Showing posts from March, 2011
A second shop front has the wrap-around vinyl treatment, in a marketing effort to persuade start up small businesses back into town. The former Caledfryn/Molyneux/Dodd's now sees four life size and life like trades people, including that ubiqui…
The youth of Rhuthun/Ruthin are about to get a taste of their own medicine. According to the police website, the Persons in Blue (well, high visibility yellow these days) will have powers to move youngsters on, between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m., from Par…
This is a month in which the people of Cymru/Wales have exercised their highest democratic right in a referendum over the future powers of its assembly government. It's a month when people in Rhuthun/Ruthin gathered to form an embryonic chamber of…
It seems the B5105 road between Rhuthun/Ruthin and Cerrigydrudion has its own website . A little odd, perhaps, and there's no doubting the fact that the site's author had his tongue firmly in his cheek. For example, there's more than a …
A comment yesterday on this blog states that, "Bro Rhuthun through Visit Wales are hosting seven US travel writers Tuesday and Wednesday so please can everyone smile so that Ruthin gets a good write up. Thanks" We should take this request …
The paint up within and inside the Town Hall that started in the last week of February is well and truly complete. Fair play to the site operators, Operon: externally, the decorators made a good job of it. Market traders are back in and are almost u…
Originally from Gwyddelwern, as one of Rhuthun/Ruthin's most famous daughters, she was very well known in both Rhuthun and throughout Wales. Yet, in some circles, Hafina Clwyd was all but invisible. Some might be forgiven for knowing little about …
Here's the result of the Castle Hotel survey . Thanks to all who took part. We asked, "Upon take over by Wetherspoon's , should the Castle Hotel change its name back to the original White Lion?" Just over three quarters of respond…
The closure by Wales & West Utilities of the upper part of Clwyd Street continues to cause businesses some concern. Indeed, Ymlaen Rhuthun (Ruthin Forward) has called a meeting for Monday 21st March at 2 p.m. at Castell Rhuthun/Ruthin Castle to d…
I hope I am not over cooking things when I mention the Castle Hotel again . Within five minutes of the our survey on the Castle Hotel's name going live at 5 on Thursday morning, two had done so! The survey has now closed. It's said that to…
I have this evening exercised my right for the first time to remove a derogatory & censorious comment, one about a local teacher. When commenting , *please* have regard for others. I cannot and will not spend my time adjudicating over what is and …
This is an area where I disagree a little with local historian Roger Edwards, once head at Ysgol Brynhyfryd. His view is never to commit to print for fear criticism. He has a point but then again if he doesn't, just who will? Not me, in case I mak…
Stephanie Booth And we're not talking about the famous Harmony hairspray TV commercial slogan of the 1970s. Though maybe Stephanie's hairdo has a touch of the 1970s Farrah Fawcett feathered lioness about it (not to be confused with that emula…
As petrol prices soar (£1.329 or £6.03 yesterday, the first time unleaded has broken the £6 barrier), the Manor House restaurant with rooms has joined two other so-called boutique hotels in offering a 140-miles circuit of the best North Wales has to…
The seemingly unstoppable rise in petrol and diesel continues to cause concern. This time, it's Gaddafi's fault. Oil speculators like stability, not uncertainty. So, things can only worsen. Which is bad news for Rhuthun/Ruthin. The town depe…
Tuesday it was when the upper part of Clwyd Street to St Peter's Square was shut off to traffic, to allow for mains replacements. If all goes to plan, it will stay shut for no longer than a fortnight, till 16 March. This follows traffic lights a…
Time to vote today in our referendum. Why have so few people become engaged, I wonder? Especially so, since all the major parties seem to be behind one outcome. Whether you wish to lend your support to the "yes" or "no" side, it&…
