County council's latest weather update

This morning's weather situation report, at 9am, from Denbighshire County Council is:

Both the rest centres at St Asaph and Ruthin were closed last night at 11am. There are no immediate plans to reopen them but we will continue to monitor the situation across the County.

SCHOOL CLOSURES

Ysgol Caer Drewyn, Corwen

Ysgol Bodfari

ROADS

Llanerch Bridge between Trefnant and Tremeirchion has collapsed – road closed in both directions with a diversion route along the A55

Many roads around the county remain impassable, therefore please drive with extreme care. As with the current travel restrictions, please stay at home unless absolutely necessary.

WASTE AND RECYCLING COLLECTIONS

Due to staffing issues and the current road conditions, collections are going to be severely affected today. If your collections were due today, please leave your waste out as usual by 7am for the next few days, and it will be collected as soon as the teams can get to you.

Can we remind you not to use social media to report flooding. To report a flood, please call Floodline on 0345 988 1188. For all other urgent enquiries, telephone Customer Service by calling Office Hours (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm) 01824 706000. Out of Hours (5pm-9am Mon-Fri and weeekends): 0300 123 3068.

REMEMBER: Never use social media to report an emergency.

River Dee still in full flood this morning

Following days of heavy rain the River Dee is still in full flood this morning as these pictures by llanblogger show.

Thousands of gallons of angry water are still crashing against the ancient bridge as they make their way downstream.

While the level of the water in Riverside Park has gone down slightly overnight it is still slopping over the side of the retaining wall and covering the pathway nearest to the river just down from the band stand, which would present a safety risk for anyone going down there. 

Riverside Park pathway flooded by raging River Dee

In a night of severe flooding across north Wales one of the worst affected areas of Llangollen was Riverside Park where a raging River Dee gushed over the walls onto the pathway.

People took to Facebook to record the alarming scenes.

Holben Hairdressing shot the images below around midnight ...

* And the picture below of a car with its lower part underwater was posted on Facebook by Marianne Cooper in the early hours.

Welsh Government's latest coronavirus update

Latest coronavirus update from the Welsh Government (dated yesterday) is:

• Learners in Wales studying for Qualifications Wales-approved GCSE, AS and A-levels this year will receive grades determined by their school or college, based on work they have completed over their course.
• The policy decision was confirmed by Education Minister Kirsty Williams today following further disruption to face-to-face learning caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
• The announcement followed recommendations from the design and delivery advisory Group that is made up of head teachers and college leaders.
• https://gov.wales/changes-qualifications-confirmed-education-minister-kirsty-williams-following-further-disruption
• Education Minister Kirsty Williams explains the decision: https://twitter.com/WelshGovernment/status/1351907367965884426
• Written statement: https://gov.wales/written-statement-update-general-qualifications-2021-0

 

• Health Minister Vaughan Gething has published a statement about vaccine supply and deployment: https://gov.wales/written-statement-covid-19-vaccine-supplies-and-deployment
• A Covid recovery app has been launched today as part of wider support on offer for people experiencing the longer term effects of coronavirus.
• The bilingual, first of its kind, app has been developed by the NHS Wales respiratory health group on behalf of the Welsh Government and has been designed to offer people a bespoke tool and personal coach to help them on their road to recovery.
• https://gov.wales/recovery-app-launched-wales-help-support-people-long-covid
• Businesses in Wales have received in excess of £1.7bn from the Welsh Government since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.
• More than 178,000 grants totalling £1bn have been delivered through local authorities who have been administering schemes on behalf of Welsh Government including the Non-Domestic Rates scheme, Start-Up Grant and the Discretionary Fund.
• https://gov.wales/more-17-billion-reaches-businesses-wales
• A statement has been published outlining an issue affecting a small number of swabs used in the sampling of Covid-19, as a result of laboratory testing quality control measures in place and the diligence of Public Health Wales laboratory staff.
• https://gov.wales/written-statement-covid-19-sampling-swab-issues

 

• The Welsh Government is to seek the Senedd’s consent for an emergency bill to be introduced to ensure the next Senedd election happens safely, enabling the electorate to participate and vote during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic https://gov.wales/ministers-seek-senedd-consent-for-emergency-bill-to-manage-senedd-election-during-covid-pandemic

 

• The facts about coronavirus: https://gov.wales/coronavirus-facts

 

Coronavirus in numbers

• The latest figures published by Public Health Wales today show there have been 1,283 newly reported cases of coronavirus, bringing the total to 183,882 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Wales since the start of the pandemic.
• Very sadly, there were 44 deaths reported by Public Health Wales today. The total number of deaths reported by Public Health Wales is 4,346.
• These figures are updated daily at: https://public.tableau.com/profile/public.health.wales.health.protection#!/vizhome/RapidCOVID-19virology-Public/Headlinesummary

• The number of people who have received a Covid vaccine in Wales is being published every weekday by Public Health Wales.
• The latest figures show 175,816 people have received their first dose
• And 370 people have received two doses of the vaccine
• https://public.tableau.com/profile/public.health.wales.health.protection#!/vizhome/RapidCOVID-19virology-Public/Headlinesummary

 

What to do if you have symptoms of coronavirus

• The symptoms of coronavirus are a high temperature, a new, continuous cough and a loss or change in smell or taste.
• If you have symptoms of coronavirus, however mild, you must self-isolate at home for 10 days from when your symptoms started.
• Guidance about self-isolating: https://gov.wales/self-isolation-stay-home-guidance-households-possible-coronavirus
• Do not go to a GP surgery, pharmacy or hospital.
• You should arrange to have a test to see if you have coronavirus once you are self-isolating. You can book a test at https://gov.wales/apply-coronavirus-covid-19-test
• You should continue to isolate while waiting for a test result.
• Got a question about what to do if you’ve got coronavirus? Visit https://gov.wales/self-isolation-stay-home-guidance-households-possible-coronavirus
   

Where to find the latest information

• Information about the new national measures in place in Wales is available at: https://gov.wales/alert-level-4

• Public Health Wales provides a daily update about the number of cases of coronavirus in Wales. It is available at: https://covid19-phwstatement.nhs.wales/
• Information about coronavirus is available on the Welsh Government’s website at https://gov.wales/coronavirus and https://llyw.cymru/coronafeirws
• Questions about Covid-19 vaccines? Visit: https://phw.nhs.wales/topics/immunisation-and-vaccines/covid-19-vaccination-information/
• Information about support for businesses is available at the Business Wales website https://businesswales.gov.wales/coronavirus-advice/
• The Welsh Government holds a regular media briefing about coronavirus. These are on-the-record, on-camera and supported by a BSL interpreter. These are held at 12.15pm and live-streamed on our @WelshGovernment Twitter channel.

o   Health Minister Vaughan Gething held today’s press conference. You can watch again at: https://twitter.com/WelshGovernment/status/1351865971447787523

 

Thick snow falling in Llangollen

 

* At around 8.20pm tonight (Wednesday) thick snow was falling in the town area of Llangollen. Shortly afterwards it was back to heavy rain again.

Health Centre's vaccination update

Llangollen Health Centre. Has just posted a vaccination update on its Facebook page, which says:

"We are in the process of contacting all our patients aged 80 and over who have not yet had their Covid vaccine to arrange an appointment.  We’ve spoken to approximately 75% of these patients over the past couple of days and will continue to phone the remainder tomorrow.  We will be sending out letters to those we cannot get hold of.  If anyone aged 80 or over who is registered with our practice is concerned that we have missed them please contact us on 01978 860625 after 1.30pm tomorrow."

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Flooding update from county council

From 6pm

Heavy rain is still forecast for a few hours this evening, and there is still a lot of surface water flooding on many of our roads in Denbighshire, therefore please don’t go out on the roads unless absolutely necessary. Our teams are currently very busy dealing with issues around the County.

Can we also remind you, NOT to use social media to report flooding or to report an emergency at any time. To report a flood, please call Floodline on 0345 988 1188. For all other urgent enquiries, telephone Customer Service by calling: Office Hours (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm) 01824 706000. Out of Hours (5pm-9am Mon-Fri and weeekends): 0300 123 3068.

 Weather update Denbighshire 4pm

Following a day of persistent rain (Wednesday, January 20) there are a number of road closures as well as flood alerts and warnings in place in Denbighshire.

There are currently flood alerts issued for the Elwy, Clwyd and Alyn river catchment areas.

A flood warning has been issued by Natural Resources Wales for Glasdir housing estate in Ruthin.

A flood warning has been issued by Natural Resources Wales for the Upper Dee Valley from Llanuwchllyn to Llangollen, including Corwen.

The Council is currently clearing gulleys and putting up flood warning signs in affected areas. 

The following roads are currently closed due to flooding:

A542 top of Horseshoe Pass

Ashley Court, St Asaph

Green Lane, Corwen

Graig Road, Denbigh, Denbigh (from its junction with Llwyn Goch to its junction with Cae Drain Road)

B5381, Glascoed Road/Engine Hill, Bodelwyddan

Dincolyn Junction to Mia Hall County Boundary, Dyserth

Maes y Llan, Ruthin

The following roads are passable with care:

A525, St Asaph by Oriel House

B5381, St Asaph, Lower Denbigh Road

A525 between Llanfair DC and Llysfasi

A525 Rhuddlan Road junction with Ffordd Derwen and Bryn Cwnin Road, Rhyl. The roundabout is flooded but is passible with care

Rural roads in the Eyarth area

Rural roads in the Nantglyn area

Sarn Road, Bodelwyddan

Please do not use social media to report flooding. 

To report a flood, please call Floodline on 0345 988 1188

For all other urgent enquiries, telephone Customer Service by calling:

Office Hours (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm) 01824 706000 

Out of Hours (5pm-9am Mon-Fri and weeekends):  0300 123 3068

REMEMBER: Never use social media to report an emergency.