Showing posts from November, 2020
Something you hear regularly this year is that people wish for a more simplistic Christmas and one that is in support of local shopkeepers. The sceptic in me feels that, when it comes to it, internet shopping will continue to reign supreme, to prevail…
Yesterday, the council closed Market Street to tweak the temporary one-way system. This was a result of Wetherspoon's wagons being unable to stop or drive in. So, what happened was that some of the barriers designed to keep pedestrians safe were r…
Rhuthun/Ruthin currently faces a spike in covid-19 cases. Infections in the area are against the overall Denbighshire grain of diminishing cases. How did we get to this point? The Statistics First, the stats, at at today, Friday November 27th. Here …
Today, for the first time, Naturally Ethical stocks organic fruit and veg. This complements its range of ethically sourced comparison goods and similarly its environmentally sensitive household products. The addition of organic veg is a useful one for…
Here's a revised strapline at Brynhyfryd. We assume the school began using it in September 2020 but 'the right choice' appeared as the school's Facebook page on October 13th at the time it was trying to interest parents of final year p…
As the number of negative comments continue to appear on social media as regards the new one-way system, let's continue to try to get things into perspective. 1. This is designed to give pedestrians a safer environment. Motorists are pedestrians,…
The Denbighshire Free Press announces that there will again be free-after-3 p.m. parking in Denbighshire car parks from this Saturday, November 21st. It's a great offer but we nevertheless remain to be convinced as to its efficacy (not that we'…
'By continually failing to seek an election at each councillor's resignation, we find we have a town council chosen not by residents but by the town council itself.' So we said in February 2020 . This was after the December 2019 departure…
People were directed to Park Road car park and thence by foot to Crispin Yard Not everyone was delighted when the temporary covid-19 testing site popped up today at Crispin Yard. Although handy for the testing site in terms of the adjacent public lava…
The organisers of yesterday's Christmas market at the Old Gaol yard will no doubt have been pleased with the support it received from the public. Choosing a Sunday rather than the usual Saturday for previous similar markets was probably a good ide…
The first weekend after the fire break lockdown... and it's disappointing to learn that Rhuthun/Ruthin last night was the subject of a police dispersal order. Such an action indicates the seriousness of the trouble that emerged at pub closing time…
It was promised this time last year but it's taken till now to get it off the ground. This largely, no doubt, is owing to the closure of hospitality thanks to the coronavirus. So, we are pleased to report that Tafarn y Ddraig at the Castle Hotel …
#bekind Facebook is like owning a car. On a personal level, we all enjoy the freedoms our motor brings us but we all know that mass car ownership is an environmental disaster even possibly contributing to our own demise. So it is with Facebook. On an …
There have been some rather intemperate voices on the topic of the new one-way system which are nothing short of molesting our mayor. There should be no room for the sort of abuse. And, let's be clear that this is not a town council scheme. If the…
After a 16-day 'fire break' lockdown, it was so nice this morning to see town centre traders again throwing upon their doors and opening for business. At least for the time being. Shops, cafés and pubs were back in business. There were modest…
It's ironic, really, that the picture accompanying the rejuvenated petition to stop the town's one-way system is of St Peter's Square roundabout and of the Square itself. Ironic, for a number of reasons. The Square will be altered in terms…
Overnight on November 5th, some wag not only went to great lengths to produce semi-professional looking signs, they cabled tied them to a couple of the bollards forming part of the new one-way system, which aims to improve pedestrian confidence in the…
Forget social media for a second. All these came in the post yesterday and they say quite a lot. First, let's consider the brochure from Aldi, at a staggering 52-pages. It had a reassuringly regal glow and a seasonally velvety cover. Inside, the p…
Last night's hallowe'en was monstrous! It was the best hallowe'en ever! This was thanks to lockdown having put paid to the whole thing. In fact, it was not only quiet, around here it simply didn't exist. Diolch byth. No dauntless infa…
