At 6.35pm today (Sunday) EE has given an update on the loss of its signal in the central area of Llangollen which began yesterday as a result of Storm Arwen.
This says: "Network update: We are working on the problem in LL20 8HN. It's taking longer than expected to resolve. We will continue to keep you updated."
Member of the Senedd for Clwyd South, Ken Skates, is urging local sports clubs and organisations to apply for a free defibrillator through the Welsh Labour Government’s Save a life Cymru scheme before the upcoming deadline for applications on November 30.
In September, Welsh Labour’s Health Minister Eluned Morgan announced an additional £500,000 to improve community access to defibrillators and boost out of hospital cardiac arrest survival rates.
The money is going towards enabling places like community buildings and sports grounds to access a defibrillator.
A patient’s chance of surviving an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest decreases by an estimated 10% with every passing minute. By increasing the availability of them in community settings it is hoped to improve the survival rates of those suffering a cardiac arrest outside of a hospital.
Ken Skates MS said: “Every second counts when someone goes into cardiac arrest. By improving community access to defibrillators, it will hopefully improve the survival rates of those suffering cardiac arrest outside of a hospital.
“I fully
supported the calls for more defibrillators, so I was really pleased when the
Welsh Labour Government announced additional funding of £500,000 to improve
community access to them."
The woman who helped get Llangollen through the pandemic has swung into action to give assistance with the power cut caused by Storm Arwen.
With mobile phone lines down to make things even more difficult, Cat Mead has this afternoon been on Facebook to put out a plea to help elderly people in the area left without electricity.
The Daily Post said earlier in a story about the after-effects of the storm that a number of properties and locations have been left without power and in some instances, electricity isn't expected to be restored until 8pm tomorrow evening, according to reports.
A notice on Scottish Power's website said that the firm were struggling with a high volume of outage reports - with parts in the east of the region particularly hard hit.
A spokesman told the Daily Post said that around 28,000 customers across England and Wales were without power with outages mainly affecting the Dee Valley, mid and North Wales as well as Oswestry.
Cat Mead posted earlier: "HELP NEEDED URGENTLY. We have lots of elderly residents without Electric, no heat, no lights or hot water...
Llangollen Operatic Young 'Uns say they are sad not to be taking part in this afternoon's entertainment programme planned for the town's Christmas lights switch-on after the event was cancelled due to the severe weather warning.
A group spokesperson said: "The talented cast of the Young 'Uns had planned to present a taster for their forthcoming production of Little Shop of Horrors.
"They have been rehearsing for the show since early September and had hoped to perform of a lively selection of songs from this. They sounded amazing at their last rehearsal and are filled with enthusiasm and talent.
"The amazing Little Shop of Horrors will be staged at Llangollen Town Hall from February 16-19 February 2022.
"It promises to be truly spectacular, with all the talented performances this older group of the Young 'Uns will bring.
"There will be five performances including a matinee. Tickets are available from Ticket Source. https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/llangollenoperaticsociety.
Gale's Wine Bar are today hosting a food and craft fair featuring a variety of different artisan producers ...
North Wales Live is reporting this morning that the Tesco store at Cefn Mawr has been closed after a tanker overturned outside the branch.
The report says it is understood the tanker overturned in high winds brought on by Storm Arwen.
This is an ongoing incident.
* For the full story, see: https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/live-tesco-superstore-shut-after-22294672
In Llangollen, a picture has appeared on Facebook of damage to a shed and greenhouse on the Fron Bache allotments.
There is also a picture on Facebook of a tree down across the canal near Trefor, Bridge 37.
Cat Meade posted on Facebook: "Aldi and HB (Home Bargains) closed as power off."
Members of the Llangollen Tidy Town Team held their annual Christmas dinner at The Hand last night.
The team, who are all volunteers, were celebrating carrying out more than 500 hours of unpaid community work over the past year ranging from assisting with the remaking of the corner garden of Centenary Square to handling traffic management for Covid vaccination sessions at the health centre.
