Rhuthun / Ruthin

10 second read ▼ Further to our story on April 1st this year, the county council has begun conversion work at Rhos Street School as a prelude to opening it in 2025 as the new Rhuthun/Ruthin DCC administration building. Last week, when this was taken,…

One minute read ▼ The library’s hours will change on June 1st. It isn’t quite as bad as first proposed but it still represents opening on only four days (currently five). The hours are as follows: Rhuthun Library Mon   Tues …

Two minute read▼ You can take a view as to whether our car parks charges are too high or whether the cost is acceptable, especially for visitors. But March’s percentage increase is reasonable, given that the county council hasn’t put up charges sinc…

Shock news in Saturday’s Daily Post revealed that Denbighshire county council is to close county hall permanently in 2026 or 2027, move its headquarters to Y Rhyl and reopen the former Rhos Street school premises as its shrunken Rhuthun/Ruthin office…

Did you know that it is held among some Denbighshire county council officers that of all the residents of the county those in Rhuthun/Ruthin are the most likely to grumble. Yes, in Rhuthun, if it’s worth mentioning, it’s worth moaning. Take the new wa…

We can’t help but think there’s been a bit of a mistake at the county council. This week, we’ve seen new signage erected in our car parks. This ahead of Monday’s tariff change . Oddly, the brand new, clean and pristine signs refer to the *current* tar…

So far, the reaction to the announcement yesterday of four-weekly general waste (black bin) collections has been rather muted. That wasn’t the case in 2018 when it was first brought to the world’s attention. The press likes to stir up this sort of thi…

County Hall’s historic neoclassical early 20th century frontage is enjoying some repairs and redecoration. Given the façade’s importance, that’s good news. But with a sign at the public entrance to County Hall like this, warning people that someone’s…

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…

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…

In the recent libraries consultation , we were asked to what extent we agreed with the  following statement: 'The proposed hours mean I can visit my nearest or next nearest library & one stop shop when I need to' 4,477 people answered the …

Winning one 'hidden gem' award seems, well, disappointing... but thrice?  Inside Nantclwyd y Dre Yesterday's press release from Denbighshire council brags a little about the hidden gem awards conferred on Nantclwyd y Dre. Three times it ha…

Yesterday, the town hall was open for the first time (in recent years). Thanks to the artisan market moving temporarily there from next door, we got a glimpse of the entrance and one large-ish room. That room was where the former Cornmarket Café used …

One of the strangest loans now available from Rhuthun/Ruthin library are footballs. Yes, actual footballs. While you pop into the library to get your latest Danielle Steele, Maeve Binchy or Agetha Christie (or even Agatha Raisin), why not take out a f…

First light on Saturday morning In spite of some localised surface water and some flooding to agricultural land, compared to north Denbighshire and Yr Wyddgrug/Mold & to its east, it would appear that Rhuthun/Ruthin got off lightly during Storm Ba…

Storm Babet's dominated the weather and news in recent days but Rhuthun/Ruthin saw temperatures yesterday of 17°C. Tomorrow (Saturday) and especially today are not going to be as nice. We now officially have a yellow weather warning of continuous …

Another reason not to come into Rhuthun/Ruthin on Mondays , then. It seems in future our library won't be open that day. Neither on Wednesdays, as now. And, for the rest of the time, hours will be condensed. In fact, the number of hours open per w…

One of the two proposed Rhuthun/Ruthin exceptions to the new 20 mph limit was not implemented.  That is the section of the B5105 at Galltegfa, approaching Llanfwrog. This will now become 20 mph. I say *will*, because it was missed off yesterday's…

It's Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m. at the Market Street approach to St Peter's Square roundabout.  It must be a visitor and his family's car, hesitating a little too long. Joining him at the rear is a Denbighshire county council minibus and…

We're not suggesting anyone is bending the procurement rules. But it is nevertheless revealing to see such a pile of Amazon parcels destined for the inside of county hall. And the driver had already brought some in by the time the blog photographe…