Showing posts from July, 2022
Yesterday came a late consultation response from the Welsh government regarding the Rhos Street school site redevelopment . The Welsh government is the highways agency for Rhos Street, as this is part of the A494 trunk road. The Welsh government is *…
This from Facebook yesterday. There'll be a school uniform exchange table at Sunday's market. Looks from the picture that Ysgol Brynhyfryd is dumping the dark green in favour of deep brown. And the tie. Or could it just be a stock image? Surel…
A choice comment on Facebook about the Pont Howkin bollards was this: that people who make such decisions about our town don't even live in our town. Well, if they only knew! It turns out that this particular decision was taken by someone who do…
How long has it been without rain? The last major rain was w/b May 30th (the week of Eisteddfod yr Urdd). The following week, it spotted with rain a little. W/b June 27th saw some showers. And, of course, Monday July 11th and Tuesday July 12th saw te…
We have bollards on Pont Howkin. They've sprung up overnight and for the following three. The Rhuthun/Ruthin chattering classes are intrigued. They actually look quite elegant (in spite of being plastic) as they arc both sides of the bridge. It a…
There's more to say on the former Rhos Street school planning application . The site is already looking tatty. Is this it's future? All those who object to the loss of the building cannot give a viable answer to the question, 'What on ear…
Should we be worried about what'll happen to the old Rhos Street School building? Very many people are. Suddenly. To date, there have been over 100 objections to plans for 20 homes, nearly all on the basis that they 19th century building should re…
When I last wrote , the coronavirus had got hold of our household. Yesterday, one of us tested negative yet, today, the same person is faintly positive. How does that work? Whatever. It means we continue to separate and we have flung open every avail…
Ychydig o gamgymeriadau ar yr arwydd dros dro hwn. Oni ddylai fod yn Stryd y Friallen? h.y. 'y' nid 'yr' a threiglad ar gyfer briallen, gan ei fod yn enw benywaidd. A gyferbyn Ysgol Pan Barras, hefyd! Glasdir Part 2 has seen its firs…
During the cost of living crisis, newly resigned town councillor Ethan Jones is upset at the £1,000 spent by the town council on the buffet during the mayor's inaugural civic Sunday. He has a point but is it a fair one? In true Private Eye 'L…
Our ears were burring when we heard. The Clwyd Alyn press machine was all fired up to tell us that the first tenants have moved into Glasdir Part 2. Clwyd Alyn had a burning desire to remind us that for the first 18 occupants, their housing was envir…
So there it is, then. After over two years of dodging, ducking, sidestepping and swerving, covid-19 is finally visiting this household. There's currently a 50 per cent positivity rate. We're convinced the unwanted appearance in the home is th…
Whatever the rights or wrongs of Ethangate , it's just a pity that the town council has in the last 18 months become so political. Previously, we've had Conservatives (sometimes mascaraing as independents) who've acted on their judgement o…
Ethangate rumbles on. Yesterday, Cllr Ethan Jones resigned from the town council. Let's take a look at Jones's resignation letter. Once upon a time, if you had a beef, you composed a letter to the local newspaper. Because of the effort requir…
And so to the less good side of Saturday's Top Dre (but remember that, overall, feedback has been brilliant). The litter problem this year was magnified. The skip brought in was overtopped with collected rubbish. Post -festival noise was an issu…
Yesterday's Top Dre has apparently broken all records, even surpassing 2019's event. There were over 4,000 participants and the takings amounted to £17,000, including £2,000 by contactless debit & credit cards. So, it was very much 'we…
