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The Oswestry Advertizer is reporting this afternoon that emergency services are currently at the Mondolez Factory in Chirk due to a fire. Workers have been evacuated.
* For the full story, go to: https://www.bordercountiesadvertizer.co.uk/news/25690239.live-crews-battle-fire-chocolate-factory-chirk/
Members of Llangollen Tidy town enjoyed their annual Christmas dinner at the Hand Hotel last night (Wednesday).
Their co-ordinator David Davies welcomed them and congratulated everyone on another successful year.
He also reminded them that they are entering the team's 20th year during which time they have completed a fantastic total of 10,000 hours of unpaid work on behalf of the community.
David also remarked that four members of the original team formed in 2006 were present around the table.
* The Tidy Town Team enjoy Christmas dinner at the Hand Hotel.
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Denbighshire residents are reminded to be aware of temporary collection day change to Waste and Recycling during the Christmas and New Year period.
Over the holidays the following temporary changes have been made to household waste collections, these are:
The following temporary changes will be made to commercial waste collections over the Christmas and New Year period:
During the Christmas and New Year period, the following temporary changes will be made to garden waste collections:
During this time, residents can book to visit our waste and recycling parks. Details of what is accepted in our waste and recycling parks are available on the Council’s website.
Normal collections for residents will resume from Monday, 5 January 2026.
Councillor Barry Mellor, Lead Member for Environment and Transport said: “The festive period is a time where a lot of waste and recycling will be produced, and our fantastic waste teams will be on hand to pick up all be it on different days whilst the holidays are ongoing.
“Please share the information about the temporary changes and visit the Council’s Facebook page where there is lots of information about this collection period. We also want to thank all our residents for understanding these changes and also thank them for their cooperation during the festive period.”
* Full details about Christmas and New Year information is also on the Council’s website.
* Residents can check how to recycle items on the Council’s A-Z recycling guide online.
No longer do people have to ask: what is that building?
Because when they walk past the now fully-restored former Lock-up, Police-Station, Town Hall and Armoury passers-by will have noticed two magnificent bi-lingual signs recently erected on the Lock Up Heritage Building - one in Berwyn Street and one in Victoria Square.
These signs were designed by Jessica Coath, graphic designer and daughter of Jamie Coath, the architect responsible for the design and implementation of the restoration of the semi-derelict building known as the Old Armoury acquired in 2013 by the Armoury Conservation Trust.
The sign over the shop in Berwyn Street was hand-painted by Jessica and erected by Jamie, Jess and Justin Langford in November.
The Armoury Conservation Trust is delighted both with the sign and the hand-painted logo over the wooden door.
Last week, the Trust welcomed on site Llangollen Tidy Town Team to erect the sign over the main entrance to the Lock Up Heritage Centre in Victoria Square. There has been no sign there since the Eisteddfod vacated the building to move to the Pavilion in 1998.
This was by no means an easy task for the Tidy Town Team, but they tackled it with skill and inventiveness, and made a great job of it.
They also helped ACT erect a seat outside the studio flat in Hall Street, which is much appreciated by people needing a rest for a while on their way to and from town.
ACT has expressed its grateful thanks to Jamie and Jessica Coath and the Tidy Town Team for their work and effort in designing, producing and erecting these signs for the Lock Up Heritage Centre.
In a recent survey by Consumer magazine Which, members voted the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley among the most beautiful places in the UK.
* For the full story in Wales Online, go to: I visited one of Wales' most beautiful places and was absolutely blown away | Wales Online
Llangollen's Collen Players are giving you the chance to step back into the magic of Christmases gone by with their heart-warming festive variety show this Friday.
They promise an evening filled with timeless singalong favourites, sparkling nostalgia and old-fashioned charm, which is the perfect way to start your Christmas celebrations.
All money raised goes to the appeal to restore and preserve St Collen's ancient and historic hammer beam ceiling.
Topping the evening's bill, which starts at 6.30pm, will be Colin Bourdiec, the ukulele maestro who pays a jolly tribute to the great George Formby.
The Chairman of Charm delights with some daring ditties and Phil “Razzle-Dazzle” Robinson returns with a seasonal selection.
Miss Sue Stokes, billed as our Silver Songbird, will enchant with her splendiferous arrangements and Mike Connolly will exercise his considerable choral expertise to the full.
Jayne and Clayton — the Melodious Magicians of Melody and Mirth - will provide some stupendous backing throughout the night, with Jayne weaving wonder upon the keys and Clayton conjuring cadence on the drums, this dynamic duo deliver rhythm, rapture and rollicking rejoicing.
There will also be the chance for the audience themselves their own vocal talents with many sing-along opportunities.
Entry price includes festive supper.
* Book your tickets at: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/llangollen/st-collens-community-hall/deck-the-halls-christmas-show/2025-12-12/d-zvvxkysygvqkp
* Amberly makes some adjustments to her camera before the next sequence of shots.
An internationally acclaimed fashion photographer stopped off at Llangollen station for a photo-shoot earlier today (Tuesday).
Amberly Valentine, who works across the world, was on the heritage railway's famous Platform 1 for a commission from the high-end clothing retailer Holland Cooper whose clients include Catherine, Princess of Wales.
And she was working with a model who had flown in specially for the occasion from her home in Germany.
Amberly explained that it was no coincidence that she chose the station as her latest setting, as her parents, Susan and Mark Drew, live nearby.
She said: "I work in some stunning locations across the world - from glaciers to the Sahara Desert - but I love Llangollen Railway and come here two or three times year whenever I'm in staying with my parents.
"It's a beautiful and unique place and a shop window for the town."
She added: "The model who I was photographing today, Jolina Sothie from Germany, has been wearing some of the classic fashion from the company I have been working on behalf."
