Christmas Quiz 1989 # 24

We very much hope you’ve enjoyed the Rhuthun/Ruthin Blog Christmas Quiz 1989. We’re sure you know why we picked 1989 but just in case, it’s because the media in November was focusing on the significant world events of 20 years ago. 1989 changed the world. Rhuthun was a very different place back then, with no large Co-op, no Tesco, no B & M and with a seven year old Craft Centre, now replaced. It had a new car showroom. The council offices housed a district rather than county council.

Here, then, is this year’s full list including today's last question, with answers to follow shortly. How well do you think you did?

Also try the Christmas Quizzes 2008 and 2007

1. How many newsagents were there in Rhuthun in 1989, and where were they?
2. In 1989, on what site or sites was the Farmers Market?
3. In 1989, aside from Bridge Services (Texaco) and Dyffryn Services (Esso), there was a third petrol forecourt. Where was it, what brand of petrol did it sell and why was it unique when compared to the other two?
4. In 1989, aside from recently arrived Kwiksave, what was Rhuthun’s other supermarket and where was it?
5. In 1989, where was the public library located and on what days did it open?
6. In 1989, what was the name of the bus company providing bus services in and around Rhuthun and what colour were the buses?
7. In 1989, what was the cost of three hours’ worth of car parking generally in Rhuthun, and for 45 minutes’ worth of parking on St Peter’s Square?
8. In 1989, who occupied land on the current Park Road car park, next to Bridge Services?
9. Through Llanbedr it’s either 30 and 40 mph. Through Rhewl and Llanferres it’s 40 mph. In 1989, what were the speed limits in these three villages?
10. In 1989, what was the name of the hairdressers now occupied by Oasis, Clwyd Street?
11. Name the building society agents in Rhuthun in 1989, and where they were located.
12. In 1989, the owner of First House stationers Well Street used to run which shop, and where?
13. In 1989, what was the name of the farm supplies shop on Wynnstay Road?
14. In 1989, what was the name of the famous pizzeria restaurant off Clwyd Street and what group was invariably playing in the background over the speakers?
15. In 1989, what time did Slater’s car sales close each weekday evening?
16. Name the fruit & veg shops in town in 1989.
17. In 1989, where was the Hippo Club and who or what occupied it afterwards?
18. There are currently two Co-ops in the town, including at Llanfwrog. In 1989, how many Co-op stores were there and where was it or were they located?
19. In 1989, who was the energetic and forward thinking head teacher who began the transformation of Ysgol Brynhyfryd into the school it is today?
20. The Rhuthun area off-shoot to the North Wales Hospital closed in 1991 but was still active—just—in 1989. Where was it?
21. In 1989, what was the name of the Bolton-based soft drinks distributor with a large slow moving black lorry, and where in Rhuthun were they based?
22. Name each of the hardware shops in the town centre, in 1989, and their locations.
23. In 1989, who owned the Ruthin Precast Concrete?
24. In 1989 on Well Street, Butland’s consumer electrical store on had recently changed its name, to what, and what was the name of the buying consortium to which it then belonged? And can you name the former delicatessen on Well Street, roughly opposite the Wynnstay Arms?