Showing posts from August, 2008
If you’re thinking of registering for any of the open heritage weekend events in less than three week's time, you’d be best advised to book soon. But if you don’t or can’t get in, there’s still plenty on offer where booking’s not necessary. The …
News from the George Wimpey development at Glasdir is that, aside from the units earmarked for Cymdeithas Tai Clwyd , just two are sold. The current economic climate and mortgage restrictions are putting people off and this isn’t good news for the de…
It’s big business. There are 475,000 school-aged children living in Wales, 1,200 of whom attend Ysgol Brynhyfryd. There’s a total of 9½ million four to 16 year olds in the UK so what better reason to flog the current ‘back to school’ message currently…
Four interesting comments on Monday’s post on whether or not to go one way in the town’s two main streets and the benefits this might bring. Creating a one-way system up Clwyd Street and down Well Street has other benefits than dispensing with the…
It was way back in December 2006 that we considered whether St Peter’s Square should be pedestrianised . We received seven comments, six of which were favourable. From time to time, the Post Office end of St Peter’s Square and the six car parking sp…
A recent comment about litter on the Ysgol Brynhyfryd site set me off in search of litter generally in the town. No doubt, readers may have their own tales but I could find no major issues to report. Observations indicate Rhuthun is a clean town, exc…
It’s been a while since we’ve mentioned the proposed Dinbych Tesco & the associated shops at the former KwikSave site at Station Road, in the context of competition for Rhuthun . Then, we wondered what effect the Dinbych development might have …
Both the BBC and Sunday Telegraph have reported favourably on Canolfan Crefftau Rhuthun/Ruthin Craft Centre . These national institutions have beaten local press hands down. Indeed, the recent report in the Telegraph is the second complimentary arti…
In all, I think there’ve been 38 comments over five recent posts on the new Canolfan Crefftau Rhuthun/Ruthin Craft Centre, 24 of which were attached to the post Landmark or Pile of Junk? a post started after two critical letters appeared in a local n…
Just two bollards half way up. They prevent incidents to pedestrians where once motorists using Upper Clwyd Street would have to jump the kerb. But when an emergency ambulance was recently needed (for a non-pedestrian related issue), the bollards also…
Could be worse. This is one way of describing the proposals for post office closures in and near Rhuthun. Only two are scheduled for complete closure, although two more will become outreach post offices on selected days only, one probably served by a …
Vale Carpets soon to open. Jane Gow at the former Rhuthun News under preparation. Watergate let. 7-Twenty to close. A Time for Me now empty. The Coffee Mill empty and to let. Of these, the Coffee Mill is a long standing part of the town's 'fur…
While watching the world go by from Café R and enjoying a Mocha (£1.90) & homemade scone and cream (£2.10), new technology can even allow a blog post direct from the café at heart of the new Canolfan CrefftRhuthun/Ruthin Craft Centre. A little exp…
... we've seen quite some comings and goings in Rhuthun . Some of the names here recorded appear on both sides of the equations. We welcomed... Pam's Sandwiches, Key Properties, Ragazzi, Square Interiors, Que Paso, Project 2, Nancherrow, …
The recent comments on the Canolfan Crefftau building that have become just a little personal set me thinking. It may be a trivial point for some but it's nonetheless a symptom of another decline in standards, however slight. People of Rhuthun, wh…
