Showing posts from October, 2018
Leonardo's is to stop offering its long-standing meals on wheels service to elderly people. Interestingly, one of the delivery drivers is also the proprietrix of the next door Siop Nain card shop. Opened on Friday October 12th was a rather int…
Overheard today during the first day of Rhuthun/Ruthin's "spot the odd" half-term "treasure hunt" was a father with his two sons. They were struggling to find some of the "odds" in a couple of Rhuthun shop windows. Ha…
Today's Free Press cover story on the possibility of four-weekly bin collections was very restrained. The online edition reads, "Councillors say Denbighshire residents are confused by bin changes". No invective, not like the way the Free…
Upper Mwrog Street. Is there a solution? When something goes wrong, there are hold-ups, even if these are really only for a few moments. May be the alternative to a multi-million pound bypass is simply to accept those delays as a part of life and simp…
Each week, the planning authority produces a list of new planning applications across the county. The first on yesterday's list was for the "Former HSBC 1 St Peter's Square Ruthin". Former?? So, the bank's about to shut, th…
On Friday, it was wet. On Saturday, it was very wet. And this was the result at about 3pm on Saturday. At Tesco, where the relatively new enclosed entrance joins the main building, there sprang several leaks, all of which were merrily dripping like …
Rhuthun/Ruthin has gone to town to commemorate the centenary of the end of the First World War. In addition to Friday's The Last Bell (the presentation being repeated today at Y Tabernacl), there's The Fallen Exhibition in St Peter'…
Yesterday, planning notices went up at the rear of the Glasdir estate advising those who cared of a "major development". This, then, is the final phase of the Glasdir housing estate, when Taylor Wimpey will rip up the existing footing slabs …
Among the commemorations in Ruthin to mark the cessation of First World War hostilities was "The Last Bell Toll", on October 12th. A single chiming bell from St Peter's spire accompanying the projected names on the nave wall of the known…
It was assessed in July 2018 but the implications have only just emerged. Rhuthun/Ruthin's largest café, Caffi Rh/Café R, has scored 1 out of 5 for food hygiene. 1 out of 5 means "major improvement necessary". We're not sure whe…
No one can tell me why Rupert's No. 6 has closed. The signage in the window simply reads "Closed until Further Notice". So, is this long or short term? It could be as simple as the chef leaving. We all know chefs can be temperamental at…
