Showing posts from October, 2007
You have to have some sympathy with the former mayor of Rhuthun whose house on Castle Street keeps being clipped by heavy lorries. Sir John Trevor House is directly opposite Nantclwyd-y-Dre but unlike set-back Nantclwyd, the first floor juts out slig…
Thank you to those who left comments during October. Here’s a selection. On Rhuthun, the Name The post on whether the town should adopt “Rhuthun” rather than the Anglicised and ubiquitous “Ruthin” continues to attract comments, even though the or…
In spite of the Vale Advertiser headline “Estate builders have misled us” (over lease- rather than free-hold land), it’s welcoming that the town council’s newly-formed Glasdir sub-committee feels that “the more negative comments there are, the more is…
Ethel Austin’s external and internal refit was completed as scheduled on Friday. A fresh exterior and cleaner and especially lighter interior gives this important ‘bread and butter’ clothes shop a more modern feel. The flooring remains the same, thoug…
At first, it seemed strange that Tesco should tell Rhuthun of its discounted petrol offer. One thing Tesco in Rhuthun’s not got is a petrol filling station. With its five large signs above the checkouts and one outside at the entrance, is Tesco wastin…
In spite of the impending and inevitable national economic recession, there’s little sign of downturn in Rhuthun, among some of its traders at least, Oddbins aside. Rhuthun’s town traders continue to invest, in many ways: Into her second fortnight is…
Check the Rhuthun/Ruthin icon appearing in your browser address bar. Today we have substituted the Flag of Dewi Sant/St David for the Red Dragon used heretofore. The swap’s experimental and dependent on your views. Any views, really. Do you agree it’s…
The story of Oddbins in Rhuthun ends on Sunday. We’ve said before that losing this store is a real blow . The store appeared prematurely closed this week but that was simply because of the manager’s unavailability. Since Oddbins began to run the stor…
Today is Blog Action Day when over 14,000 bloggers post on environmental issues. Each in their own way, the message should impact on over 12 million readers. Rhuthun/Ruthin’s part of it. Here’s our contribution to Blog Action Day… The sheer scale o…
The award-winning restoration of seventeenth century Rose Cottage will be on display tomorrow and Sunday, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. A donation to charity of £1 buys admission to this modest dwelling on Ffordd Yr Wyddgrug/Mold Road, restored between 1…
A couple of weeks ago, we suggested some interesting homes you might consider to purchase, all of which form part of Rhuthun's heritage. Another has recently come on the market. Whereas some £160,000 will buy you a two bed second floor apartmen…
You can’t blame Rhuthun town council for criticising as inappropriate Taylor Woodrow Bryant Homes for naming its 178-house Glasdir development Parc Rhuthun. It’s the word ‘parc’ to which the council objects. Said one councillor, “We have already got …
If you strolled around the produce market on Saturday, you’ll’ve noticed two Rhuthun ‘firsts’ in celebration of the Rhuthun heritage weekend. Well, almost firsts. Part 1 – The Honey Bun Part 2 of 2 – Ruthin Water A clever link between Saturday’s…
It’s continually amazing how the face of Rhuthun constantly changes, even a year after Tesco arrived, or perhaps because of it. Just when Clwyd Street was looking a little the worse for wear , there’s cause for optimism. The premises on Upper Clwyd …
We last considered wind farms in any depth back in June . Then, we felt that the issues were polarised but that we ourselves were somewhat to blame – as we continue to demand electricity to run our gadgets and our lives. We made reference to one perso…
