on social media. Suggestions for stories that should be covered as part of We Are Wrexham should be sent via wearewrexham@bbc.co.uk

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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ News yn lansio Ni ’Di Wrecsam

Pwrpas Ni Di Wrecsam ydi gosod y dre a’i phobl wrth galon agenda Newyddion y Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ. Gyda’r ffocws presennol ar firws Covid-19, mae Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ News wedi pernderfynu gohirio tan gyfnod lle y gall sicrhau bod y sylw golygyddol blaenaf ar Wrecsam.

Bydd Wrecsam yn ymddangos mewn wythnos o raglenni a newyddion gan y Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ fel rhan o brosiect casglu newyddion arloesol.

Wythnos o ddarllediadau newyddion penodol ar draws rhwydweithiau’r Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ rhwng 30 Mawrth a 3 Ebrill yw Ni ’Di Wrecsam, gyda’r dref wrth galon rhaglenni a gwasanaethau.

O heddiw ymlaen, mae’r Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ yn gofyn i bobl y dref rannu’r straeon sy’n bwysig iddyn nhw. Bydd detholiad o’r straeon hynny wedyn yn ymddangos ar deledu, radio ac ar-lein ar lwyfannau Prydeinig ac ar Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Cymru/Wales, fel rhan o wythnos Ni ’Di Wrecsam.

Bydd llwyfannau y DU a Chymru yn darlledu o ganol tref Wrecsam gydol yr wythnos, yn cyflwyno straeon o’r dref. Byddant yn debygol o gynnwys: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Breakfast, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ News Channel, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 5 live, rhaglen Today ar Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 1, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ News at Six, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ News at Ten ynghyd â gwasanaethau newyddion Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Cymru a Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Wales.

Hefyd, bydd gan y Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ ystafell newyddion dros dro yng nghanolfan gelfyddydau a chymuned Tŷ Pawb yng nghanol y dref gydol wythnos Ni ’Di Wrecsam.

Yn yr ystafell newyddion, bydd gohebydd teledu a radio Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Cymru Wales wrth law i wrando ar unigolion sydd eisiau rhannu eu straeon am y dref, a gallent wedyn gael eu darlledu ar yr awyr ac ar-lein. Bydd cyfle hefyd i bobl roi cynnig ar brofi technolegau’r dyfodol yn Ystafell Las y Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ.

Mae We Are Bradford, We Are Middlesbrough a We Are Stoke-on Trent eisoes wedi cael eu cynnal, gan daro golau ar faterion sy’n bwysig i’r ardaloedd hynny. Mae Wrecsam yn lle naturiol i fynd iddo nesaf a bydd yr wythnos yn tynnu sylw at yr haenau niferus o brofiadau byw ym mwrdeistref Wrecsam – gan gynnwys hanes cyfoethog a hir y Gymuned Bwylaidd, storïau’r chwaraewyr yn nhîm pêl-droed mwyaf amrywiol Prydain, a lle’r dref yn y newid gwleidyddol sydd wedi bod ar gerdded ledled y DU.

Dywed Fran Unsworth, Director Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ News: “Mae Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ News wrth ein bodd yn dod â’n cyfres ‘Ni ’Di’ i Wrecsam. Rydyn ni wir eisiau cysylltu â’n cynulleidfa yn y dref gan roi amlygrwydd i’r straeon sy’n bwysig iddyn nhw. Fel rhan o hyn, rydym yn bwriadu cynnal nifer o ddigwyddiadau panel i gynulleidfaoedd, a byddwn hefyd yn defnyddio cyfryngau cymdeithasol yn ogystal â gwefan Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ News i annog y cyhoedd i’n helpu i adnabod y pethau y dylem eu cynnwys.”

Dywed Garmon Rhys, Pennaeth Newyddion a Materion Cyfoes Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Cymru: “Rwy wrth fy modd bod Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Cymru a Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ News yn cydweithio er mwyn dod â’r prosiect arloesol hwn i Wrecsam Mae ein cynulleidfaoedd wrth wraidd popeth sy’n ni’n ei wneud a fe fyddem yn gofyn i bobl am eu straeon nhw y neu geiriau eu hunain. Mi fydd ein timau yn gweithio gyda phobl Wrecsam er mwyn arddangos y straeon hynny ar draws ein holl allbwn.”

I gael rhagor o wybodaeth am Ni ’Di Wrecsam, dilynwch #Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔNiDiWrecsam ar y cyfryngau cymdeithasol. Dylid anfon awgrymiadau am straeon a ddylai gael eu cynnwys fel rhan o Ni ’Di Wrecsam at wearewrexham@bbc.co.uk

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