Rhuthun / Ruthin

Three minute read ▼ Hurrah for levelling up . We find much on Facebook in favour of the levelling up project. Comments like ‘What they’ve proposed looks amazing!’ We suspect, however, that our county councillors will listen most to those who shout lou…

30 second read ▼ Here is a shot of Market Street from the Levelling Up consultation. It appears that there’s one-way traffic heading from the Square. The whole design is very pleasing and it sets off the town hall well. The road and pavement are both …

One minute read ▼ Published yesterday was the first peek at what we might expect under Levelling Up funding. We all have an opportunity to express our views. But is this consultation or information? Timescales are tight and there can be little room fo…

There are other wrinkles associated with the county council meeting to discuss the forthcoming introduction of a blanket 20 mph speed limit . The first was from the chair, Llanbedr's Cllr Huw Williams, who called it 'one of the daftest ideas I…

Rhuthun/Ruthin is a fickle place. The ill-designed yet well-intentioned active travel solution to free more pedestrian space was scuppered very soon after introduction because of car users' siren voices on social media. This translated to county …

Informed sources suggest that there is to be informal meetings this morning with St Peter's Square businesses over the pavement 'extensions' . Our county councillors appear to be in a spin about them. There must be an election looming (May…

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 …

... or an old chestnut. It can't be nice living on Market Street. Residents there are complaining about the amount and speed of traffic. Traffic at the very bottom bottles up,as well, as vehicles struggle to pass each other at the throttle. Ma…

What does Rhuthun/Ruthin have in its favour? We're not a "clone town". We don't rely on the fickle nature of corporate traders. We're an attractive town. In spite of macro-economic threats, we still have a diverse locally-based e…

There are few opportunities indeed for ordinary subjects to try to influence the future development of their town. This week is one such rare occurrence. On display at the Craft Centre is an exhibition entitled Rhuthun/Ruthin Market Town of the Future…

It was probably the former mayor's animadversional comments on pedestrianisation that resulted in a poorer than expected number of participants in the " Pedestrianise? " survey. Nevertheless, I'd estimate about a third of regular re…

Well , Gavin, thank you and others for your comments and you could be right, you know. I am, after all, just a fuddy-duddy, a fogey. What do I know about this, anyway? I'm not the or an expert. There's no mention of the solutions you describe…

We're asking for your views in a brief two-question survey. Click here We understand that the Masterplan 2 exhibition in the Craft Centre has but one week left to run. Go down and see what you think and stick a few Post It notes on the wall or …

Tuesday it was when the upper part of Clwyd Street to St Peter's Square was shut off to traffic, to allow for mains replacements. If all goes to plan, it will stay shut for no longer than a fortnight, till 16 March. This follows traffic lights a…

Watch out for forthcoming consultations on the potential for one-way traffic through Rhuthun/Ruthin town centre. My guess is that the proposal will see traffic heading westbound from the Well Street/Record Street junction, over the Square and down Clw…

This simple but effective solution has done much to tidy up a somewhat messy part of Rhuthun. Last week, the council erected a number of bollards around the pavement surrounding the open space where Clwyd Street and Upper Clwyd Street fork. It’s her…

I don’t really know my Mini from my Morris but even I wondered at the impressive metal on display at the St Peter’s Square pit stop on the Three Castles car rally, on Thursday last. It’s a shame that so few people came to support the event, to see s…

The rectangle of St Peter’s Square by the car parking area was closed on Saturday, as part of the produce market. How pleasant it was to enjoy what is the best of Rhuthun, unhindered by moving and (often illegally) parking vehicles. Could this be a mo…