Rhuthun / Ruthin

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…

We’re not surprised to see recent comments on Facebook about the increase in parking charges . What has surprised us is that it’s taken nearly three weeks from the revised prices to light the blue touch paper and see the fireworks fly. At the risk of …

At first we thought they were students. They had clipboards and were wondering around pencilling in on a grid as they went. This was last week. And I think we can expect the same early this week, too. An approach to one of them and it turns out that t…

The signage at our car parks is now all sorted out. It didn’t take long.  You will recall we reported that new signage went up last week showing the old tariffs and old charging periods. This was 72 hours before everything was due to change. We though…

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…

Thumb through today's Free Press and you'll see something unpleasant: an official notice over two pages telling us that the council is about to put up its car parking charges (from March 4th). This was discussed by the county council in the au…

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…

Saturday December 3rd was the first of three Saturdays where car parks were free of charge. Yet, it was inevitable after Saturday November 25th's hugely busy day that December 3rd was quiet in Rhuthun/Ruthin. The same happened last year.  Quite a…

The Craft Centre and café opens Tuesdays to Sundays inclusive. It's interesting that on Mondays there's always a number of parked cars in the *free* car park. Yet, on Mondays, everything is closed on the site.  The threat of increased parking …

I have been challenged on what I said this morning about parking and am happy to set the record straight. Under today's graph, it was incorrect of me to say that inflation since 2016 had reduced the cost of parking in real terms *by* 69 per cent.…

It's been a while since we've mentioned car parking charges . That's because it's been a while since they've increased. The £1.50 cost of three hours parking (long stay†) has remained the same since 2016. 2016 = 100%. In real terms…

Our driving correspondent, Jerome Clarskson, writes, Oh, for crying out loud! Who on Earth do these panjandrums think they are? Handing out tickets left, right, and centre as if it were confetti at a wedding. I mean, come on! What's the deal with …

It wasn't long before the expected Parry van arrived yesterday, obstructing the pavement ...

Some of our local politicians are exercised about the number of G Parry vans parked all around Rhuthun/Ruthin, especially on the Square. Well, sometimes you have to put up with something unpleasant in order to see longer-term benefits and this is the …

One reason the Sunday Times judged Rhuthun/Ruthin the best place to live in Wales was because it is encircled by hills. The trouble with being the best is that you set yourself up for a fall.  Wonky double yellow lines... News via the Denbighshire Fr…

2021 was a bumper season for Moel Famau country park . Thanks to the health emergency, we were unable to travel far. Instead, when allowed, people holidayed or travelled within the UK only. As a result, there was regular weekend chaos on the Bwlch Pen…

Last night's meeting at the Wine Vaults to discuss the town was described to me as 'a little chaotic', with participants talking over each other. Guess that's what happens when people are passionate about their businesses—and worried. …

We can see that these 'pavement extensions' are gonna be just as popular with residents as the active travel scheme. As the county council coned off part of St Peter's Square early yesterday morning, you could almost predict the groans on …

Data fresh in from Denbighshire paints a poor picture as regards footfall. It's up to the period end of June 2020 and data beyond that are not yet available. Not surprisingly, Rhuthun/Ruthin town centre footfall in 2020 quarter two was down signif…

The Denbighshire Free Press announces that there will again be free-after-3 p.m. parking in Denbighshire car parks from this Saturday, November 21st. It's a great offer but we nevertheless remain to be convinced as to its efficacy (not that we'…