Dementia films to be shown at Community Hall

 

Panto chooses two good causes for donations from its 2025 show

Llangollen Pantomime Group has chosen the two charities it will be supporting with its 2025 show.

Hope House Children's Hospices and the Llangollen Parks community group will both benefit from Beauty and the Beast which the group will stage at Llangollen Town Hall from Thursday-Sunday, January 16-19.

Cast and crew are already busy rehearsing for their own version of the classical panto which they promise will be an hilarious fun show with fantastic music and songs.

From its 2024 show, Jack and the Beanstalk, the group was able to donate £1,500 to Nightingale House Hospice and is aiming to make similarly successful donations in January.

A group spokesperson said: "Due to the success of the last panto we are now raising funds for two local charities, Hope House and Llangollen Parks Community Group, who help fundraising to support local parks and outdoor spaces.

"People planning to join in the fun of our show can take advantage of early bird tickets, with the Saturday matinee already almost sold out. The link is: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/llangollenpanto"

Council's bulky waste collection service is back

Denbighshire County Council has reopened its bulky waste collection service.

The service was paused whilst the transition to the new waste model was implemented but the council says it is now in a position to reopen it and take bookings for bulky waste removals. 

According to information sent to Llangollen county councillor Karen Edwards by officers, collection slots will be made available to customers so they can select a date for it to be done. 

The previous system meant a call back from one of the waste team within 15 days of making the booking request. 

The new way of working is described by the council as “much more efficient and effective for both residents and the Operations Team as it will give clarity of collection dates to all parties from the moment the booking is made”.

Residents can book via the online link at: www.denbighshire.gov.uk/en/bins-and-recycling/bulky-item-collection.aspx

The council adds: “We don’t anticipate any issues with the service or for it to have any effect on the collection of the other waste stream collections as this is being operated in isolation from the rest of the operation.”

Prices for the service are:

Bulky item collection costs including administration charge

 

Number of bulky items – maximum of six per collection	Total cost including administration charge
Hyd at 3 eitem	£31
4 eitem	£37
5 eitem	£43
6 eitem	£49

Scottish legends Texas to headline at Eisteddfod concert

 

Following on from their critically acclaimed sold-out UK arena tour, Texas will be bringing their popular, crowd-loving live show to Llangollen next summer.

Fronted by Sharleen Spiteri, the band will showcase five decades of music from the worldwide classic I Don’t Want A Lover to the modern-day hits of Mr Haze and Keep on Talking when they headline Live at the Pavilion on Thursday June 26.

With more than 40 million albums sold, their songs continue to resonate with fans across the world including the ever popular Say What You Want, Summer Son and Inner Smile.

Tickets go on sale at 9am this Friday (October 4).

Speaking about the Llangollen concert, Sharleen Spiteri said: "I came to Llangollen for a gig this summer and was blown away by the incredible atmosphere and beautiful venue. We'll have a great night with you next June and I can't wait to see you all."

The announcement is part of an ongoing partnership with Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod and Live Nation promoters Cuffe and Taylor.

Cuffe and Taylor co-founder Peter Taylor said: “We’ve had the pleasure of working with Texas before and they always put on the best show. They’ve produced hit after hit over 35 incredible years, so their Llangollen debut is definitely not one to miss!”

Artistic Director of the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod Dave Danford added: “Texas are undoubtedly one of the UK’s most beloved and enduring bands of the last few decades, and we’re delighted that they’ll be playing a show in the Llangollen Pavilion next summer. 

"Sharleen Spiteri visited us during this year’s festival, and it’ll be great to have her back to take centre stage, along with the rest of the band, for a night to remember.”

It has already been announced that global pop rock sensation The Script will headline Live at Llangollen Pavilion on Thursday July 3.

* For more information and to purchase tickets from this Friday, October 4 go to llangollen.net and www.ticketmaster.co.uk

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October timetable for Pengwern Community Hub

 

£82,000 to be spent on improving Plas Newydd exhibition room

More than £82,000 is set to be spent on improving the main exhibition room at Plas Newydd in Llangollen, according to the Denbighshire Free Press.

* For the full story, see: Plas Newydd in Llangollen to benefit from funding boost | Denbighshire Free Press

Council considers steps to solve waste collection headaches

* The troliboc at the centre of the new waste collection system.

Denbighshire County Council is to consider paying for extra vehicles and staff at a cost of over £1m to help overcome major problems created by its troubled new household waste collection system.   

Since its introduction at the start of June there has been a catalogue of problems with late or missed collections right across the county, including Llangollen.

At a special meeting of its cabinet next Tuesday afternoon members will be asked to approve the purchase of the new vehicles in a bid to ensure the service can be delivered on a sustainable footing, according to a report from the council’s Corporate Director: Environment and Economy & Head of Highways & Environmental Service.

The report says: On 3rd June 2024 the council implemented a new waste/recycling service. The costs for the service change was originally approved by Cabinet on 19th December 2018 and was subsequently reviewed by Cabinet on 12th April 2022.

“Much has changed during this time, including key variables associated with this service change (e.g. increases in construction costs, costs of vehicles, development of more housing in the County requiring a waste service etc).

“It soon became apparent after the roll out of the new service that some of the assumptions were flawed.

“The main issue being some of the daily recycling rounds had been designed with too many properties requiring collection. This meant we were seeing several rounds per day not completing, resulting in large and unacceptable numbers of missed collections.

“There will be full review of how the roll out was planned and implemented which will include an examination of the assumptions underpinning the design of the new service.”

The report goes on: “Without committing additional resources the new service cannot be delivered successfully and sustainably and we will continue to spend significantly more on inefficient short term day to day decisions to ensure missed collections are minimised/corrected.

“The day-to-day management decisions since the roll out have focused on the hire of additional vehicles, increase in the use of agency staff, and the use of overtime for existing staff.

“In order to put the new waste/recycling rounds on a sustainable footing additional recycling rounds are required. The original model as rolled out was based on 20 rounds per day. The number of additional rounds required ranges from 6 to 8 rounds depending on the day of the week.

“This requires the purchase of an additional 8 vehicles at a capital cost of £1.299m and additional drivers and loaders to operate the vehicles.

“If this additional budget is approved, then we can immediately plan to implement the necessary changes, and the introduction of the additional rounds can commence within week’s of today’s Cabinet meeting.”

* The full report to be considered by cabinet members next Tuesday is at: Denbighshire County Council - Agenda for Cabinet on Tuesday, 1 October 2024, 2.00 pm