Showing posts from May, 2008
When was the last time you used a public telephone? Thought so. So far back you can't remember. Probably more than five years ago, at the time mobile telephony became pretty much universal. BT's plans to pull the plug on boxes in nine vill…
What is the point of this advert that found its way into the current Free Press? It came with no explanation at all and I can find no one who understands it, including young people. The first speech bubble reads, ‘Saturday night in Ruthin, it’s the…
The ineffectiveness of CCTV makes front page news in this week's Denbighshire Free Press. It seems that CCTV is just about useless at catching criminals or those perpetrating anti-social behaviour. Yet, Britons have more cameras watching us than a…
The most expensive gallon of diesel in Rhuthun is now just 5p shy of £6. Diesel’s gone up by three per cent in the last nine days. Unleaded is currently £5.22 per gallon, an increase over the same period of two per cent. As the gap between petrol and…
A large number of Ysgol Brynhyfryd students wandered around Rhthun yesterday, on a geography field trip. They apparently were looking at Rhuthun as a case study for urban growth and decay. The students will have seen much evidence of both. Their concl…
One of the reasons why elections are so interesting is because they involve real people. In local politics, such people are known and respected (yes, respected). We can share in their triumphs and in their losses. We therefore congratulate the winners…
On Saturday, Spaven’s Rhuthun branch had its opening. There’s already a shop in Yr Wyddgrug/Mold. And, given that its more-or-less child focused, it’s just in time for half term. This is in the former Doodles shop, Clwyd Street. Spaven’s is a tradi…
Nantclwyd y Dre has won outright the Welsh Building Conservation Award for 2008, from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors. This year, the CADW sponsored award apparently was highly contested. RICS called Nantclwyd 'magnificent'. The pro…
Well, hopefully not lies. Just statistics. Amazingly, we neglected to celebrate the third birthday of the date of the first post on this blog . A lot’s happened in three years. As has a lot on this site. We started as a means of trying to measure …
This weekend, if you’re thinking of visiting Clayart Wales at Llanrhaeadr (between Ruthun/Ruthin & Dinbych/Denbigh), there’s also a surprising amount to do in the village just yards away. Yet, the A525 neatly by-passes Llanrhaeadr such that this s…
Those with connections at Ysgol Brynhyfryd will know of the recent significant building work at the school. Added to the recently opened new block (which made most of the former mobile classrooms redundant) came a new, larger and brighter canteen. An …
We continue our look at the changing face of Rhuthun, once again on Clwyd Street . As closed beauty salon Sun Tân re-opened at the weekend as beauty salon Blossom’s, so Project 2 leisure clothing closed. Project 2 occupied the formerly empty Ragazz…
Appeared above Rhuthun’s post office like a red and yellow flag of surrender is a huge ‘Business For Sale’ notice. One of the most prominent buildings on St Peter’s Square and indeed one of the town’s most important businesses, the post office looks l…
Presumably in response to the recent early morning one-car fatal crash on the A494 east of Rhuthun, since Tuesday last week the speed limit's been reduced from the national limit to 40mph. This affects about a mile of road, till motorists enter t…
Rhuthun results here Following Thursday’s elections, the make-up of Denbighshire council has changed significantly. If we have our figures right, the Conservatives have more than doubled their representation, to become the main party, though the cou…
