Showing posts from August, 2022
Ruthin School has slumped from 5th to 81st in the A level league table for public schools, according to the Daily Post. Schola Ruthinensis from across the road where the riffraff (aka rest of us) probably get a better education In 2019, the last year …
Gayla House is celebrating its 55th anniversary. In a town where there appears to be constant changes in the number and type of shops, reaching 55 years is something of an accomplishment. You often see the proprietrix there, the wife of the late Elwyn…
The proprietors (from the Boar's Head) of the newly-moved-to-the-Square café are obviously worldly wise. They have successfully translated 'Coffee House' to the much more chic Germanic 'Kaffeehaus'. Maybe they're after the red…
The latest change in the speed limit was approved by the county council. It'll be 40 mph on the Nant y Garth, then. Rarely do we agree with the council's recent speed limit review decisions. And the same goes for the Nant y Garth pass. Why? Be…
What's happened to our restaurants? We're somewhat bereft. The impact this is having on the town is palpable. You used to be able to enjoy a decent lunch in town. It brought people in. If people cannot now do so in a bistro of reasonable stand…
The end of the summer and this week the county council's been out cutting the bee friendly meadows, verges and grasslands after another sparkling spring and early summer of gorgeous colour and spectacle. After the cut, the 2022 drought is all th…
It sometimes amazes me how resilient Rhuthun/Ruthin is. On the cusp of a cost of living crisis-inspired recession and this autumn we are still seeing largely positive changes in town next month. Some of this is a bit like swings & roundabouts, as …
Yesterday's Flower Show was by far the busiest in recent years. Gate receipts were high and car parking much in demand. Still, there were those who moaned about the £5 entrance fee. They have no concept of how much it costs to stage an event such …
There is a new webpage for the clerk and deputy clerk of Rhuthun/Ruthin town council. The deputy clerk's role is to look after The Old Courthouse and I cannot help but wonder whether her job title in English (the old courthouse manager) means she&…
We learnt recently that one of our newest residents who moved this spring, late of Sussex and who now lives in Pwllglas, chose the Rhuthun/Ruthin area not because of our fine heritage and streetscape, not because of our quality schools or our sense of…
Rhuthun/Ruthin is a fickle place. The ill-designed yet well-intentioned active travel solution to free more pedestrian space was scuppered very soon after introduction because of car users' siren voices on social media. This translated to county …
Also at the Festival was something we missed. It proved impossible to be at the right palace at the right time. 22 years after he unveiled the original plaque on near enough the 600th anniversary and, this year, Dafydd Iwan did it again. The plaque wa…
This tickled me. It followed a Free Press article yesterday on Ethangate . How can there be no one available for comment at Rhuthun/Ruthin town council... if there was someone available to speak to the press?
People who pop into the post office on The Square for a stamp or birthday card have recently also been able to buy from a modest range of basic, every day groceries on its shelves. Alongside some well known brands (e.g. Kellogg's, Heinz) are two o…
