Showing posts from September, 2021

In a State of Distress

Informed sources suggest that there is to be informal meetings this morning with St Peter's Square businesses over the pavement 'extensions' . Our county councillors appear to be in a spin about them. There must be an election looming (May…

Apologists?

There's usually a minor surprise at each of our town councils. And so there was at yesterday's.  Flashback to late August I got the impression that councillors were bending over backwards to make apologies for the traveller encampment  that ap…

Will the Chaos Never End?

Of course, it doesn't help that Bridge Services (BP) is closed for a refit . But, the mere hint that motorists should 'carry on as normal' and statements such as there is 'plenty of petrol' didn't appear to reassure anyone, and…

All Boxed Up

Today is the last day you can collect or have delivered an organic veg box from Naturally Ethical , Well Street. Not to everyone's liking, you paid £15 and took pot luck. It did offer variety and promoted resourcefulness in the kitchen, depending …

Alarming Increase

The most interesting—and alarming—thing about my second visit to a pop-up covid-19 testing centre was the number of people in the queue. The pop-up centre cycles between Rhuthun/Ruthin, Dinbych, Corwen and Llangollen. For this three-week spell, it was…

Cut Backs at Rhos Street

The good humour of the two county council staff yesterday clearing vegetation from the former Rhos Street School really shone through. Why were they clearing up? Well, they were preparing the site for the new home for winter gritting, said one. The ot…

Deck Chairs on the Titanic

Who says there's no future in carbon-based fuels?  Today, Bridge Services (aka the BP filling station) closes. The shop'll remain open but there'll be no petrol or diesel (or car wash) while its owners, the Motor Fuel Group, install new ta…

The Next Controversy?

We can see that these 'pavement extensions' are gonna be just as popular with residents as the active travel scheme. As the county council coned off part of St Peter's Square early yesterday morning, you could almost predict the groans on …

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