Showing posts from May, 2021

Market Acts as a Draw

Today, Rhuthun/Ruthin returns to the dark browns and greys of unlit windows and locked doors of shut shops associated with a quiet non-trading bank holiday Monday. Usually, it's the same on Sundays. Yesterday, though, was much different. Maybe it …

Tally Part II

Here is a second tally of closed premises as at the end of May 2021. 20 vacant units, mostly on the periphery, of which 11 have not opened substantively or substantially since lockdown. We haven't included the vape shop on Well Street, as this is…

Another Fascinating Town Council

There was little support last night for the new mayor Cllr Heather Williams's request that the town council should in future eschew Facebook. Town councillors who spoke wanted to keep the use of Facebook. Doing otherwise, they argued, was undemocr…

The Funny Side of Politics

Regular readers will know that during an election this blog refrains from posting on overtly political issues connected with the ballot but, now that the vote's over, we thought we'd bring to you the more humourous side of the Senedd elections…

Make Way for Canol y Dre?

The thing that sparked the recent social media experience was what might happen to Canol y Dre, the rather rundown social services work opportunities building off Park Road. Activities at Canol y Dre actually started back after lockdown on Tuesday Ma…

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

I wasn't going to put this up but in the light of yesterday afternoon's update, below, I think it was pertinent as regards the effect social media has on all of us. First, here is the very worst side of Facebook. The more 'social' we b…

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