Apostrophe

Ruthin's Bevan Foundation

We should be very grateful that we have town centre-based DIY-type shops. We have two, one being King's, where you can buy penny numbers of screws and nails (not in the huge quantity other retailers wish you to have) plus an array of other bits an…

Seventh Heaven at Bevan's?

What's wrong with placing an apostrophe in the proper name Bevan's, anyway? Just over four months in and things are changing now that Ruthin Décor is well and truly part of Rightway Bevan's.  And not all of it is bad. There are new paint …

Bilingual

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…

A Good Education—or Not

This post is about basic literacy. It passes no judgement other than on the product of a modern education and its lack of understanding of basic grammar. 'Your' is the possessive case of 'you' and an attributive adjective. That's v…

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…

Is Gavin Having his Way?

Overnight on November 5th, some wag not only went to great lengths to produce semi-professional looking signs, they cabled tied them to a couple of the bollards forming part of the new one-way system, which aims to improve pedestrian confidence in the…

Eerie

"Eerie" is how I'd describe walking through town this evening. I've swapped my early exercise for one near dusk. There are fewer in town this evening than is usual in the morning, plus this evening a few dog walkers on the peripher…

In Passing—April 2018

An unintended consequence of the new schools seems to have resulted in footfall reductions in the town centre. Chatwin's staff report that takings are down as there are now fewer parents popping into town after delivering their children to the fo…

More Good News from School

He's generally not liked by his staff. Some detest him. But the new head of Brynhyfryd does have something about which to boast. Not only has he broken records regarding A level results , now he's managed the same thing for GCSEs. Of cours…

In Passing—April 2016

Some enterprising person has cut a groove into the recently chopped down tree on Market Street and attached runners to the remaining stump. The Children's Society may recently have benefited from an internal refit but has anyone noticed the co…

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