Warning about 'rolling road blocks' on A483 today

Traffic Wales tweeted the following road alert at 1pm today (Tuesday):

It said: "Traffic Wales North & Mid #KeepWalesSafe@TrafficWalesN⚠️There will be a series of rolling road blocks on #A483 Northbound and Southbound at various locations between J7 - English border starting at 13:15 - 13:30 for emergency carriageway repairs. Thank you for your patience.⚠️"

Happy St David's Day from llanblogger

 

Eisteddfod reaches out to Ukrainian performers

* 2014 and Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod President Terry Waite with Ludmila Stebenkova, left, chief conductor of the Krasnoyarsk City Children’s Choir, from Russia, and Oksana Cherkas, leader of the

Barvinochok Ukrainian Dancers. 

Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod will be reaching out to Ukrainians who have performed at the world-famous festival in previous years.

Following Russia's widely condemned invasion of the country last week, the eisteddfod's executive producer Camilla King told llanblogger: "So far we’ve not had any applications from Ukraine for this year's festival.

"It’s absolutely devastating, what’s happening, and I’ll be keeping an eye on our entries as we reach the application deadline, and as things develop in eastern Europe."

She added: "It’s so hard to know where things will stand by July, but if there are ways we as an organisation can suitably address or help people to express and explore the impact of these events, then we absolutely will. 

"Likewise, whether or not we have Ukrainian competitors, we will reach out to previous attendees to offer our support and the opportunity to be involved in some form.

"I just can’t quite believe that it’ll be 75 years since the eisteddfod was founded, and there’s war in Europe once again. 

"We’ve definitely had a number of Ukrainian competitors – I’ve been told that they were one of the countries most proud of their traditional culture, and I’ll make sure that we’re in contact with them."

At the 2014 eisteddfod there was a symbolic link-up between a group of Ukrainian dancers and a Russian choir.

Earlier that year there had been international tensions after Russia moved into the Crimea. 

Despite this there was a meeting between the Barvinochok folk dance group from Kiev in the Ukraine and the Children’s Choir from the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk who were both competing that year.

The eisteddfod's then-President Terry Waite CBE, who greeted both groups of young people in their colourful national costumes, told them: “We know you have your problems at home but today you have come together in the spirit of music and dance. The future is in your hands.”

Oksana Cherkas, leader of Barvinochok Ukrainian dancers, said: “We are very happy to meet with the group from Russia today.

 

“Despite what is happening back home it is good that we can get together like this, enjoy each other’s performance and put politics on one side.”

 

Ludmila Stebenkova, chief conductor of the Krasnoyarsk City Children’s Choir, said: “It is good that we have been able to meet together in this way and come together as friends.

“This shows that music and dance comes before politics.”

 

Speaking through interpreters, Terry Waite told the two groups: “Today we have seen two peoples united through music.

 

“Over the years we have had many groups at Llangollen who have had their political differences but they have come together in performance, which is what the eisteddfod has always been about since it was first held in the aftermath of the Second World War.

 

“The future is in your hands and we hope that one day there will be more occasions such as the one we have seen today when you perform together in harmony and peace.”

 

Barvinochok from the Ukraine was founded in 1976 and had over 500 children and young people aged from three to 23 in its ranks eight years ago.

 

Dance styles the group specialised in included classical, traditional Ukrainian, modern and global culture.

 

Over the years, Barvinochok has won awards at a host of international festivals and competitions in countries such as Russia, Hungary, Germany, Greece, France, Spain, Austria, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Portugal, Italy and Cuba.

 

Barvinochok’s first appearance at Llangollen came in 2009 when they won a certificate of merit for taking second place to a group from Slovakia in the choreographed folk dance competition.

This week's work on town's 2020 project

Work planned for the coming week on the Llangollen 2020 project is:

• Continue preparation for paving between Parade Street and Dee Lane on Castle Street west
• Start installing paving between Parade Street and Dee Lane on Castle Street west
• Dig out and install kerb line outside Fouzies Café, heading toward the bridge

Roadworks planned for Church Street

Latest local roadworks notified by one-network are:

Church Street, Llangollen

02 March - 04 March

 

Delays unlikely - Some carriageway incursion

 

Description: Bbox Install 25mm and Meter Job in Footway (10mm Bitmac (Tarmac) )...

 

Works location: IN FRONT OF 29 CHURCH STREET...

 

Public facing description: one.network has automatically assigned a category of Unclassified works to this Works based on the information available. Please note: Works Descriptions are not published by Hafren Dyfrdwy.

 

Responsibility for works: Hafren Dyfrdwy

 

Current status: Advanced planning

 

Works reference: ZU0028102/000012968733

Police appeal follows serious collision near Chirk

North Wales Police are appealing for witnesses after a three-vehicle road traffic collision on the A5 in Chirk, near the Halton roundabout, yesterday (Saturday) left a casualty with life-changing injuries.

The collision occurred at just after 12.05pm and involved a white Volkswagen Crafter, a Red Transit van and a black Honda motorcycle.

On its Facebook page North Wales Police says: "Did you see any of these vehicles prior to the collision? We are keen to speak to anyone with any information, or who may have dashcam footage of the incident.

"If you do have any information that can assist with our enquiries, we urge you to come forward using our LiveChat facility or 101, quoting reference B027421. https://orlo.uk/Vsoud

Latest Citizens Advice column

Here is the column from Denbighshire Citizens Advice:

Q: I’ve just been offered a new job and now I need to tell my current employer. The new company wants me to start as soon as possible. The problem is, we’re already a bit short-staffed where I am now and I don’t know how soon I’ll be allowed to leave. How should I bring all this up with my boss?

A: Congratulations on your new role. It can feel awkward telling your current employer you’re moving on. The time between telling your employer you’ve found a new position and you actually leaving is known as your notice period. 

If you’ve been in your current job for less than a month, you won’t have to give any notice period (unless your contract says otherwise). If it’s more than a month, you’ll have to give at least one week’s notice. Your contract should make it clear exactly how long is expected. 

If you don’t have a contract, and your employer has no written record of you agreeing to a notice period, you should give at least one week’s notice. 

It’s worth waiting until your new employer has confirmed your employment, for example by giving you a start date before handing in your resignation. It’s then best to resign in writing (email is fine), so that you have a record of the date you told your employer. On the Citizens Advice website we have a page on handing in your notice with tips on how to write this letter. 

You can work a longer notice than the one in your contract, if you wanagree it with your employer. If you’re keen to move on sooner rather than later, it may also be possible to negotiate a shorter notice period than your contract says. If you want to go down this route, it can be useful to reassure your current employer that you will tackle any urgent work before finishing. 

Fixed-term contracts are a bit different, as you won’t need to give notice if you intend to leave on the last day of contract. Leaving early would usually mean giving at least one week’s notice, unless your contract says otherwise. 

Don’t forget about your holiday days during your notice period. If you have unused paid holiday you should speak to your employer about either taking these during the notice period or being paid for them. 

Finally, sometimes people can change their mind about moving jobs or find their circumstances alter. If this happens to you, you should speak to your current employer to see what the options are and if you can stay in your current role. 

Everyone’s situation is different, but if you face any challenges with an existing or potential employer, contact Citizens Advice for advice: Freephone number 0808 278 7933 or visit our website pages about what to do when you’re leaving a job.