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Deselected

We’ve been deselected. Y Fenni/Abergavenny is the 2024 Sunday Times best place to live in Wales. Ah, but it felt good that 2023 was our year .  It was also inevitable that the cup would pass on. It always has and it always will. You cannot expect to b…

Six Months In

It’s exactly six months since the Welsh government and Denbighshire county council introduced their blanket 20 mph default urban speed limit. How’s it doing?   While walking along East Drive and Marine Parade I was surprised to see Y Rhyl’s motorists…

A Sad Farewell?

It’s rather sad to report that Resource Wales’ From the Earth café (opposite the Manor House, Well Street) closed five days after we thought it was beginning to make a breakthrough in terms of numbers using it . It’s officially ‘closed until further n…

How Full’s Your Glass?

Did you know that it is held among some Denbighshire county council officers that of all the residents of the county those in Rhuthun/Ruthin are the most likely to grumble. Yes, in Rhuthun, if it’s worth mentioning, it’s worth moaning. Take the new wa…

Spring Housing Update

As you might expect, there’s a spring in the step of the housing market this season. Since we last looked at this , some two dozen property owners have joined the market. A couple of these have already reduced their asking price. A further half dozen …

What Next for Parking?

At first we thought they were students. They had clipboards and were wondering around pencilling in on a grid as they went. This was last week. And I think we can expect the same early this week, too. An approach to one of them and it turns out that t…

Valuing What We Have

Town and Around is always a good read. It actually covers stories and issues in more depth than the Free Press . Unlike the Free Press, it majors on ‘long form’ articles with some in-depth analysis. The current Spring 2024 issue is out and available f…

Our Error

The signage at our car parks is now all sorted out. It didn’t take long.  You will recall we reported that new signage went up last week showing the old tariffs and old charging periods. This was 72 hours before everything was due to change. We though…

Consigned to History

There were no doubt a few people celebrating in Rhuthun/Ruthin yesterday at news of the demise of the velodrome project . Notably those on Parc Brynhyfryd, who would’ve had to live with the consequences. It was they who had no say before the major pro…

A Year Old

From the Earth (once known as Seconds) has now been open for a year . It’s On Well Street, opposite the Manor House. From the Earth is a café with a difference.   I passed From the Earth one day last week and spied that it was full. Admittedly when ru…

In Your Face—and Not in a Good Way

The former Birchall Reality is about to be re-let.  Just look at the over-vivid signage. Is this appropriate in a conservation area? Does this cheapen the town? Can the proprietors (believed to be in business nearby) get away with this? It’s reminisce…

A Parking Mistake?

We can’t help but think there’s been a bit of a mistake at the county council. This week, we’ve seen new signage erected in our car parks. This ahead of Monday’s tariff change . Oddly, the brand new, clean and pristine signs refer to the *current* tar…

Daffodils on St David’s Day

In spite of a rather cold couple of days‡ have you noticed this year that there are vastly more daffodils out for Dydd Gŵyl Dewi. Garden and verge-side daffs seemed much earlier in 2024. A mild (and very wet) February and we estimate that the first va…

Tik Tok Watch

We thought we ought to stop by to see how Rhuthun/Ruthin’s first influencer is doing. That’s Rachel Ryland, by the way . She sold her care business and closed her shop. Instead, she favours Tik Tok.  To date, Rachel has posted 142 videos on Tik Tok.  …

A Sight for Sore Eyes

The former Naturally Ethical premises on Well Street is occupied as from today. Moving across the road is Smith (and Schwartz) Opticians. While this does leave their current premises unoccupied, Naturally Ethical is by far the more prominent premises.…

Gated Community

In November 2023 , we mentioned that Cara’s Bar was about to open at the Clwyd Gate restaurant site. That seems to have gone quiet.  The former motel (now Clwyd Gate Manor) trades. Highland Cottages were built to add additional holiday accommodation b…

All we are Saying...

... is give peace a chance. Late morning on Friday and it was quiet in town. Those who gathered by the clock tower for yesterday’s peace vigil effectively more than doubled the number of people on St Peter’s Square.  The irony of the vigil, meanwhile…

Making a Scene

If there’s one criticism of Rhuthun/Ruthin’s annual pantomime it’s that demand outstrips supply. Otherwise, it’s a jolly occasion for the crew, cast and audience. Sadly, Microsoft Excel and the internet have resulted in our using a colon rather than a…

Another Fine Mess at the County Council

So far, the reaction to the announcement yesterday of four-weekly general waste (black bin) collections has been rather muted. That wasn’t the case in 2018 when it was first brought to the world’s attention. The press likes to stir up this sort of thi…

Caution: Someone’s Working Within

County Hall’s historic neoclassical early 20th century frontage is enjoying some repairs and redecoration. Given the façade’s importance, that’s good news. But with a sign at the public entrance to County Hall like this, warning people that someone’s…

Taking a Dive

We remain the best place to live in Wales . That accolade will cease in about one month’s time. For 2024/25, the Sunday Times will have moved on to somewhere new. Have we capitalised on our status? The short answer is ‘probably not'.  Each is ran…

Bashing the Castle

While the medieval gateway at Ruthin Castle has seen a lot of positive attention recently, the ‘modern’ gateway arch looks as if it’s been struck by a vehicle (some sort of wagon). As a result, one of the archway stones is now partially dislodged. It …

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