The cold wintry weather continues into January. Seen near Bathafarn Hall is this carpet of freshly-laid salt. Meanwhile, the Co-op put up signs at the pedestrian (Wynnstay Road) and vehicular entrances to its stores.
Closed on January 15th was Bridge Services, in order to transform the service station...
... into a BP. It's still owned by Malthurst's successors, MRH.
After over three years' worth of speculation that it would do so, on January 8th, Wynnstay Farmers closed its long-standing premises on Park Road...
... to open in the new, larger and much more prominent former Niagara building, originally developed by the former WDA.
Deluxe Bathrooms closed in January. There for no more than 15 months, yhey occupied the former Celf a Chrefft unit adjacent to (and owned by) Well Street Pharmacy...
... as the new lessors of the pharmacy itself made alterations to place the dispensary to the rear of the shop and reduce the square footage of the retail space. This and Celf a Chrefft are still owned by the former Well Street pharmacist, Miriam Blanchard, who has retired from retail after running the pharmacy
since November 2006.
The footpath along side the two new primary schools at Glasdir was closed for three weeks to enable the proper surfaced path to be put in. Unfortunately, the path alongside the football pitches was not to be treated in this way.
Meanwhile, traffic orders were being advertised to paint double yellow lines along Glasdir and Denbigh Road, in preparation for the April 2018 opening of the two schools.
The saga of the mess that is Corwen Carpets continues, at last, with a proper signboard across the main window. It's only taken nearly three years. In spite of moving mattresses to Tedi's Beds a few doors up Well Street, Corwen Carpets interior is no less jumbled.
Finally, we need to make mention of the gas works that started almost immediately after Christmas, on January 8th, that progressively shut Well Street and force Market Street to be one-way. The works will last for two months while pipes are renewed. Clwyd Street was treated four years ago.
