Rhuthun / Ruthin

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 week, for the first time since it reopened, we ate in the new Siop Nain café. It's had something of an internal makeover. Readers may recall that the previous proprietrix closed in September and entered what she called semi-retirement. (Methi…

Irishman and BBC radio & TV presenter Syr Terry Hogan contributes to the Rhuthun/Ruthin Blog Ah, spotted down at the market hall's community fridge yesterday, a little disclaimer, my friends. It's a recent addition, tucked away in print sm…

Some news regarding food hygiene . Welcome hot food takeaway, Borthyn, as at June 2023 was 1/5 but last month regained its status as a full 5/5. That's quite a leap. Carniboar , Upper Clwyd Street, also 1/5, has improved albeit less spectacularly …

There's no doubt about the popularity in Rhuthun/Ruthin of our new mayor, Cllr Anne Roberts MBE. The esteem with which she is accorded resulted in I'd suggest about 170 to 200 Ruthinites present at her Civic Sunday church service yesterday at …

These days, there's precious little restaurant choice in Rhuthun/Ruthin. In fact, Small Plates and the almost new Carniboar are all there is in the town proper. (There's also the Castle, of course, whose hygiene rating is now much improved .) …

After the PR disaster for zero out of five for its food hygiene, Ruthin Castle has bounced back to four out of five. Given the importance of the Castle to the town, that is a relief. It's been five, before but generally three.  When rated zero, at…

What's happening in Rhuthun/Ruthin? Yet more change is what. And it's likely to be structural change, too. The Fat Boar languishes, closed. So, in spite of all the promise, who knows its fate. The Myddelton Arms, reportedly sustainable but for…

Why were there so few town councillors at the mayor's cheese and wine yesterday evening? Aside from the mayor herself, I counted four. Perhaps it was the food hygiene rating that put them off. The Ruthin Castle has managed to achieve a ZERO out o…

Evening dining in Rhuthun/Ruthin. Less choice and poorer food hygiene scores is the new reality.  To start with, here's a thing. Upon the door of recently reopened Small Plates we see a November 2019 hygiene rating of 4 out of 5.  Small Plates reo…

There weren't many food hygiene standards checks undertaken during 2020. That wasn't surprising, as the department responsible was also at the forefront of the county council's coronavirus response. It's resulted in something of a back…

It may not be a run-away 5 out of 5 but we'll take a 4, thank you. The Craft Centre Café Rh/R has been re-evaluated under the food hygiene scheme and it's moves up three places from its autumn-rated poor performance of 1.

It's rather amazing that the food hygiene rating of 1 out of 5 for Caffi Rh/Café R remains so well hidden. We can't recall it featuring on Facebook or local newspapers. And, today, the place was full to bursting with customers. We still think…

It was assessed in July 2018 but the implications have only just emerged. Rhuthun/Ruthin's largest café, Caffi Rh/Café R, has scored 1 out of 5 for food hygiene. 1 out of 5 means "major improvement necessary". We're not sure whe…

After a relatively mild October and November, winter cooled right down in December. The first snow arrived on December 9th and 10th and small pockets remained to the 17th. This was the heaviest spell. Then, more but lighter snow arrived on 29th. …

Through our letterboxes w/c November 20th, Lidl's has been posting two £5-off vouchers (when you spend more than £30). It's available for use only at its Dinbych store. Wonder why. A Christmas pop-up shop has appeared on Well Street, in th…

... that of all the takeaways in Rhuthun/Ruthin, the Ruthin Tandoori was probably the most liked in this household. Time was when you could buy a meal for two and feed four; and a meal for four would do you and your neighbours, both sides. I cannot re…

It's been a while since last we considered the topic of food hygiene. Over two years , in fact. Here's a round up (or down) of the latest hygiene news. Since March 2015, hygiene ratings have slipped a little. The average rating out of five…

The scores on the food hygiene doors have been with us since 2011 . The Rhuthun/Ruthin Blog was the first of the local media to consider and publicise this rather important topic.  Four years on, what's the latest? In the lay-by just north…