Showing posts from July, 2008
It’s always good to see a level of debate about issues here at Rhuthun/Ruthin but may I ask contributors please to try as far as possible to refrain from making personal remarks that may be offensive to others. I wouldn’t wish this in any way to sti…
Headlines at Tesco Rhuthun’s second anniversary (today): Number of A1 retail premises down by 9 per cent Doubling in the number of empty town centre properties Large food supermarket replaced by department store The last two years have seen many…
From recent lofty thoughts on Rhuthun's craft centre, I'm afraid we now need to turn to the more prosaic. As we approach Tesco's second anniversary, tomorrow we consider the town's post-Tesco balance sheet, but for now... Tomorrow i…
Yesterday was Canolfan Crefft Rhuthun/Ruthin Craft Centre’s Day 1. Hover over the pictures for more info Entering the Craft Centre under the flying archway, you immediately embrace a highly successful and engaging community social space, surrounded…
Councillors had their private viewing of the new Canolfan Crefft/Craft Centre on Friday and the Centre welcomed selected locals for the first time on Saturday. And now it’s the turn of the general public, in five hours’ time in fact. We thought we’…
Predictably, I suppose, the two letters on the new Canolfan Grefft/Craft Centre in yesterday’s Free Press pour much scorn on the commissioners and designers. Isn’t that typical. And such pity. Why didn’t they air their views when the plans were dis…
Morrison’s in Dinbych dropped its petrol prices on Monday night, as some supermarkets began cutting the price of fuel in response to cheaper international markets. Just when the gap between Rhuthun’s forecourts and the rest of the world was narrowing.…
Since 18 June 2008, someone’s deleted references to the Rhuthun /Ruthin blog on the Ruthin page of Wikipedia. When last we checked , 0.9 per cent of people arrived at this blog from Wikipedia. Not a huge proportion. Why, then, am I so irritated by t…
We’re pleased to offer the first proper external glimpses of Rhuthun’s spon-new Canolfan Grefft/Craft Centre If you entered the competition to be among the first to tour the new Canolfan Grefft/Craft Centre, you should be hearing tomorrow whether yo…
The local development planning process is under consultation. Rhuthun is considered an area of ‘lower growth’ and if you’ve read the consultation deposition, you’ll know that planners, while acknowledging Rhuthun’s importance as a local service centre…
Cae Ddol may in the past have offered a far better atmosphere but the organisers of this year’s Flower Show & Carnival will be grateful that the farmers’ mart provided far more protection from the rain. Yes, there were a few light downpours but …
Yesterday's announcement by Somerfield means its Prestatyn store’s given up the fight against Tesco—even before it’s began. Unlike in Rhuthun or Porthmadog , where there was more-than-token Somerfield resistance, Somerfield felt that in the ligh…
Rumours currently circulating that Bridge Services (Texaco Garage) is to close are grossly exaggerated. True, the manager, local character and good-natured Simon’s apparently leaving. True, the stock’s run right down so that it resembles a pre-Iron C…
There’s some usual competition this Saturday for the (almost) annual Sioe Flodau Rhuthun Flower Show. If you’re allergic to flowers, can’t get enthralled by the town’s biggest marrow, find majorettes just that little bit puerile, don’t fancy the sta…
But, regrettably, a necessary one. Sorry. Three cheers for the pupils of Ysgol Borthyn in their campaign to rid the Cunning Green of dog dirt, following two stepping in some during a recent walk to the library. And well done the Free Press for takin…
Updated following comments There’s been quite some comment on here about whether Rhuthun’s services should open on a Sunday. The thrust is that if Rhuthun has pretensions along the lines of a tourist town , it should act as one, including more Sunday…
Further to yesterday's post on the state of housing, we now know what will occupy 27 Well Street, the former Newyddion Rhuthun News . It’s to be Jane Gow Associates and it’s where the Halifax agent will move, later this summer. The Halifax Buil…
When Marks & Spencer sniffs, the fashion industry catches cold, or so they say. With Taylor Wimpy announcing a staggering 900 redundancies across the UK, you know that housing’s in crisis and is facing a bought of influenza. Already, Denbighshire’…
There was one thing that the Free Press omitted from its report last week on the local haulier whose drivers exceeded their permitted hours. It was that the Rhuthun haulier L E Jones has been there before. And it was reported in an old copy of the Fre…
If there’s one road that requires a complete do-over, it’s Bryn Goodman. There are more potholes in so-called Jumbo Hill than craters on the moon. The fabric of this private road’s so poor in places that it’s worn away the top layer completely. There’…
A fortnight since Castell Rhuthun/Ruthin Castle appeared on the market with an asking price widely reported to be in excess of £5.5m, the price seems to have plummeted by 10 per cent already. Agents Colliers Robert Barry have the price of the three-st…
St Peter’s Square, Saturday 5 July 2008. Gŵyl Rhuthun/Ruthin Festival's culmination, as sponsored again by Tesco ® (but only proud to support it in English, it seems). Nicely closed to traffic from 12 noon. Family entertainment. During the afte…
Although the post on The Picture House restaurant & bar first appeared at its opening in March, it's one of this site's most popular and we're still getting comments. The latest arrived yesterday and may be missed by regular readers o…
We reckon that readers of today’s Free Press will struggle to see what differences there are to make it ‘even better, brighter and bigger’, for this is what it says on its front page. Yet, the paper looks identical to last week’s. What the Free Pres…
Good morning world! A few days break from blogging and already I feel refreshed. Many thanks to those who've been kind enough to pass a comment on my previous post , or sent an email—to say that they value this blog. I have to say that I was mov…
