Ruthin people each year are so supportive of our remembrance service , even during bad weather. Yesterday's was the coldest and wettest in five years and more. The band of rain could not have arrived at a less fortuitous hour. It was hoods up and …
There's no doubt about the popularity in Rhuthun/Ruthin of our new mayor, Cllr Anne Roberts MBE. The esteem with which she is accorded resulted in I'd suggest about 170 to 200 Ruthinites present at her Civic Sunday church service yesterday at …
A walk into town on a sunny afternoon yesterday up Prior Street and there was the uncharacteristic sound of the playground and something like a lawnmower being dragged over concrete. A diversion to investigate and it was the happy and carefree whoops …
Scaffolding to rear and a new fence... As we prepare for a successor to Revd Canon Stuart Evans, The Cloisters is undergoing a refurbishment to welcome the Revd Luke Bristowe, his wife and his family of five children. He's due to be licensed to mi…
Yesterday saw the town's first ever wedding fare. Yr Hen Lys/The Old Courthouse and Nantclwyd y Dre, both licensed for marriages, and the Market Hall took part. I think that the idea was to promote a unified package in that Rhuthun/Ruthin has the …
Church congregations can move in mysterious ways. The part-closures of and changes to the Anglican churches in Rhuthun/Ruthin were designed to appeal to all. But that hasn't necessarily been the case, not for everyone. From the recruitment pack …
Later today will see the last ever 'regular' services at Ss Mwrog & Mary, Llanfwrog and at St Meugan's. Thereafter, the Church in Wales will be centralising its Rhuthun/Ruthin activities in St Peter's, to be called the hub church. …
It cannot be easy for any family to come to terms even 40 years later with the death of a son. It was indeed 40 years ago that Welsh Guards' Lance Sergeant James Russell Carlyle died in action during the Falklands campaign. His comrades turned out…
Figures as reported in the Daily Post suggest that instances recently per 100,000 of covid-19 infections in Rhuthun/Ruthin have skyrocketed. Rhuthun currently sees a major spike in numbers. It has the highest number of cases in Denbighshire and other …
This notice has appeared outside the Catholic church, Mwrog Street. We all know what it means. It's the way it's said that's amusing. It reads, The maximum number of persons (including stewards) allowed in the church at ony one time is 34…
After the chiming of the hour and the carillon-style hymn tune thereafter, at 12 noon today, the St Peter's bell captain rang out 99 half-muffled tenor bell tolls in honour of the prince Phillip. Except it was more than 99. Let me explain. There w…
Of the few reminders of Easter in Rhuthun/Ruthin, although party obscured, this is in the Wayfarer woolshop In a temporal sense, this is likely to be the unhappiest Easter in living memory. No family or friends allowed. No holidays or short breaks. N…
A beautiful sunny day, if a little chilly in a stiff breeze. Also, it's Mothering Sunday. Yet, in spite of both of these factors, it was so incredibly quiet. Traffic, yes, but fewer in number. We've all been warned that the kindest thing i…
Two new Christmas card designs are available this season... Bells of St Peter's What a good idea—and a new design and alternative to the Bailey Christmas cards is much needed and welcomed. On sale now are these A5-sized Christmas cards featu…
