Rhuthun / Ruthin

The former Birchall Reality is about to be re-let.  Just look at the over-vivid signage. Is this appropriate in a conservation area? Does this cheapen the town? Can the proprietors (believed to be in business nearby) get away with this? It’s reminisce…

First purple , now pink. Some time between Tuesday morning and Friday morning, the former Montecito has gone pink. Very pink. A kind of Barbie pink. Perhaps the choice was inspired by the very fashionable film in cinemas right now.   The Montecito bui…

Spotted yesterday (Sunday) in town were two visitors. At least I didn't recognise them¹ and they were acting just like tourists: very leisurely wandering around and pausing at each shop window to take a peek. Can't imagine residents doing that…

You'll be forgiven for wondering whether this is the Faerie Pirates/Hardly Nickels' blog. In the press last week, the proprietoress stated that there were three shops that closed "last week" (i.e. the week before). I cannot reconci…

The painting of a certain shop in purple is nothing other than a hot topic in Rhuthun/Ruthin. Of the over 30 comments on the original blog post , about two thirds were in favour of the purple-coloured shop front. The remainder were either neutral or l…

Thanks to everyone who's taken the trouble to enter the "purple" survey and or leave comments. The survey's now closed. Results tomorrow or at the latest on Monday. Just one hint: strong voting in one direction on Day 1 was followed …

After reading this post, we invite readers to take our short survey on this subject. In a comment on this site that dates back as far as July 2011 , the proprietor of Faerie Pirates/Hardly Nickels said, "If someone is not happy with the colo…