Informed sources say that today will see the last of Clwyd Alyn's tenants moving in to the new Glasdir site . This is the tenanted one adjacent to Taylor Wimpey's market housing. Clwyd Alyn's will then be completed. The site was controver…
Whether we like it or not, wherever there are children, there will be halloween. Why, though, do families on Glasdir give halloween such prominence? If you walk around Rhuthun/Ruthin's housing estates at this time of year you will see pockets of d…
Ychydig o gamgymeriadau ar yr arwydd dros dro hwn. Oni ddylai fod yn Stryd y Friallen? h.y. 'y' nid 'yr' a threiglad ar gyfer briallen, gan ei fod yn enw benywaidd. A gyferbyn Ysgol Pan Barras, hefyd! Glasdir Part 2 has seen its firs…
Our ears were burring when we heard. The Clwyd Alyn press machine was all fired up to tell us that the first tenants have moved into Glasdir Part 2. Clwyd Alyn had a burning desire to remind us that for the first 18 occupants, their housing was envir…
Watching me watching you How are things at the Williams Homes' site at Glasdir, post fire ? It's very much business as usual. Work continues. The rubble of the semi-detached house that is now a detached house is cleared away. What we do find …
We don't yet know what caused today's fire at the new housing at Glasdir. This may never become public. There's already much speculation that the cheapness of the housing has somehow contributed to or exacerbated the damage. Damage that re…
Taylor Wimpey reopened its Galsdir site yesterday. It previously closed on March 24th (even though construction was permitted to continue). Note the outdoor hand washing station at the staff entrance. With the removal of the flags and the "La…
Day One of Lockdown and I cannot report on the state of our town, because I'm heeding government advice and staying put. I was interested in an outdoor interview on the radio this afternoon with the Metropolitan police commissioner Cressida Dick. …
There was no approval today for the 77 units planned by Clwyd Alyn housing adjacent to Taylor Wimpey's Glasdir . Councillors rejected the proposal by nine votes to four. This in spite of an officer recommendation for approval. If not here, wh…
Someone think not. And this could be a rehearsal for the vast amount of housing Rhuthun/Ruthin might see in the future. Yesterday, a petition appeared via Facebook to try to persuade the County Council to prevent the development of 100 houses on l…
Ringwood Picture Framers has recently introduced a window to include items by local artists (or those with a connection to the town). The display changed in December and features a seasonally snowy Rhuthun/Ruthin scene also featured on some local Ch…
Preliminary work has started on the so-called Phase 2 of the Glasdir housing estate. Passers by (such as there are) can now see a large totem inviting them to register their interest. Taylor Wimpey's agents have all but cleared the site, ha…
Yesterday, planning notices went up at the rear of the Glasdir estate advising those who cared of a "major development". This, then, is the final phase of the Glasdir housing estate, when Taylor Wimpey will rip up the existing footing slabs …
Any development of over 10 houses now has to have a pre-planning consultation with the local community (in this case, the town council and affected adjacent landowners). Yesterday, notices appeared on the Walled City of Glasdir to this effect. Wha…
The schools have been back for two weeks and yet work still continues on the landscaping at Glasdir. There's a rather odd area of land off the schools' access road that has received black top, presumably to allow passage to the adjacent Galsd…
Almost five years after the Great Flood of 2012 , the three Glasdir showhomes are now for sale. They have freshly appeared on the market c/o Beresford Adams. Empty for five years... the showhomes are newly up for sale It was the day of the flo…
Minor roadworks at the junction of Well Street and Wynnstay Road on June 27th 2017 resulted in this temporary no entry sign to compensate for ambiguity in the English, with the removal of the word "No". The mended fences at Glasdir in …
