* A heron, which are regular visitors to the canal, spotted near Bridge 48W around 7.30 this morning looking for business.
Friday, April 4, 2025
April what's on for Pengwern Community Hub
April what's on for Pengwern Community Hub is:
Forthcoming Citizens Advice dates:
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
School meal prices set to rise by 5p from April 28
Due to rising costs, it has been agreed to increase the cost of school meals in Denbighshire by 5p, which will be implemented on April 28.
The Denbighshire School Catering Service says it has faced an increase of prices for all major commercially procured food products, the domestic food market and across all food market supply chains.
The service was recently been recognised as the best performing catering service at The Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE) awards earlier this year.
Councillor Diane King, Lead Member for Education, Children and Families said: “The decision to increase the cost of school meals was not taken lightly. However, even after this increase, these new prices will still be relatively low compared to other local authorities.
“As evidenced in their recent success at the APSE awards, the Council’s School Catering service are committed to providing value for money in terms of the quality of food given to pupils across our schools”.
* To view the school meals menu, or for more information visit the Denbighshire school meals website.
Nantclwyd y Dre to welcome back visitors this week
* Nantclwyd y Dre historic house and gardens is re-opening tomorrow (Thursday).
Nantclwyd y Dre historic house and gardens close to Llangollen is set to welcome visitors once again as it opens for the season tomorrow (Thursday).
The higgledy-piggledy timber-framed townhouse in Ruthin, which offers visitors over 500 years of history under one roof and beautiful hidden gardens, is bursting with new and updated exhibitions, activities, and trails, designed to tell this historic attraction’s fascinating history, in new and interactive ways.
A major highlight for 2025 is the introduction of historical scents. From smoky tallow candles in the medieval room, to fresh bread in the kitchen and delicate roses in the Georgian bedroom, evocative fragrances add to the immersive experience, complementing the period costumes, soundscapes, and hands-on activities that help bring Nantclwyd y Dre’s history to life.
* The historic house offers hand-on experiences.
Councillor Emrys Wynne, Lead Member for Welsh Language, Culture and Heritage, said: “I look forward to the opening once again of Nantclwyd y Dre. It’s a vital piece of Ruthin and indeed Denbighshire’s history. The townhouse, the tranquillity of the gardens are just some of the reasons to pay it a visit and I would encourage you all to do so.”
Kate Thomson, Site Manager at Nantclwyd y Dre, said: “We are very much looking forward to welcoming visitors back for another season. Our enthusiastic staff and volunteers are putting the final touches to the new ways we have for visitors to explore the house and gardens - we can’t wait to see to see visitors enjoying them!”
* Enjoying the garden at Nantclwyd y Dre.
Designed to make history ‘hands-on’, Nantclwyd y Dre’s unique visitor experience offers plenty of ways for visitors of all ages to learn about the house and experience what daily life was like for the characters who lived and worked here. Holding Hidden Gem status, Kids in Museums accreditation and rated 4.5 stars on TripAdvisor, Nantclwyd y Dre offers a highly enjoyable outing for history enthusiasts and families alike.
* Nantclwyd y Dre will be open from 10.30am to 4.30pm (last entry 3.30pm), Thursday – Saturday until September 30. For full details on opening times and ticket prices, please visit www.denbighshire.gov.uk/heritage
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
A5 speed limit changing from 20 to 10mph from today April 1
April 1 exclusive
The controversial 20mph speed limit on the A5 (Queen Street, Regent Street and Berwyn Street) in Llangollen is reverting to ... 10mph.
When the 30mph restriction was slashed to 20 on many urban roads in Wales in September 2023 it sparked a storm of protest by motorists across the country.
This led to a record-breaking petition with a total of
469,571 signatures being handed into the Senedd headed by the demand: “We want the
As a result the
government agreed to a review which resulted in councils across Wales asking
the public which roads they would like to see going back to 30mph.
It is due to
this consultation that the length of the A5 running from just before Birch Hill
to just after the Wild Pheasant will see the limit change - not from 20 down to
30mph as in many other parts of the country but down yet again to a creeping 10mph from
noon today, Tuesday April 1.
The local resident
behind the reduction is Rob Philipson who said: “When the council asked for our
views on what the speed limit on Regent Street should be I immediately
responded saying that rather than taking it back up to 30mph they should in fact cut
it even further to just 10mph. I think many other people must have expressed the
same view because that’s now being implemented.
“After all it’s
an extremely busy and potentially dangerous road and since the 20 limit was
imposed in 2023 the traffic has slowed down considerably making it much safer pedestrians
and cats to get across.
“I for one am delighted to see it going right down to 10mph and I’m now campaigning for the council to take things even further and safer by having a man with a red flag walking in front of the vehicles travelling along the street.
“To enforce this we could have a convoy system where the flagman waits for say 10 or 12 vehicles to arrive before he leads them all along the street together. I think this makes good sense really and I’d like to hear what other local people think of it.”
Monday, March 31, 2025
Story suggests future is secure for town's public toilets
* Llangollen's public toilets in Market Street.
Nation.cymru are carrying a story today which indicates that Llangollen's public toilets will not be closed.
Although the headline talks of "closure plans" the story suggests the future may have been secured for the Market Street toilets.
* For the full story, see: Council push ahead with toilet closure plans
Latest local roadworks update from Denbighshire County Council
Latest local roadworks update from Denbighshire County Council is:
28 MILL ST MILL STREET 10/04/2025 10/04/2025 Gwaith Dwr / Water Works HAFREN DYFRDWY
A542 Verge ABBEY ROAD 31/01/2025 13/06/2025 Gwaith Ar Wal Gynnal/ Retaining Wall Works DCC HIGHWAYS
OUTSIDE PROPERTY CALLED 'MAYTREE' FRON BACHE FRON BACHE 07/04/2025 09/04/2025 Gwaith Dwr / Water Works HAFREN DYFRDWY Ffordd ar Gau/Road Closure
Llandyn Hall Farm Culvert TRACK TO LLANDYN HALL FROM A539 28/04/2025 23/05/2025 Gwaith ar Gylfat/ Culvert Works Ffordd ar Gau/Road Closure
Hall Street, Llangollen. HALL STREET 12/04/2025 17/04/2025 Gwaith Draenio / Drainage Works NMWTRA (DCC) LLANGOLLEN Ffordd ar Gau/Road Closure
O/S NUMBER 20 CASTLE STREET 07/04/2025 09/04/2025 Gwaith Dwr / Water Works HAFREN DYFRDWY (DCC) Goleuadau Traffig Dros Dro/ Temp Traffic Lights
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