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…
Continuing our recent theme of surveillance , a month ago it was reported that Tesco was to allow any member of its shop floor staff who wished to wear a body-cam to do so. This has now reached us. In Rhuthun/Ruthin, slightly fewer than about a quart…
Yesterday, Tesco, Morrison's and Aldi (three of our four Rhuthun/Ruthin supermarkets) announced that they were limiting the amount of salad vegetables to no more than three packs per person. We immediately rushed over to Tesco to panic buy. Most …
Milk is something we tend to take for granted. Like most staples, it's price on the increase. For years, we've bought Co-op skimmed organic in 2 pint containers. These used to be £1.30 but have suddenly shot up to £1.80. For some reason, you c…
I've now actually purchased for the first time from our Aldi supermarket... and made repeat visits. The first time wasn't much but comparing the cost against comparable items and making adjustments for different weights or volumes, I was surpr…
People who pop into the post office on The Square for a stamp or birthday card have recently also been able to buy from a modest range of basic, every day groceries on its shelves. Alongside some well known brands (e.g. Kellogg's, Heinz) are two o…
We expect that Tesco's 15th anniversary (today) will go unmarked by the company and be forgotten by the people of Rhuthun/Ruthin. The fact that few if any in Rhuthun will mark this occasion probably means that those who shop there take Tesco for g…
One week to go. This came through a relative's postbox on Wednesday. An identical leaflet arrived through the same letter box on Thursday. Nothing has come through ours, suggesting a cock-up. All smiles as Scary Spice goes shopping in Rhuthun Neit…
Almost universal praise for Tesco in its endeavours to improve their store car park. I say 'almost' because there's always one or two... don't you just love Facebook... It's worth noting that Tesco has much improved profits for the…
No right turn to Aldi! Aldi in 25 days and Tesco is coming to the end of its car park works. Today, we see a white liner marking and remarking and from Monday we can expect a one-way flow. Ironic, really, as the very week before Tesco opened for the f…
The builders are in at Tesco. There's a small compound on the Greenfield Road side where they are doing work at the perimeter in cutting back vegetation and leveling off that part of the car park prone to water ponding. Wonder why now. Could it be…
We have a revised system in Tesco. At the end of your shop, you now need to queue along aisle 11 before being taken to an appropriate check out. This is a Good Thing. Irrespective, shoppers were very few at Tesco, this morning. Given the weather this …
What does lockdown mean for Rhuthun/Ruthin? Virtually no shops open and a solitary person this lunchtime on Well Street, three people on Clwyd Sreet and one person on the Square retrieving money from the HSBC cash machine to use, well, we aren't s…
Was it the news from Ruthin Town FC that sparked today's Tesco rush? Was this enough to engender if not alarm then a mass wave of customers? Or was it the prime minister's statement yesterday? No one seemed panicked, rushed or ill-mannered but…
The very first post on this blog was 15 years ago, today. I started it because Tesco was rumoured to be moving into town. Ah, Tesco. Remember the fuss? Once the hated and feared destroyer, the grim reaper of retail. How things change in 15 years.…
... Tesco's plans to re-engineer its junction with Lôn Parcwr to prevent cars turning right? It was Christmas 2015 —four years ago—that Tesco instigated a temporary right turn ban. It went, came again and then went. There's been no sign of…
On Friday, it was wet. On Saturday, it was very wet. And this was the result at about 3pm on Saturday. At Tesco, where the relatively new enclosed entrance joins the main building, there sprang several leaks, all of which were merrily dripping like …
It appeared on Aldi's website in July 2017—that they were looking for land in Rhuthun/Ruthin. Then, in September 2017, it listed four towns in which it wanted to trade, either with purpose built stores or by knocking down an existing supermarket a…
