Showing posts from September, 2011
I suppose the weekend's heritage Open Doors event was somewhat soured or overshadowed by the knowledge that Wetherspoon's had allowed a priceless 16th century ceiling to go . The local paper reports that other parts of the building are somewha…
Like little flags they emerged, wafting gently in the breeze, as if to cheer on some imaginary leader like you'd see parading through Peking. Four sheets of paper each there were, two in Welsh and two in English, each set attached to numerous post…
Statistics are confirming what we see with our own eyes: that shops and town centre businesses across the land are closing at an unprecedented rate. Heard the other day on Post Cyntaf, the early radio news & current affairs programme, was that tow…
Several comments appeared on & from Monday 12th September regarding the Castle Hotel's ceiling. As an example, "Has anyone seen the mess in the Castle Hotel reception? They have ripped down that lovely ceiling in the entrance way which,…
They say that a prophet is unwelcome in his or her own land. So it seems to be with Ysgol Pen Barras following its success as the Songs of Praise choir of the year 2011 ( see Comments here ). But is the suggested media apathy really true? To say tha…
As I mounted Clwyd Street at about 9 p.m. last night, I marvelled at all the lights glowing in the Castle Hotel, on every storey. The shutters have gone. The brightness gave a little cheer to the gloom that is early autumn. It foretold of what we migh…
Thanks for your patience. Thanks to my inactivity, we're still covering Tesco's fifth birthday. This is because I started this blog asking the question as to what effect Tesco might have on our town. Five years on, it's time to see. With g…
It's beginning to dawn on people that the proposed turbines on Mynydd Hiraethog above Rhuthun/Ruthin will be HUGE, some say three times the size of those already installed. The loss of amenity will be equally HUGE. It's not just the view from…
I view the proliferation of ugly scaffolding throughout Rhuthun/Ruthin as very much a positive thing. It may not be very nice on the eyes, it may resemble a builder's yard but it indicates optimism in the face of our soon-to-be double dip recessio…
I wonder where they have been. We remarked on this back in June and even February . Yet, it deserves a wider hearing. So, yesterday, the Denbighshire Free Press printed an exposé of the good, the bad & the ugly among our restaurants. I'm not …
