Rhuthun / Ruthin

At Christmas, Lôn Parcwr's Redstone Subaru closed. Yesterday, well before Twelfth Night, they put up the finishing touches by blanking off their roadside totem. In March 2017 , Redstone established its Subaru dealership selling new cars in Rhuthun…

This has proven to be a well-kept secret. As of today, after 23 years on either Lôn Parcwr or the town centre  Slater's site (and more years when based on Clwyd Street), Ruthin Décor is now part of Rightway (the owners of Bevan's in Dinbych a…

When in 2008 Slater's of Rhuthun/Ruthin closed, I promised myself two things: first, I would never buy a car from any of the mother dealers at Abergele and, secondly, I would never again buy a Citroën. But what happened? I found an offer too go…

It was in April 2008 that Rhuthun/Ruthin's sole new car dealer closed . Nine years later and we're about to see another in Rhuthun. That is Redstone Cars, Lôn Parcwr.  They'll be selling new Subarus. But who actually buys Subaru, anyway? P…

Adore Ruthin Décor Why are we using this irritating, illegible font? Please read on... if you can... To some, the move from Ruthin Décor's backwater shack on Lôn Parcwr that it occupied from 2000 to much larger premises on Well Street was som…

It's finally arrived. Six days short of 3½ years since Slater's closed its car showrooms & service centre, and after a couple of promised dates, Ruthin Décor yesterday opened the new store that takes it from the deserts of Lôn Parcwr bac…

The notion that Ruthin Décor might sell petrol at its new Well Street premises in an interesting one as mooted by a recent commenter. Of course, it ain't gonna happen for a number of reasons but it's a nice thought. Slater's had a petro…

Well, the media have it wrong about The Anchor . It hasn't closed and continues to trade. For although The Anchor was leased to Herself, it's now trading under iots landlord. So, no immediate change. Unlike at nearby Slater's, where chan…

... that will be making a difference in town is the forthcoming Ruthin Décor move from the barrenness of the industrial estate to the former Slater's site in the town centre. Most movements between town and trading estate have been one way, fr…

Update at 8 p.m. regarding Parlour Antiques plus the tattoo parlour also closed last week—see comment at 8 p.m in comments box Solicitors Michael Taylor & Co of Llanrhydd Manor is reported to have been taken over by sub-regional giant Swayne Joh…

With diesel up 1p a litre on Friday and the closure of Slater’s of Rhuthun it's as good a time as any to reflect again on cars. Where are people now expected to buy cars? Where did they buy in the past? A casual glance around town and you’ll no…

It was really a bit of an open secret for those in the know. Now, it’s gone very public. Slater’s of Rhuthun, the Citroën (and sort-of Vauxhall) car dealer is about to shut. In a disappointing quote in the Vale Advertiser, the regional car giant'…

A week last Wednesday we posted on Lewis Electrics’ decision to withdraw from the toaster and kettle market. And bulbs and batteries. Though it may seem surprising for an electrical retailer *not* to stock such items, it squarely blamed competition f…