Showing posts from October, 2020
The topsy-turvy housing market continues to amaze. It may now be available for a knock down price of 'only' £1,750,000 but Castell Gyrn, Llanbedr, has at last sold. It was originally on the market for £3.9m in 2016. Not only Castell Gyrn in Ll…
For late October, the weather was bright and cheery. Somewhat reassuringly, there were few people wandering around Rhuthun/Ruthin today and fewer cars, although Rhuthun was not as completely quiet as in March. I still cannot fathom where all these mot…
The Welsh government's directive that prevents our buying non-essential items in supermarkets is about as popular as a set of cross-ply tyres on the Evo Triangle. It's not just the 'Moaners' who've kicked off, the 'Fans' ha…
Food isn't rationed and the power's still on. For these , we should be grateful. Yet, you wouldn't think we're in the midst of a global viral pandemic, would you...not according to these comments from Facebook, cleansed of the worst ba…
More people walking around on Saturday morning during the first full day of our current lockdown than was evident most days in the heart of the previous lockdown and much more traffic, by far. In fact, where was all the traffic going? Where all these …
One week to go. This came through a relative's postbox on Wednesday. An identical leaflet arrived through the same letter box on Thursday. Nothing has come through ours, suggesting a cock-up. All smiles as Scary Spice goes shopping in Rhuthun Neit…
It's one hour ahead of New Lockdown and the town's busy for 5 p.m. on a Friday. More people than during a modern Christmas Eve scoot round lest they be turned into pumpkins at the 6 p.m. curfew. There is no car parking space on Clwyd Street, u…
For the first time since the March 2020 virus-related hiatus, the History Club reconvened this evening. Tonight's meeting was via Zoom and, as you might expect, there was a little comedy while people less used to video calls managed to feel their …
This morning, work started on the 'temporary' post-virus one-way system . The first road to be treated was Market Street, where the closure will be in force for five days. By lunchtime, a chain of short barriers were in place along the upper p…
It was impossible to pinpoint exactly from where yesterday evening's party was coming but party there was. The distortion of the dark played tricks and it was like trying to find your way in a winter fog. Was the noise from someone's house? So…
July 2020 saw the 'restart edition of Clwyd Connection. The latest, October 2020, arrived last week. Remember that the last printed version was March 2020. That in April was ready at lockdown but not distributed. There was a hiatus till the July …
The landlord of the We Three Loggerheads pub was on the radio this morning. This was in reference to the Welsh government travel ban for English being introduced tomorrow from 6 p.m. Of course, much of the immediate north west England has its own res…
What about housing other than in Rhuthun/Ruthin town? Let's take a look at Llanbedr, usually credited as having more relative wealth than Rhuthun. With views over the Vale and its position a bit nearer to the east, it remains very accessible for R…
10 out of 10 to Denbighshire county council for its decision to open the Lord's Garden at Nantclwyd y Dre free of charge from yesterday. This, they say, is a response to the local lockdown—and we in Rhuthun/Ruthin appreciate it. Of course, being…
Almost universal praise for Tesco in its endeavours to improve their store car park. I say 'almost' because there's always one or two... don't you just love Facebook... It's worth noting that Tesco has much improved profits for the…
No right turn to Aldi! Aldi in 25 days and Tesco is coming to the end of its car park works. Today, we see a white liner marking and remarking and from Monday we can expect a one-way flow. Ironic, really, as the very week before Tesco opened for the f…
