Showing posts from January, 2024
The new barbers in the former State of Distress (and former longstanding wine merchant) on St Peter's Square is now almost ready to open. They’ve had the place for about six months but only relatively recently have they begun fitting it out. Note …
A fair question as posted this week on Facebook was, "Does anyone know what the latest is with... levelling up... It’s been a year... and I was wondering how things were going/what had been accomplished so far" That roundabout and a sea of g…
Earlier, when we looked at the Rhuthun/Ruthin housing market , we hinted about something significant as regards residential rentals. On January 13th, Porth y Dŵr was put up for let. Compared to Railway Terrace, Porth y Dŵr seems reasonably priced Por…
Today is the funeral of the well known Colin Davies, late of Siop Nain , Well Street. Would you believe that he started the business there half a century ago. He was a familiar figure behind the till (though it was his wife who usually tended it). The…
This photo on Facebook caused a minor stir. We've only changed the number plate. The person who uploaded it felt that the Tesla over the line was in the wrong. She didn't really hold back. Was the driver lazy? Uncaring? Oblivious? Concerned ab…
Reports are filtering down about Monday evening's town council meeting. This was the first not to be on Facebook . The public were able to gain access via a Zoom link or attend in person. We aren't sure know how many did so in total. The vel…
Although it's dated January 11th, I believe that the planning application for the proposed velodrome went live yesterday. It'll now be a case of lighting the blue touch paper. How so? This sort of development will be polarising. On the one h…
As an update to yesterday's post, the vinyls across windows at Well Street's Awel Care disappeared almost as soon as they had appeared. We don't yet know whether this is temporary or permanent.
This post features dwellings for sale. There's also an interesting development on lettings that will be the subject of a later article. One of Rhuthun/Ruthin's more unusual homes found its way onto the market in October. It's Greyholme, Gr…
From yesterday, the shop on the corner of Well Street and Wynnstay Road was adorned with purple -ish and white vinyl across two of its windows. Since October 2023, it has been the new address for Awel Care. We referred to Awel Care in passing on Sunda…
There's news that the Welsh government is urging local authorities to perform a 'sniff-test' to establish what seems right and not-so-right about the 20 mph zones we now have. Denbighshire and where appropriate the trunk roads people might…
We promised that we'd let you know of the other pending closure and here it is. Window notice at Rachel's Eco Store: ' cash is freedom '. Is this UK government policy, then? (Rachel Ryland is a town councillor on behalf of the Conser…
We all recognise that local journalism has changed and with it so has the Denbighshire Free Press. It isn't quite what it used to be. It still has a useful role in gathering together press releases and Facebook comment in one weekly publication. B…
It's excellent to see a building on the Majestic Travel side of the Square in use at last, even if that's only after 5 p.m. on three evenings a week. New restaurant No. 11 opens this evening. It's been empty too long . And, who knows, if…
And, finally, in terms of a third day of industrial property , back in week beginning November 13th, 2023, the former 2,600 sq ft Royal Mail delivery office, Rhos Street, was posted as 'under offer'. It was on the market for £175,000. We can o…
A second Rhuthun/Ruthin business has called it a day. It's Clogau , St Peter's Square, in the former Ethel Austin building. (And a third is likely to pack up at the end of the month. Details when confirmed.) Back to Clogau, the shop opened it…
Talking of industrial units (as we were yesterday ), Denbighshire council's 20,000 sq ft former Hen Lôn Parcwr social services Canol y Dre premises is on the market for £500,000. You have 13 days in which to submit an informal tender (by 12.00 noo…
At Christmas, Lôn Parcwr's Redstone Subaru closed. Yesterday, well before Twelfth Night, they put up the finishing touches by blanking off their roadside totem. In March 2017 , Redstone established its Subaru dealership selling new cars in Rhuthun…
