Showing posts from October, 2011
Walking along Well Street yesterday evening, now that the nights are longer, and the new locksmith in the former Janet Ryder/Jill Evans office/shop was brightly lit and shining out, as he put the finishing touches ahead of today's opening. Here w…
From a long list of 16 to a short list of three, last night the Rhuthun/Ruthin Blog received the first prize in the Wales Blog Awards 'Best Community Blog' category. First, may I say how honoured I am to have won. Last year, the blog made ru…
There'll be one person who won't be happy with this post: in answering the blog survey, she wrote, "I'm not interested in diagrams and analysis and surveys". It's these written responses to the 2011 Reader Survey that are t…
Take a walk around Glasdir (what was once Rhuthun Parc —ugh) these days and it's looking much more mature. It should because, after all, the first houses are now about four years old. And, in spite of the depression and a struggle to sell them in …
I never thought I'd see something like this, in Rhuthun/Ruthin. It's an appeal for the person or persons who stole a hanging basket to return it. The theft occurred from the garden of Berwyn, Upper Clwyd Street and the sign was spotted during …
A word about the downside of comment moderation. Having been away for over a week, I've been struggling as best I can to deal with moderating comments remotely. Away from home, this has proven difficult. Additionally, comment moderation brings wit…
You'll be forgiven for wondering whether this is the Faerie Pirates/Hardly Nickels' blog. In the press last week, the proprietoress stated that there were three shops that closed "last week" (i.e. the week before). I cannot reconci…
The painting of a certain shop in purple is nothing other than a hot topic in Rhuthun/Ruthin. Of the over 30 comments on the original blog post , about two thirds were in favour of the purple-coloured shop front. The remainder were either neutral or l…
Thanks to everyone who's taken the trouble to enter the "purple" survey and or leave comments. The survey's now closed. Results tomorrow or at the latest on Monday. Just one hint: strong voting in one direction on Day 1 was followed …
After reading this post, we invite readers to take our short survey on this subject. In a comment on this site that dates back as far as July 2011 , the proprietor of Faerie Pirates/Hardly Nickels said, "If someone is not happy with the colo…
I cannot corroborate the comment left here yesterday that a van hit two children at the Anchor pelican crossing while they were returning home last week from Ysgol Pen Barras . Perhaps later today we shall see, via the Free Press. It seems the van we…
It's finally arrived. Six days short of 3½ years since Slater's closed its car showrooms & service centre, and after a couple of promised dates, Ruthin Décor yesterday opened the new store that takes it from the deserts of Lôn Parcwr bac…
Welcome to a controversial post designed to get some reaction via the newly moderated Comments! As a former Jag owner , I realise I am not exempt from driving criticism. There's nothing new about young people driving cars irresponsibly. It is an…
With a number of people dropping by because of our nomination in the 2011 Wales Blog Awards , we thought we'd offer some general thoughts for anyone considering their own community blog. After all, the Awards are nothing other than an encouragemen…
Today's exciting news is that judges in the second Welsh Blog Awards have shortlisted the Rhuthun/Ruthin Blog for the Best Community Blog 2011. They've whittled 16 entries down to three and Rhuthun/Ruthin is competing against: The Photon Blo…
