Showing posts from August, 2020
Some brave soul asked on Facebook, "With covid destroying many town businesses, what shop, business or service provider would you most like to see in Ruthin? What do we all think Ruthin needs the most?" The interesting point is that the enqu…
July 28th and the Ruthin Castle announces its new courtyard café will open on August 7th, with Friday, Saturday and Sunday operational times from 10a.m. to 6p.m. This is part of The Castle's comeback tour, with accommodation having opened on Augus…
After dark, yesterday evening's rare & dazzling lighting spectacle was like a neon strip light that struggled to ignite properly, constantly spitting and fizzing on and off every second or so. The sheet lightening illuminated the Vale almost c…
Families, visitors and people going about their business all gave Rhuthun/Ruthin a much needed tonic today. July 2020 summertime floral displays It was the busiest day of the year (though there was room for more, even with the number of distancing si…
Still very few about in the evenings. All our takeaways remain open and, from Monday, you can now eat and drink inside. A number of places are now open: Inside the Park Place on Thursday evening Boar's Head (previously outdoors only) Feathers Par…
Our stricken hospitality industry is probably the least able to recover after lockdown. In an effort to kick start it, starting yesterday, we have 13 opportunities in August to "eat out to help out". The UK government proposes to buy half ou…
Another step towards normality, today. Cafés, pubs and restaurants may reopen inside. Pubs and cafés closed after last orders on March 20th , slightly ahead of lockdown. Today, Costa remained closed. It's likely to reopen in September. Likewise,…
Jus4Paws opened in its new, larger, more noticeable shop this morning. It replaces its "cave" in Upper Clwyd Street. Far better, then, to have a shop open again on the Square than some pokey and dark cavern in what is basically a cellar or b…
