Showing posts from April, 2007
Some eight Irish travelling families have appeared in the newly surfaced car park by the Old Gaol. It’s said they are on their way back to Ireland for a funeral. It’s most interesting that this evening there were just two other cars present – the usua…
“Did Co-op or Somerfield get this much abuse when they opened?” I am slowly working through recent comments left on this website. I intend posting some highlights in the near future. For now, though, an anonymous commenter stated on 15 April 2007, …
Turning our attention away from Tesco, residents will have noticed that in little more than one week, the old Craft Centre has almost disappeared. The building, officially opened in October 1982, had lasted 24 years and five months. The rebuilding wil…
We inadvertently deleted a comment made on this site by Big Dave on 15 April 2007, now reproduced as the eighth comment here . This deletion was an error. It is not this site's policy to remove comments other than perhaps those considered as defam…
Does Tesco actually *want* to expand its Rhuthun/Ruthin store? This was the question asked in January when a somewhat odd situation arose. Then, Tesco seemed to distance itself from Cathco, the property developer responsible for the original and su…
The comment from the proprietor of John Jones butchers, Clwyd Street in the Vale Advertiser: “When you look at the empty shops and the shops that have closed down, it’s not rocket science to work out what’s happening, is it?” All but one trader i…
Businesses in the heart of Rhuthun looking to compete successfully with Tesco may find this article of interest (with thanks to John). Tesco employees looking to foster their responsibilities for the communities in which they trade, visit http://www.…
We saw in yesterday’s post some reactions from town traders at the prospect of Tesco’s expansion. Potentially, will Rhuthun town centre suddenly be thrown into possible turmoil? Even so, it’s a passive thing, a waiting thing. At least the current Tes…
I suppose recently being branded vehemently anti-Tesco on the one and, at the turn of the year, being accused of being anti-town centre on the other has a certain balance to it. And there was me thinking I’d managed the tightrope between the two oppos…
Three issues remain for Rhuthun following the landmark decision by a planning inspector to allow Tesco to expand in the town: will Tesco actually expand; what is the state of the town; and what do town traders think? We look at one of these points he…
Should the town worry about the planning inspector’s decision to allow Tesco in Rhuthun to expand, to overturn Denbighshire’s October refusal? Last October, in balancing the probabilities, Denbighshire’s planning officers recommended that the expansio…
Planning inspectors on Wednesday overturned the decision of Denbighshire Planning Committee on Tesco. Tesco is now free effectively to double its size. In October 2006, Denbighshire’s councillors voted 18-1 against Tesco’s expansion plans, with two…
Car parking charges in Rhuthun reduced last week, halving the headline hourly fee from 40p to 20p. No one likes paying for car parking and it’s certainly been contentious in Rhuthun, especially during the run up to and aftermath of Tesco’s opening. 40…
If you pop into Rhuthun Tesco on any normal Sunday afternoon, you’ll find it busy, often packed. It’s a sad reflection on today’s society that we tend to spend our most important day of leisure shopping. In fact, shopping seems to be the nation’s top …
In February, a for sale sign appeared over Oddbins (Well Street). This is quite a blow for Rhuthun. Read on as to why. Once the short-lived former Wine Cellar and, before that, the rather longer Cellar Five, Oddbins in Rhuthun has been trading a yea…
Rhuthun’s imaginative project to rebuild its Canolfan Crefft/Craft Centre into a site of national importance began on Monday, when the site was fenced off. Over the next 12-18 months, developers will raise the current centre and build in its place w…
Is rural Rhuthun succumbing to a state of lawlessness? I note there’s been some debate in the Denbighshire Free Press recently on whether Rhuthun and its rural hinterland is likely to take the law into its own hands. The Free Press reported a view t…
Today, the Smoke-free Premises etc (Wales) Regulations 2007* come in to force. It means that all enclosed public spaces must be cigarette smoke free. That’s cafés, restaurants, pubs, halls, public offices and shops. Whether you think this is good or…
Rhuthun / Ruthin can exclusively reveal that a major nationally known high street chain is considering investing in Rhuthun. The sale of Castle Bell News (formerly Williams) in Clwyd Street as a going concern is likely to pass to none other than Bri…
