Showing posts from July, 2015

New Look

Advertising the new-look Co-operative, as seen on the Square today.

Now Published and Out There

The adopted anthem of Ysgol Brynhyfryd should perhaps be the 1977 Eurovision Lyndsey de Paul song that finished second, Where are we? Rock bottom Tragedies? We got 'em Remedy? Why don't we Rub it out and start it again For, as predicted on…

Signs of the Times?

Now, I thought it was a condition of planning permission that shop fronts had to encompass an element of bilingualism. Not the trading name, of course, but supporting information. Looking around town, this doesn't appear to be the case at all, so …

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Yesterday, a substantial queue managed to form at the only bank open on Saturday mornings in Rhuthun/Ruthin, the National Westminster. One local was at the counter dealing with all sorts of personal business and the other had a grandmother, mother and…

Communicating Clearly?

If you can stand looking through today's Free Press seven-page school prom souvenir supplement, you'll also notice that five of the six local secondaries took advertising. Two were rather simple affairs, both well laid out and eye-catching. …

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Among the tragedy of the two deaths yesterday during the storms in south Wales came this levity from Radio Wales news presenter Felicity Evans who, realising what her editor had scripted, slightly fumbled the sentence immediately following this introd…

Top Dre at 20

Now, that's what I call a crowd! Top Dre celebrated its 20th birthday today—it seems a lot older—with an incredible turnout. Its chief sponsor, Taylor Wimpey, will have been very pleased. This was in complete contrast to the carnival of last Sat…

A Lifetime's Ambition

Revd Phil Carey, left, with the bishop of St Asaph We congratulate Phillip Carey, late of Ty'n y Parc, upon being ordained on June 27th as deacon in the Church in Wales. Phil was a longstanding server & crucifer at SS Mwrog & Mary, Ll…

In Passing—June 2015

Suddenly, Montecito has closed. "Closing Down" notices appeared for a week prior to the last day on Saturday June 27th, 2015, after which the store was emptied out. Montecito was one of only two surviving long-established boutiques in Rhuthu…

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