Riverside Park pathway flooded by raging River Dee

In a night of severe flooding across north Wales one of the worst affected areas of Llangollen was Riverside Park where a raging River Dee gushed over the walls onto the pathway.

People took to Facebook to record the alarming scenes.

Holben Hairdressing shot the images below around midnight ...

* And the picture below of a car with its lower part underwater was posted on Facebook by Marianne Cooper in the early hours.

Thick snow falling in Llangollen

 

* At around 8.20pm tonight (Wednesday) thick snow was falling in the town area of Llangollen. Shortly afterwards it was back to heavy rain again.

Health Centre's vaccination update

Llangollen Health Centre. Has just posted a vaccination update on its Facebook page, which says:

"We are in the process of contacting all our patients aged 80 and over who have not yet had their Covid vaccine to arrange an appointment.  We’ve spoken to approximately 75% of these patients over the past couple of days and will continue to phone the remainder tomorrow.  We will be sending out letters to those we cannot get hold of.  If anyone aged 80 or over who is registered with our practice is concerned that we have missed them please contact us on 01978 860625 after 1.30pm tomorrow."

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Flooding update from county council

From 6pm

Heavy rain is still forecast for a few hours this evening, and there is still a lot of surface water flooding on many of our roads in Denbighshire, therefore please don’t go out on the roads unless absolutely necessary. Our teams are currently very busy dealing with issues around the County.

Can we also remind you, NOT to use social media to report flooding or to report an emergency at any time. To report a flood, please call Floodline on 0345 988 1188. For all other urgent enquiries, telephone Customer Service by calling: Office Hours (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm) 01824 706000. Out of Hours (5pm-9am Mon-Fri and weeekends): 0300 123 3068.

 Weather update Denbighshire 4pm

Following a day of persistent rain (Wednesday, January 20) there are a number of road closures as well as flood alerts and warnings in place in Denbighshire.

There are currently flood alerts issued for the Elwy, Clwyd and Alyn river catchment areas.

A flood warning has been issued by Natural Resources Wales for Glasdir housing estate in Ruthin.

A flood warning has been issued by Natural Resources Wales for the Upper Dee Valley from Llanuwchllyn to Llangollen, including Corwen.

The Council is currently clearing gulleys and putting up flood warning signs in affected areas. 

The following roads are currently closed due to flooding:

A542 top of Horseshoe Pass

Ashley Court, St Asaph

Green Lane, Corwen

Graig Road, Denbigh, Denbigh (from its junction with Llwyn Goch to its junction with Cae Drain Road)

B5381, Glascoed Road/Engine Hill, Bodelwyddan

Dincolyn Junction to Mia Hall County Boundary, Dyserth

Maes y Llan, Ruthin

The following roads are passable with care:

A525, St Asaph by Oriel House

B5381, St Asaph, Lower Denbigh Road

A525 between Llanfair DC and Llysfasi

A525 Rhuddlan Road junction with Ffordd Derwen and Bryn Cwnin Road, Rhyl. The roundabout is flooded but is passible with care

Rural roads in the Eyarth area

Rural roads in the Nantglyn area

Sarn Road, Bodelwyddan

Please do not use social media to report flooding. 

To report a flood, please call Floodline on 0345 988 1188

For all other urgent enquiries, telephone Customer Service by calling:

Office Hours (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm) 01824 706000 

Out of Hours (5pm-9am Mon-Fri and weeekends):  0300 123 3068

REMEMBER: Never use social media to report an emergency.

Rescue team's pictures of flooding in Corwen

* NEWSAR's tweeted pictures of flooding in Corwen. 

NEWSAR - North East Wales Search and Rescue - tweeted about the floods earlier this afternoon:

@NWPolice

asked us to attend a vehicle in flood water near Corwen with a person reported stuck inside.

"We were stood down on the way as the person had been extracted.

"The area is significantly affected by surface water and river flooding and water levels are rising."

Llandegla road closure

The A542, Llandegla, is closed today, 20/01/2021, between the Horseshoe Pass, and the Dafarn Dywyrch roundabout.

The road needs to be closed to allow urgent drainage works by Denbighshire County Council. The work should be completed later today.

Covid support for businesses in Denbighshire extended

A grant available to businesses impacted by coronavirus restrictions has been extended.

The Welsh Government Restrictions Discretionary Grant of £2,000 is available to assist any business without a business premises and registered with business rates that has been forced to close or has experienced a drop in turnover of 40% or more as a result of the restrictions introduced in Wales on December 4. 

The scheme was initially opened in Denbighshire on December 15 for businesses in the hospitality sector and supply chain businesses linked to the hospitality sector. 

The scheme, which is being administered by Denbighshire County Council on behalf of the Welsh Government, has now been extended to any business that meets the eligibility criteria set out in the guidance.

Examples of eligible businesses are:

A limited company with a turnover of between £10,000 and £50,000

Sole traders / partnerships with a turnover less than £85,000

The business must be your main source of income (more than 50%)

Businesses eligible for, or who have received, the Restrictions Business Fund Non Domestic Rate Grant and / or the Economic Resilience Fund Sector Specific Support Grant are not eligible for this discretionary grant.

Only one application per business is applicable and will be dealt with on a first come first served basis. 

Applications may take up to 30 working days to process.

There is no automatic payment for the grant; businesses are required to complete an on-line form.

You can apply for this grant, and find information about other financial schemes, at www.denbighshire.gov.uk/en/coronavirus/emergency-support-for-businesses.aspx