Showing posts from August, 2015
I love the smell of Britain's favourite and authentic national dish. Whether I'd like to live with it constantly is another thing. Those people who reside in the vicinity of Crispin Yard have no option. Since the opening of the Ocean Pearl I…
The closure of the slightly wacky, sustainable clothes shop Elysium afforded the opportunity to turn the premises into a gallery. This, the new owners called Moss Piglet , equally wild, equally wacky. That changed hands and is now run by original…
Could it be owing to rounding? Or some (but not all) roadsigns being changed when measurement was more accurate? Or newer signs being calculated on the basis of the Northern Relief Road and older ones via Denbigh Road? Or a change over time as to what…
Major Facebook furore this evening c/o Isaac Birchall. Basically, for such a prominent young businessman, I do wonder whether he needs to be more careful. Business people need to be cautious in their pronouncements lest they lose general respect: Som…
You can tell that local government's hit hard times by this year's pared down Open Doors weekend heritage guide. With very little imagery, it's slim and plain compared to previous offerings. And it only covers Rhuthun/Ruthin and surroundi…
August 2015 The story of Corwen Carpets continues . There is progress at the former Santander shop unit in town but only after a fashion. May 2015 It was in May that Corwen Carpets secured the former Santander unit in Well Street. First, t…
With all the talk about the issues faced by Ysgol Brynhyfryd, the school seemed upbeat about this year’s A-levels. Indeed, it must be relieved, as it managed to out-perform local state schools (although reported comparative data are not always availa…
Little wonder they call Wetherspoon's a so-called "category killer", a force so powerful that it means others are effectively unable to compete profitably. Not actually frequenting Wetherspoon's Rhuthun/Ruthin that often—the food…
Here's an interesting thing. Clough & Co's Dinbych branch has placed Clough & Co's Rhuthun commercial offices on the market. This is consequent upon the office moving to the new extension at the agricultural mart at Glasdir. …
Gearing Up? Firgrove Cottage has been on the market since November 2013 and is now sold subject to contract, since the end of May. It's an interesting and characterful 4-bed detached house that borders open countryside yet is situate in Llanfwro…
