At the moment, it's fashionable to mention Trywerin but this Blog wishes to do so with something of a twist. The decision by Liverpool Corporation to flood the Trywerin valley caused consternation. The resultant reservoir, officially opened 50…
It's beginning to dawn on people that the proposed turbines on Mynydd Hiraethog above Rhuthun/Ruthin will be HUGE, some say three times the size of those already installed. The loss of amenity will be equally HUGE. It's not just the view from…
Consultation is OK if there's something truly to consult on . So, the town council might ask the people of Rhuthun/Ruthin which mayor's charity should it support next year (they don't). Or the police might ask your views on a range of loca…
Out at first light on Sunday, searching for wind turbines and snowy views towards the hills and Cerrig. The Jag wobbled quite a lot, not long after the Cross Keys, so it seemed prudent to turn back. Only about an inch of snow but enough to cause a spi…
“I haven’t seen that much pink on the map since the end of the British empire”. So said one person who attended the recent exhibition on the proposed Clwyd Power Station wind farm to be built in Coedwig Clocaenog Forest. For those too young to rememb…
Should people in Rhuthun be worked up about a handful of wind farms some 12 to 15 miles away? Especially as it’s probably a foregone conclusion? Well, on a sunny day, each time you travel west towards Rhuthun over the Bwlch Penbarras or Clwyd Gate, …
(Pictures accompanying this post are of existing turbines west of Rhuthun. Hover over an image for more details) I have never been taken with the idea of wind farms over Rhuthun. While they won’t affect the town directly, there may be indirect conse…
Whitehall’s made its decision about wind farms in Clocaenog. The answer to the question of whether the developers get their way at Tir Mostyn near Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr is not surprisingly, ‘yes’. The UK government’s decision (for it has to be th…
Today for some, the battle goes on to save the landscape west of Rhuthun from wind farms. Recently rejected by Denbighshire council’s planning committee, the two applications find their way to today’s council meeting. The reason is that a ‘no’ deci…
So, the protesters outside and in yesterday’s county council planning committee weren’t there in vain. Our county councillors rejected the two Rhuthun wind farms by 18-4 (with two abstentions). A victory for those opposed to living with wind farms, b…
Derwydd Bach isn’t the only wind farm application at today’s Denbighshire planning meeting. There are two others. One is to increase the cohort of turbines at Nantglyn, near Dinbych, by 13. The other is for the Brenig wind farm off the B5401 west of …
Tomorrow may see the setting of an important precedent, as Denbighshire planners have before them an application from Tegni Cymru Cyf for the first Clocaenog wind farm, at Derwydd Bach. Rush down to Corbett’s on Castle Street and, if they’ve opened …
Remember the 19 comments on local journalism left on the post about nuclear power? Those who read and contributed to those comments learnt a lot about local journalism. Yet, may be the Free Press wasn’t so wrong in using its front page before Chris…
Fewer comments of late but perhaps its quality not quantity. Wind Farms Invisus comments, “Having spoken with someone who lives by the Llangwm ones, [the turbines] are extremely noisy and sleep-disturbing a kilometre away.” An anonymous Melin y …
We tend to disagree with the editorial in yesterday’s Denbighshire Free Press when it hints that we should enjoy the hundreds of lights that illuminate our towns at Christmastide without worrying too much about the impact on global warming. We shoul…
Today is Blog Action Day when over 14,000 bloggers post on environmental issues. Each in their own way, the message should impact on over 12 million readers. Rhuthun/Ruthin’s part of it. Here’s our contribution to Blog Action Day… The sheer scale o…
We last considered wind farms in any depth back in June . Then, we felt that the issues were polarised but that we ourselves were somewhat to blame – as we continue to demand electricity to run our gadgets and our lives. We made reference to one perso…
Upon appeal this month, the upland Wern Ddu wind farm between Rhuthun & Gwyddelwern received the go-ahead. The possibility of future wind farms at the Clocaenog Wind Farm Zones near Rhuthun in Strategic Area A remains. The debate for or against …
