Showing posts from July, 2018
It was to be part of a birthday present. I wanted to support the local bookshop. I ordered the book in plenty of time. After one week and one day, I hadn't heard. I went back to the Spread Eagle Bookshop. It hadn't arrived. There was a problem…
Rhuthun/Ruthin’s chance to join the thriving micro-pub revolution looks set to be snatched away from the town before it has even begun. Quality CAMRA-rated micro-pubs are becoming increasingly popular in Britain and—importantly—they often reuse e…
Today was the second time this week that you could smell smoke and burning over Rhuthun/Ruthin. What was different this hot Thursday afternoon was that it was accompanied by minute motes of ash, as the smoke came in thick as mist. The combined e…
What? Rhuthun/Ruthin Castle Wedding fireworks at 10.25 p.m. on a *Monday* night? It's one thing having to put up with the racket on a Saturday evening but not on a working night (yes, there was a wedding with fireworks the day before yesterday, as…
The licensing notice has appeared in Rupert No. 6's window. If you wish to object, you should do so in *principle*. Geddit? If there's one character trait you might expect of a licensing officer, it's being principled.
The hours during which Rupert's No. 6 is open appear to be a little chaotic. It started at weekends but now seems extended into the week. One reason that they aren't opening 8.30 am to 11.00 pm as advertised is that they have no alcohol licen…
It’s rather a shame that those of us who choose to eschew Facebook miss out on many things locally. Sometimes, it’s as if we don’t exist. Over the summer, however, the wheels nearly came off Facebook’s local group page. If it weren’t so serious, i…
Any development of over 10 houses now has to have a pre-planning consultation with the local community (in this case, the town council and affected adjacent landowners). Yesterday, notices appeared on the Walled City of Glasdir to this effect. Wha…
Let's leave aside a certain parked car . This year's Top Dre held on June 30th was without doubt the best in recent times. Maybe not as good as the originals but still up there. Most evening venues were well supported with the exception of the…
It started out innocently enough. An appeal on Facebook for the owner of a black Astra to move their car as it was blocking the stage area for Saturday's Top Dre. There followed an image of the car with a four letter word beginning and ending …
It was with just a tinge of sadness that I discover that the Fans of the Old Ruthin Blog is no longer known as such. In spite of this change of name, I still consider this Facebook site part of the Rhuthun/Ruthin Blog's legacy, a heritage which …
