Wrexham Christmas Tree 2014

It is a long standing tradition at Allington Hughes to sponsor the Christmas Tree that sits proudly in the centre of Wrexham in Queens Square.

We are delighted to be doing so again this year and with the tree now standing tall in the centre of the town it is great to see so many people appreciating what a wonderful tree it is!

In the coming weeks, Wrexham County Borough Council and Allington Hughes will be running a 'Guess the Height' competition, which will give the people of Wrexham the opportunity to win a luxury hamper, just in time for Christmas!

Keep an eye on our Facebook and Twitter page for further details of the competition!

         

        The Christmas Tree in its natural habitat!

The final result! The Christmas Tree looks amazing fully dressed!

New Housing Advice Drop In Clinic

With recent changes and cutbacks to Legal Aid, it has become increasingly important for people to know where they can access free legal advice.

Allington Hughes have gained a contract from the Legal Aid Agency to continue providing Legal Aid for Housing and Debt matters, which means we are the only firm of Solicitors in Wrexham to provide such a service.

In order to offer even greater access to this service, head of the Housing department and a Director of the firm Alison Stace has started a free drop in service for advice on all Housing matters. 

Starting this Friday 15th November from 10am to 4pm at our Wrexham office on 10 Grosvenor Road, anybody with a Housing matter can come into our Wrexham office and receive a free consultation with Alison or a member of the Housing team.

If you would like to ring ahead and book an appointment for the drop in clinic, please call 01978 291000.

Alison Stace, head of Housing and a Director of Allington Hughes Law

Free Employment Law Drop In

We currently run a free Employment Law advice service at our Chester and Wrexham offices.

Mondays 9.30am to 12.30pm in our Wrexham office you can call in and have a free consultation with Employment Law specialist Melissa Bramwell.

Tuesdays 9.30am to 12.30pm at our Chester office you can call in for a free consultation with Employment Law specialist Gerallt Hughes. 

If you would like to call and book an appointment rather than just turning up on the day, please feel free to call our Wrexham office - 01978 291000 or Chester office - 01244 312166.

           

            Employment Law Specialist, Gerallt Hughes.

     Employment Law Specialist Melissa Bramwell.

   

Rugby League World Cup 2013

This week Christiaan Roets of the Wales Rugby League World Cup squad and the North Wales Crusaders took some time out of his busy schedule to come and have a photo in our Wrexham office with Directors David Parry and Ian Lewis. 

As ever we are thrilled to be a part of Rugby League in the Wrexham area, and when we found out the biggest competition of all, the Rugby League World Cup was coming to Wrexham, we simply had to get involved. 

Working together with the North Wales Crusaders, we purchased 100 tickets to Sunday's match between Wales and the USA at the Glyndwr University stadium, and selected local primary school Barkers Lane to go and support the Welsh team and soak up the atmosphere. 10 lucky pupils will also get to parade around the pitch before kick off in front of what is sure to be a huge crowd, and hopefully they will catch the bug for watching the sport and maybe even giving it a try.

We are thrilled such a prestigious event has come to Wrexham and we will be there in force to support the Welsh team on Sunday afternoon! Good Luck Lads!

From Left to Right: Director - David Parry, Wales squad member Christiaan Roets and Director Ian Lewis

Fees Cut for Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPA)

Anyone applying to register a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) at the Office of the Public Guardian will now be helped by a 15% cut in the application fee announced by Justice Minister Helen Grant.

From 1 October 2013 the application fees for registering LPAs and the older Enduring Powers of Attorney (EPA) will both be reduced from £130 to £110.

LPAs and EPAs are legal documents which allow the applicant to appoint someone they know and trust to make decisions about their health and welfare or financial affairs if they were to lose capacity in the future.

 Justice Minister Helen Grant highlighted the importance of getting legal affairs in order;

'It is really important that people consider making a lasting power of attorney – it means that as they get older, or if they have issues with their health, they have the peace of mind from knowing that the important decisions about their life will be taken by someone they know and trust, if they ever lost capacity.'

At Allington Hughes we have a team that specialises in matters such as Lasting Powers of Attorney and welcome all contact regarding questions or queries.

Wrexham - 01978 291000
Chester - 01244 312166
Llanrwst - 01492 641222

Steve Davies is a Director and head of the Managing Your Future and the Wills, Trusts and Probate departments.

Rod Spencer Joins Allington Hughes Law

Allington Hughes is thrilled to welcome another highly experienced solicitor to our team.

Rod Spencer has over 35 years of experience as a solicitor and practised on Hoole Road in Chester until retirement from sole practice in September 2013.

Rod will take up a role as consultancy solicitor in our Chester office as of 1st October, adding a great amount of experience and knowledge to the firm.

Rod has a particular interest in property transactions, wills and probate and all elderly client matters.

It is a real pleasure to welcome Rod to the firm and we wish him every success in his time at Allington Hughes.

Rodney Spencer will be a consultant practising in our Chester office

The Tour of Britain 2013

From 15th - 22nd September 2013 the Tour of Britain is visiting various routes throughout the whole of  mainland UK. The race is split up into 7 different stages, and ensures that a huge amount of people have a great opportunity to get out and watch the tour, while catching a glimpse of some modern day sporting icons.

The race involves approximately 19 teams and over 100 individual riders, including British Olympian Mark Cavendish and Olympic champion and Tour De France winner Sir Bradley Wiggins (Wiggo to the fans).

Wednesday 11th September produced Stage 4 of the race, which consisted of a 188 kilometre ride from Stoke on Trent to the finish line in Llanberis, Snowdonia. This meant that a number of Welsh towns and villages got to witness the spectacular race pass through, and allowed for a fantastic show of support for both the event and the athletes involved.

At Allington Hughes we were lucky enough to have the race pass right by 2 of our offices. In Wrexham, the race flew down Grosvenor road and provided a fantastic spectacle for crowds of people to gather and enjoy the race.

Around the corner from our new JRL Law office in Llanrwst, the cyclists had to handle the tight tricky cornering of the small town, which provided some great opportunities to grab a photograph of some cycling giants. You can view our selection of pictures here.

The Tour of Britain has created a real buzz around the whole 7 day event, and it has been great to see the level of support and excitement generated when such a big event with world recognised sporting heroes visits the more rural locations of the UK.

We can only hope the route is unchanged for next year!



Race Leader Sir Bradley Wiggins tackling the tricky corners of Llanrwst town centre.

 

Team Sky with Sir Bradley Wiggins in his yellow jersey passing our Wrexham office.