Showing posts from February, 2010
You may have noticed a large hoarding outside Ysgol Brynhyfryd , announcing today’s sixth form evening. Failing that, there was an advert in last week’s Free Press. We’re used to seeing flash adverts for Colegau Llandrillo, Iâl/Yale a Glannau Dyfrdw…
This is the second in our non-series on Rhuthun villages. The first dates from May *2008* Greater Llandyrnog. It sounds akin to Greater Manchester. Perhaps not. Greater Llandyrnog nevertheless has a population of just over 2,400 souls and, for a vi…
No, this isn’t a post about the infamous bordello of the same name, near Deeside. Tucked away out of sight behind the grand terrace of Castle Street and abutting Castell Rhuthun Castle grounds is a little known detached prefabricated three-bed bungalo…
You’d expect a town like Rhuthun/Ruthin to do well in terms of antiques but it’s a niche that’s never really got going. There was a dealer at the Watergate for many years, who was quite literally washed out by the 2000 floods. And there’ve been a coup…
Snow’s been lying on the hills above Rhuthun/Ruthin for exactly two months now, as of today. Not much left, it has to be said, as of yesterday but still some strips in the gorse hollows of Bryniau Clwyd/Clwydian Range. This is the longest lying snow …
First, the good news. 93 per cent of respondents in the 2010 Rhuthun/Ruthin Blog survey felt that this blog was either always or usually impartial. This in spite of some recent comments alleging bias. What’s even better news is that those who feel we …
Last week we learnt that the national average town centre vacancy rate was 12 per cent of shop units unlet. How does Rhuthun/Ruthin compare? Not badly, it has to be said. But there's trouble on the horizon with more known closures in the offing.…
They blamed it on the Big Freeze . The January weather was enough to act as the back breaking straw that forced Ethel Austin into administration. Will others wobble where Ethel failed? The eventual departure of longstanding clothes store Ethel Austi…
It’s five years today since the date of the Rhuthun/Ruthin blog’s first post ! Five years ago, we had no Tesco, no Glasdir and no northern relief road. And we suffered an uninspiring craft centre. Mind you, there’s still no new primary school or ind…
The February 2010 survey has now closed. Thanks to al who have responded. Results soon. This time last year, we asked readers to complete a short survey about the Rhuthun/Ruthin blog. We’re offering the chance to so the same this year. Tell us all w…
This time last year, we asked readers to complete a short survey about the Rhuthun/Ruthin blog. We’re offering the chance to so the same this year. Tell us all what you think. We’ll publish the answers in an anonymised & aggregated form, as before…
Am getting a little worried about Bridge Services . It’s been almost two weeks without newspapers owing to a change of management. All that’s been on display is a collapsed heap of Y Pedolau (Y Bedol, now moved to the racking), the freesheet Visitor a…
There’s much been said in the recent two editions of the Free Press on Welsh milk. The Co-op comes in for criticism for not stocking it, and it’s seen not to be supporting indigenous agriculture (even though in other food sectors it has a high minded …
Out at first light on Sunday, searching for wind turbines and snowy views towards the hills and Cerrig. The Jag wobbled quite a lot, not long after the Cross Keys, so it seemed prudent to turn back. Only about an inch of snow but enough to cause a spi…
