Showing posts from August, 2011
I am confident that everyone reading this will wholeheartedly welcome the news that J D Wetherspoon will start work on the Castle Hotel after the bank holiday, on Tuesday. This is because it is one of Rhuthun/Ruthin's most prominent buildings. Oth…
Tesco@5. Is Tesco good for the town of Rhuthun/Ruthin and has Tesco affected the town centre? These were further questions we asked of you during the recent Tesco survey. Here's how you responded. From the first set of results we published , we …
Tomorrow's Flower Show promises to be a good 'un, possibly the best yet. With the financial support of Lôn Parcwr-based Cadwyn Clwyd, it's reported that there will be more on offer than ever before. But it will still be at the farmers'…
Tesco@5. A couple of comments suggest that Tesco Rhuthun/Ruthin has, indeed, asked shoppers to join them on giving views on the redesigning their internal space, something taking place at this very moment to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the st…
Last month, Plas Meddyg doctors' surgery published the results of a survey into their performance. The actual survey itself dates back to February 2011. When benchmarked against surgeries in the region's Betsi Cadwaladr NHS Trust and also thro…
Historians among us might like to know of news published on the web yesterday concerning a jeweller in Chester by the name of Rigby's. According to the report, the current proprietor Jason Rigby said, "We were originally founded in Ruthin, No…
Tesco@5. Today, near enough five years after it opened , Tesco Rhuthun/Ruthin starts a two-week long minor internal refurbishment. Tesco says it will be freshening up the store. As is now standard practice within the retail sector these days, Tesco is…
…not riotous behaviour. At the end of a difficult week in the UK, it's at times like these that you really appreciate living in a small town, a small community. Young people argue that nothing goes on here. It seems to me that this is a blessing. …
Following an unsavoury comment on "Tesco@5—answering the key questions (1)", may I remind commenters once again to resist the temptation to cause offence, be this intentionally or through naïveté. Indeed, I would ask them to desist. Whether …
It's been a while coming (sorry!) but here, at last, are the initial results of the survey on shopping habits in Rhuthun/Ruthin, post Tesco (with thanks to all who took part—I'd say between a quarter & a third of regular readers did so). …
Ugh. I got the date wrong for the produce market . It wasn't last but next Saturday, 13th August. Humblest apologies to the produce market organisers & stallholders. All, please support their efforts. Major refurbishments at Anchor Corner, w…
Consultation is OK if there's something truly to consult on . So, the town council might ask the people of Rhuthun/Ruthin which mayor's charity should it support next year (they don't). Or the police might ask your views on a range of loca…
The produce market is back… today (ooops) next Saturday, 13th. It will be on the Square. This, to me, is its natural home but does involve lugging the stalls up Clwyd Street. What's more important, though, is its continuation. If moving it to the…
Splashed across no less than the front page of yesterday's Free Press was " Car park charges slashed ". There can be no misunderstanding that Rhuthun/Ruthin is suddenly that little bit more attractive. I'd like to think that the enti…
Rhuthun/Ruthin has something to shout about this morning. In three hours' time, the cost of car parking in town will tumble and will remain so for a two-year pilot. Compare the costs yesterday in the main short stay car parks with the charge tod…
