What does lockdown mean for Rhuthun/Ruthin? Virtually no shops open and a solitary person this lunchtime on Well Street, three people on Clwyd Sreet and one person on the Square retrieving money from the HSBC cash machine to use, well, we aren't sure where. Such businesses as still able to trade far prefer contactless payments, to minimise risks. And those open were Chatwin's (not its café); Well Street Pharmacy; Ruthin Wholefoods; Boot's the Chemist; the Post Office; and the HSBC.
There was a solitary car parked in Well Street at lunchtime today, plus one between Boot's the Chemist and the Old Courthouse. Eight were parked on Clwyd Street. Four cars and a motorcycle on Wynnstay Road.
As for the main car parks, here are the number of vehicles observed, again at lunchtime:
County Hall car park held 15 cars (plus a scattering of unused Denbighshire council vans) which indicates that there were likely just 15 people inside the building. The rest of the workforce were working from home.
Tesco has introduced a queuing and entry/exit system to its Rhuthun store, with a combination of on-their-side trolleys, barriers from Taylor Wimpey and cones & tape from Hunter & Lewis. You grab a trolley from a shelter, queue outside, enter by the left and staff limit the numbers in the store at any one time. You then leave on the right, go to your vehicle and return your trolley for disinfecting. The Co-op has started something similar, in a smaller way, by disinfecting basket handles on entry. The Tesco system has received almost universal acclaim.
*Almost* universal acclaim, because there was a spat on Facebook between a disabled man on crutches who lamented the loss of disabled parking spaces consequent upon the new entrance system.
We are told we may take one period of exercise a day. What's unique to Wales is that only here is this frequency enshrined in law. Going out more than once a day is a criminal offence here. Elsewhere in the UK, it's basically advisory. For, today at 4p.m., the Welsh statutory instrument known as The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (Wales) Regulations 2020 came into force.
Signs in green appeared yesterday. Chatwin's now accepting contactless payments only
There was a solitary car parked in Well Street at lunchtime today, plus one between Boot's the Chemist and the Old Courthouse. Eight were parked on Clwyd Street. Four cars and a motorcycle on Wynnstay Road.
As for the main car parks, here are the number of vehicles observed, again at lunchtime:
| Car Park | Parked Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Dog Lane |
14
|
| Crispin Yard |
3
|
| Market Street |
1
|
| Craft Centre |
4
|
County Hall car park held 15 cars (plus a scattering of unused Denbighshire council vans) which indicates that there were likely just 15 people inside the building. The rest of the workforce were working from home.
We are told we may take one period of exercise a day. What's unique to Wales is that only here is this frequency enshrined in law. Going out more than once a day is a criminal offence here. Elsewhere in the UK, it's basically advisory. For, today at 4p.m., the Welsh statutory instrument known as The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (Wales) Regulations 2020 came into force.