Welsh Assembly Government mark Penyffordd schools as effective

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/north-wales-schools-ranked-new-8548031

Scroll down page, put your postcode in.
You can toggle between primary and secondary education.

Some Flintshire school ratings surprising.
My old school, Sandycroft got Highly Effective..........

Follow the Beluga

If you go to http://planefinder.net/flight/BGA114F

You can follow the progress of one of the Belugas taking Airbus wings to France.

One supposes you can also follow the progress of relatives and friends returning to
the UK (free taxi rides R Yu) if you have their aircraft number.

As you can see from above this particular Beluga is BGA114F

Tree blocking road

Between Penyffordd Station roundabout and Pontblyddyn A5104
Its blocking at our end

Source Daily Post

Parking News

Going after his second booking.

Someone has just been booked for parking on the pavement outside my house.
They won't be happy!

postscript. And someone further up the road towards the Millenium Clock.

It's like shooting fish in a barrel. I go through Hope regularly always one or two parked on the double yellows opposite the doctors.

Infinite revenue for the council.

Traffic News A483 Wrexham Chester

Apparently traffic was backed up all the way from Dobshill backwards to the Equestrian Centre past Hope this morning. This is an awful lot of traffic trying to avoid bedlam.

Source Wrexham.com forum

http://www.wrexham.com/forums/wrexham-surrounding-area-forum/1480-wrexham-chester-alternative-route.html

Ambulances - what sort of navigation do they use?

This afternoon there was an emergency in Chester Rd. The advance medic was on the scene. The ambulance was driving up and down Hawarden Rd....................

I use Google streets to find places I need to drive to. I usually do a dry run using my mouse.

One wonders what the ambulance service uses?

Local History 1282

Click image to enlarge.

Taken from Wales by Owen M Edwards 1912

Page 184

Penyffordd didn't exist (IMHO)

Penyffordd Motorbike Accident Further

Daily Post http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/a550-closed-penyffordd-after-motorbike-8513851

Road Accident

I can hear the bobby chopper and police car sirens.
This below will explain it.

Wrexham.com

@wrexham

16 mins ago

Two RTC's reported this afternoon, one on B5373 Gresford Road around Pentre Lane - & another on A550 by Penyffordd. Avoid areas if you can.

Daily Post update @ 15.47 pm

CRASH UPDATE: The smash on the A550 at Penyffordd in Flintshire looks serious and has involved a motorcyclist according to an eyewitness. The road is still closed in both directions. Emergency services are at the scene.

CRASH UPDATE: The A550 at Penyffordd is still closed after a serious crash between a motorbike and a car. No indication when road will reopen.

Walesonline

ROADS: The A550 in Penyffordd is closed in both directions because of an accident involving two vehicles between A5104 (Penyffordd Roundabout) and A5118 / A5104 (Penymynydd Roundabout). Police are currently at the scene. No estimates as to when the road is likely to reopen. Sensors suggest that traffic in the area is coping well.

End of a 700 year pub?

There are plans to knock down the Golden Groves.
A sign of the times.
Used to get lost looking for it..............

http://www.wrexham.com/forums/wrexham-surrounding-area-forum/1471-golden-groves-rossett.html

http://www.wrexham.com/news/demolition-of-13th-century-golden-groves-pub-in-rossett-proposed-51829.html

Morning Traffic

A55 Broughton to Chester crawling 8.45 am both lanes
A55 back of Chester to Wrexham turnoff murder
A483 Wrexham Chester will be bad, bad, bad.

I have three trips today on A55 around Chester
I may be coming back via Farndon or perhaps through The Duke's estate......

Beluga

Look inside that familiar aircraft that daily flies around Penyffordd.
Link: http://www.dailypost.co.uk/business/business-news/look-see-inside-airbus-beluga-8496882

A483 Chester Wrexham Bypass Chester End

Two hour queues this morning. Maybe the same tomoz.
http://www.wrexham.com/news/traffic-chaos-a483-continues-motorist-misery-51807.html

Snow

According to my Met Office page it is going to snow from now until the day after tomorrow. I hope it is not going to stick. Lets hope the forecast is wrong.

postscript: letters handed out to children's parents advising about snow conditions and school.  The BBC saying its currently snowing in Penyffordd. The Met Office saying its going to snow on and off for 36 hours.

Still no snow.....................

Further Driver Issues

* The A5104 in Flintshire is partially blocked after two accidents between Pontblyddyn and Penyffordd Roundabout, Penyffordd.

reported Daily Post.
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The roads were bad this morning. Still plenty of drivers around who think they are immortal and accidents happen to other people.
They ( the roads) are also going to be bad tomorrow morning for work according to The Daily Post..

Driving issues hit train service

TRAINS: A replacement bus service is running on Arriva Trains Wales between Wrexham Central and Bidston due to road vehicle hitting a bridge at Penyffordd.

Source: the Daily Post recorded 1.52 pm

Local Property News

Sales recently added within 500m of CH4 0LSEdit location 2 Lilac Drive £206,000 Penyffordd, CH4 0GF 16th October 2014 Sales recently added within 500m of CH4 0LJEdit location 1 Ffordd Las £95,000 Penyffordd, CH4 0LZ 14th October 2014 Sales recently added within 500m of CH4 0HPEdit location 11 Alyn Drive £141,500 Penyffordd, CH4 0HP 24th October 2014 Rhos Farm Rhos Road £355,000 Penyffordd, CH4 0JR 1st July 2013 You can search all these sales totally free of charge by going toOurProperty.co.uk.

Parking in restricted areas

When Flintshire CC first took over policing of parking last year there was an initial flurry of fines for parking on yellow's in Penyffordd. Just to remind, traffic policing is still active. One old lady opposite Hope doctors was seen clutching a parking ticket. They are taking no prisoners.