Showing posts from June, 2006
Residents of Greenfield Road backing on to the new Tesco store are complaining that: The rear is ugly. Sides and front are stone clad; the back is not. The store may be taller than in the planning application. We guess the obscuring of their …
The WDA-sponsored link road to the north of the town from the Farmers’ Market to Tesco is late. But at least the bridge span over the River Clwyd is now in progress. It apparently was planned to be finished in the spring. Although it was nothing to do…
Saxmundham: as far east from Rhuthun/Ruthin as you could possibly get. This historic market town of some 4,000 people is not dissimilar to Rhuthun/Ruthin, save that a planned edge-of-town superstore was turned down by planners in 1997. Based on work…
The new manager of Rhuthun/Ruthin’s Tesco had this to say on its employment: “These are new permanent jobs, not seasonal, so that should… help bring even more stability to the town.” There’s no doubt that an extra 180 wage packets will help the lo…
So, Tesco’s approached bus company Arriva to see if the new Tesco store can be included on routes to make the store more accessible. According to the County Council’s timetables, the only Arriva buses serving Rhuthun/Ruthin are after 1915 on weekday…
Between the end of may and 8 June, the number of prospective applicants looking for work at the new Tesco’s in Rhuthun/Ruthin has jumped nearly 10 per cent. In May, Tesco reported the figure as 506; now, it’s risen to 550. 180 jobs are on offer, man…
The man responsible for the biggest store in Rhuthun/Ruthin's been announced by transnational grocer Tesco. He's 35 year old Matt Tomlinson, who currently lives in Hen Golwyn/Old Colwyn, and who works at Tesco Abergele. Tomlinson's bee…
This is the sum Tesco is offering the town - as part of its community strategy. There's talk of it going to Nantclwyd House or towards the proposed skate park.
Today is National Independents' Day - being marked by small retailers across Britain. It's no surprise to learn that they are concerned about supermarkets. 55 per cent of 1,100 independents surveyed stated that customers visited their shops…
