Not sure if it will catch on. The Leader have the comments section closed for some reason.
Link The Leader
Unofficial - A Personal View
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Bid to boost tourism in N Wales which includes vandalism
I am not the only one who wonders why we need more tourists. Have you ever seen the A55 on a Friday afternoon and Saturday morning? There is near grid lock. Bikers using the roads as a race track. Local find tourists a pain.
Recommendation includes vandalising Colwyn Bay Pier. Lets hope the locals put a stop to this. Further reading of article leads me to think consultants are talking moonshine.
Work takes us down the coast. We prefer N Wales away from school holidays and weekends.
Link Daily Post
Recommendation includes vandalising Colwyn Bay Pier. Lets hope the locals put a stop to this. Further reading of article leads me to think consultants are talking moonshine.
Work takes us down the coast. We prefer N Wales away from school holidays and weekends.
Link Daily Post
Who says there is not a god
"WAG also failed to convince that the potential harm to wildlife of killing 2,000 badgers outweighed the potential benefits – an estimated 0.3% drop in the annual rate of herd breakdowns."
Well done the law lords.
Kink Daily Post
Well done the law lords.
Kink Daily Post
I know of maybe a dozen badger setts. These creatures keep to themselves.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Alison is not happy, then she is.
Council Capers June 2010. The Ombudman plays unfair. Now it's Patrick Heesom's turn.
Alison however is very happy over Canton and the direction the new head of housing is taking.
Link Alison Halford
Alison however is very happy over Canton and the direction the new head of housing is taking.
Link Alison Halford
To Dave's for Dinner
Pick Jeanette up but can't go around to Dave's yet as he has a flap on and things aren't ready. Talk about Come Dine with me. Two trips to Asda whilst we are loitering at Jeanette's.
Chicken Fricassee
Dave's dog Mollie the St Bernard
Monday, July 12, 2010
FCC Traffic Calming Policy
Purpose of policy.
To reduce road casualties and minimise the adverse effects (environment) of motorised traffic by the introduction of traffic calming techiques.
There is a points system to work out a method of qualification. My thanks to Cindy for giving me a copy.
To reduce road casualties and minimise the adverse effects (environment) of motorised traffic by the introduction of traffic calming techiques.
There is a points system to work out a method of qualification. My thanks to Cindy for giving me a copy.
Flintshire crime figures are down ( In the Leader not online yet))
Burglary figures are down. Everyone is patting themselves on the back. Is the lowering of crime figures down to North Wales Police or some other influence? We are in the middle (start?) of the greatest pull back in consumer spending ie the credit crunch. Are they claiming credit for something not of their making? Have patrols increased in Flintshire? I think not. Are NWP getting smarter?
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Quote of the day
Good old Mandy.
In an interview with The Times*, Lord Mandelson also rejected criticism that he is too fond of the high life for associating with people with money, such as the Rothschild family and Oleg Deripaska, the Russian billionaire.
He said: “Do you know what I say to that? Good for me. I mean, I’m not going to be governed by Labour Party political correctness about who I should meet or talk to or where I should spend my time.
“Look, I’m interested not in people’s names but who and what they are. I’m not governed by how famous people are but by how interesting they are. For me it’s the interesting life.”
*The Times is now behind a paywall.
Link The Telegraph
In an interview with The Times*, Lord Mandelson also rejected criticism that he is too fond of the high life for associating with people with money, such as the Rothschild family and Oleg Deripaska, the Russian billionaire.
He said: “Do you know what I say to that? Good for me. I mean, I’m not going to be governed by Labour Party political correctness about who I should meet or talk to or where I should spend my time.
“Look, I’m interested not in people’s names but who and what they are. I’m not governed by how famous people are but by how interesting they are. For me it’s the interesting life.”
*The Times is now behind a paywall.
Link The Telegraph
Friday, July 09, 2010
Penyffordd Electrician
Huxley Electrical and Home Services
Telephone 01244 543726
Mobile 07711309778
keywords: Penyffordd
Thursday, July 08, 2010
Power to the people
Prime Minister David Cameron is talking of giving power back to the people. I am starting to warm to this man. Perhaps all the hammering traffic we get each day can be stopped. Penyffordd needs a revolution with regards policing and councillors if they continue to ignore safety and environmental considerations of Chester Rd.
Link Mailonline
Something very sad
There's a story in the papers today. Some one has hung himself. A friend of mine could hear his wife shrieking from his garden as she ran into the main road distraught after discovering the deed. I am familiar with the family.
I have played golf with the departer of this world. I was a member of the gym with his distraught wife. She and children did not deserve this. How selfish.
Perhaps credit crunch easy money required to be repaid immediately, huge loss of face in his community . We will see
Wife did not deserve this and may not recover.
I have played golf with the departer of this world. I was a member of the gym with his distraught wife. She and children did not deserve this. How selfish.
Perhaps credit crunch easy money required to be repaid immediately, huge loss of face in his community . We will see
Wife did not deserve this and may not recover.
Wednesday, July 07, 2010
Penyffordd Community Council meeting tonight
So are PCC backing Chester Rd for traffic policing or siding with North Wales Police not to traffic police Chester Rd?
Putting village residents lives in danger on a major route to school.
700 speeders doing 31 to 76 mph each day at the last count in June 2008 measured by Flintshire County Council.
Putting village residents lives in danger on a major route to school.
700 speeders doing 31 to 76 mph each day at the last count in June 2008 measured by Flintshire County Council.
Are we all on anti depressants?
You need to be living on Chester Rd. Shrimps have been found giving themselves up to predators in the coastal waters because they are all on prozac. Nearer home a friend of Lisa's in Mold questioned the vet over one of the medications for the dog under treatment. The vet explained it was a doggy prozac to help the dog whilst it was ill.
One week after the dog stopped taking doggy prozac it was acting a lot better........
Link The BBC
One week after the dog stopped taking doggy prozac it was acting a lot better........
Link The BBC
Tuesday, July 06, 2010
A Blog to Penyffordd Cllrs - re 20 mph.
Dear Councillor
You may be aware that in surveys conducted last year over 80% of members of the public were in favour of 20 mph for residential roads. This mirrors the developing view across the country that our current speed limit of 30 mph is just too high in residential areas where it is inevitable that vulnerable road users will be at greatest risk.
In fact, if we compare it with the speed limit in Northern European towns it is 60% higher than the 30 kph (18.5 mph) limits that they have for residential streets. No wonder perhaps that 92% of pedestrian deaths are on urban roads in the UK and at 21% we have a higher proportion of pedestrian deaths on the roads than any of our European neighbours.
In Hilden, Germany, the setting of their 30 kph limit in the early 90's was the foundation of them encouraging cycling and walking. In fact now 23% of in-town trips are now made by children and adults using bikes instead of cars.
You may be wondering about how much this would slow down our car journeys and cause congestion. Well the campaign is only for residential streets to be changed with most A,B and arterial roads remaining at their current speed limits. As almost every house, office or school is within 1/3 mile of such an arterial road then the maximum increase in journey time would be just 40 seconds. Surely worth the benefit in lives and injuries saved.
You may also be wondering about the cost and inconvenience of all those speed bumps. Well many authorities are using changed Department of Transport guidance which encourages lower speeds to be set without necessarily involving physical calming. With education, consultation, social pressure and some enforcement, authorities such as Portsmouth have implemented a council wide default 20 mph limit for residential roads without any physical calming at all. Other authorities are taking Portsmouth as an example and Transport for London recently announced the intention for all London Boroughs to adopt 20 mph as the default for residential roads. Lewisham is expected to be the first to implement such a default.
Most significantly City Councillors in Norwich recently unanimously voted to have a default 20 mph in residential roads as priority for 2008/9. Such support from all local political parties shows how 20's Plenty is a universal aspiration for communities, constituents and politicians rather than a party political one.
And of course 20's Plenty saves lives. A recent PACTS (Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety) identified that child accidents fell by 67% where 20 mph schemes were introduced.
I do hope that Penyffordd people can rely upon their elected representatives to follow through this excellent policy for the sake of its communities. It would have all the following advantages :-
· Encourage modal shift to walking and cycling leading to healthier children and adults.
· Lower pollution
· Lower noise
· Create a better environment on residential roads
· Save lives and injury
Most people involved in transport development recognise that, at some time, 20 mph will become the default speed limit for all residential roads in the UK. Penyffordd can "hang on" till such a time and in the intervening period vulnerable road users in Penyffordd will die or be injured as a result of such a delay. The sooner we adopt the 20's Plenty initiative then the greater the saving in lives and injury and the earlier the benefits in quality of life on our streets.
Penyffordd children and adults want and need 20 mph as a default speed limit in the roads where they live and 20's Plenty For Us will be continuing its campaign for early adoption of this life saving move.
I trust that our communities can count on your support for this initiative and that Penyffordd can be a "can do" council when it comes to taking such sensible steps to make all our lives better and safer.
Please let me know your thoughts and if I can assist in explaining the initiative, its benefits or its implementation then I would be very pleased to help.
Yours sincerely
Colin Hughes
postscript. A standard letter not my style but it gets the point over. Not many Penyffordd cllrs see this sort of vision which is why they should not be sitting around the council table in the first place.
You may be aware that in surveys conducted last year over 80% of members of the public were in favour of 20 mph for residential roads. This mirrors the developing view across the country that our current speed limit of 30 mph is just too high in residential areas where it is inevitable that vulnerable road users will be at greatest risk.
In fact, if we compare it with the speed limit in Northern European towns it is 60% higher than the 30 kph (18.5 mph) limits that they have for residential streets. No wonder perhaps that 92% of pedestrian deaths are on urban roads in the UK and at 21% we have a higher proportion of pedestrian deaths on the roads than any of our European neighbours.
In Hilden, Germany, the setting of their 30 kph limit in the early 90's was the foundation of them encouraging cycling and walking. In fact now 23% of in-town trips are now made by children and adults using bikes instead of cars.
You may be wondering about how much this would slow down our car journeys and cause congestion. Well the campaign is only for residential streets to be changed with most A,B and arterial roads remaining at their current speed limits. As almost every house, office or school is within 1/3 mile of such an arterial road then the maximum increase in journey time would be just 40 seconds. Surely worth the benefit in lives and injuries saved.
You may also be wondering about the cost and inconvenience of all those speed bumps. Well many authorities are using changed Department of Transport guidance which encourages lower speeds to be set without necessarily involving physical calming. With education, consultation, social pressure and some enforcement, authorities such as Portsmouth have implemented a council wide default 20 mph limit for residential roads without any physical calming at all. Other authorities are taking Portsmouth as an example and Transport for London recently announced the intention for all London Boroughs to adopt 20 mph as the default for residential roads. Lewisham is expected to be the first to implement such a default.
Most significantly City Councillors in Norwich recently unanimously voted to have a default 20 mph in residential roads as priority for 2008/9. Such support from all local political parties shows how 20's Plenty is a universal aspiration for communities, constituents and politicians rather than a party political one.
And of course 20's Plenty saves lives. A recent PACTS (Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety) identified that child accidents fell by 67% where 20 mph schemes were introduced.
I do hope that Penyffordd people can rely upon their elected representatives to follow through this excellent policy for the sake of its communities. It would have all the following advantages :-
· Encourage modal shift to walking and cycling leading to healthier children and adults.
· Lower pollution
· Lower noise
· Create a better environment on residential roads
· Save lives and injury
Most people involved in transport development recognise that, at some time, 20 mph will become the default speed limit for all residential roads in the UK. Penyffordd can "hang on" till such a time and in the intervening period vulnerable road users in Penyffordd will die or be injured as a result of such a delay. The sooner we adopt the 20's Plenty initiative then the greater the saving in lives and injury and the earlier the benefits in quality of life on our streets.
Penyffordd children and adults want and need 20 mph as a default speed limit in the roads where they live and 20's Plenty For Us will be continuing its campaign for early adoption of this life saving move.
I trust that our communities can count on your support for this initiative and that Penyffordd can be a "can do" council when it comes to taking such sensible steps to make all our lives better and safer.
Please let me know your thoughts and if I can assist in explaining the initiative, its benefits or its implementation then I would be very pleased to help.
Yours sincerely
Colin Hughes
postscript. A standard letter not my style but it gets the point over. Not many Penyffordd cllrs see this sort of vision which is why they should not be sitting around the council table in the first place.
20's plenty for Penyffordd village centre
A far sighted website http://20splentyforus.org.uk/
ps. Penyffordd Cllrs "20's Plenty Where People Live".
ps. Penyffordd Cllrs "20's Plenty Where People Live".
Monday, July 05, 2010
Warren Bank A55 exit
which is currently under construction will have lasting negative consequences for Chester Rd, Corwen Rd and Wrexham Rd. As the ex trunk road to and from Mid Wales we will be the road of choice once the above development has finished. Have Penyffordd Community Council contacted any of our elected representatives over this highly unwelcome development?
I mean Mark Tami MP, Carl Sargeant AM or Mark Isherwood AM. Welsh Assembly officials are talking to Higher Kinnerton.
Have we been stuffed? Is there any political downside for all those sitting on their hands?
Link The Leader comments
I mean Mark Tami MP, Carl Sargeant AM or Mark Isherwood AM. Welsh Assembly officials are talking to Higher Kinnerton.
Have we been stuffed? Is there any political downside for all those sitting on their hands?
Link The Leader comments
Penyffordd Community Council meeting on Wednesday
I asked Nigel (GNI) the clerk if speeding was on the agenda, he said no. There was however the last meeting where Howie our invisible CBM was asked to come to Chester Rd as a police presence. Has he done what the PCC asked or has he done what he normally does, ie nothing.
The thing is as a modern CBM you can't go upsetting the locals by stopping them speeding through the village. Child safety and resident environment takes second or fifth place. I presume the council meeting agenda will be hidden behind the glass case so you can't read the agenda. Messsage from PCC to the residents FU.
And still the speeding goes on in Chester Rd. In other parts of Flintshire Cllr Colin Legg, Cllr Chris Jones and Cllr Ted Evans are on the case with regards speeding in communites.
The thing is as a modern CBM you can't go upsetting the locals by stopping them speeding through the village. Child safety and resident environment takes second or fifth place. I presume the council meeting agenda will be hidden behind the glass case so you can't read the agenda. Messsage from PCC to the residents FU.
And still the speeding goes on in Chester Rd. In other parts of Flintshire Cllr Colin Legg, Cllr Chris Jones and Cllr Ted Evans are on the case with regards speeding in communites.
There are two kinds
of people with regards backing up of important data on their computer. Those who back up data and those who wished they had...................
Backup's also have to held well away from original data such as online or in your pocket. I am a bit laissez fair with backups but we have various places on the net where important data which has taken 4 years to process is kept.
Link The Daily Post
Backup's also have to held well away from original data such as online or in your pocket. I am a bit laissez fair with backups but we have various places on the net where important data which has taken 4 years to process is kept.
Link The Daily Post
Sunday, July 04, 2010
Is there any political capital in garnering
the support of residents in Flintshire and North Wales with regards speeding through communities and bikers racing through N Wales. There is also the issue of Warren Bank A55 exit which is going to dump loads of extra traffic through the village, What has Mark Tami MP and Carl Sargeant AM done about Warren Bank and Penyffordd? All I hear is silence. And for that matter Mark Isherwood AM.
Chirk Carbooty
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Dell 17" flatscreen monitor £5, walking shoes £2 and grape bush £4.. I asked the chap what chance was there that that the monitor would work. He reckoned about 50%.............
Two months ago the field had mud 9 inches deep now its like a dust bowl.
Dell 17" flatscreen monitor £5, walking shoes £2 and grape bush £4.. I asked the chap what chance was there that that the monitor would work. He reckoned about 50%.............
Two months ago the field had mud 9 inches deep now its like a dust bowl.
Penyffordd district property sold June 2010
8 Cae Fawnog £112,500
Penyffordd, CH4 0HH 29th March 2010
11 Poppy Field Drive £212,000
Penyffordd, CH4 0GE 26th March 2010
You can search all these sales totally free of charge by going to OurProperty.co.uk.
Postscript: There seems to be a time lag with new properties on the website enclosed. I presume there is a time lag with the company / government dept that keeps the data. Many of the Elan homes on the former Meadowslea have been sold.
Penyffordd, CH4 0HH 29th March 2010
11 Poppy Field Drive £212,000
Penyffordd, CH4 0GE 26th March 2010
You can search all these sales totally free of charge by going to OurProperty.co.uk.
Postscript: There seems to be a time lag with new properties on the website enclosed. I presume there is a time lag with the company / government dept that keeps the data. Many of the Elan homes on the former Meadowslea have been sold.
Saturday, July 03, 2010
Friday, July 02, 2010
Congratulation to Cllr June Fearnall
on becoming a new member of NWPA. I do however take issue with the following statement from a PCSO and Ward Sargeant in Marchwiel when Googling your name.
Postscript: June was good enough to reply to my email. This puts her way ahead of other NWPA members.
"The Marchwiel village PCSO and ward Sergeant carried out a speed enforcement operation on the A525 through Marchweil Village during the early work traffic as requested by residents at the last NPP. During this busy period only four of the 100+ vehicles were travelling in excess of the 30mph limit. Three were issued with advice and asked to produce their driving documents. One person was issued a speeding ticket. It is evident that the vast majority of people drive sensibly and within the legal limit. This is an ongoing action plan and the neighbourhood policing team will continue to monitor the speed and deal with it accordingly."
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This is standard North Wales Police tactics in downplaying speeding. Stand there in the middle of the village in high visibility vests with a speed gun. Every driver flashes one another that there are police in the village everyone slows down so there is no issue with speeding in the village, problem solved.
Moronic reasoning by police.
One hopes you will question why so many communities are not happy with speeding motorists and why NWP and NWPA are not doing anything about it.
Also why North Wales is used by bikers as a race track and why vehicle exhaust law is not enforced.
I hope you enjoy your time at the North Wales Police Authority.
Colin Hughes
keyword North Wales Police Authority, Cllr Chris Bithell, Flintshire, Cllr Alun Lewis, Police Authority Chairman.
Postscript: June was good enough to reply to my email. This puts her way ahead of other NWPA members.
"The Marchwiel village PCSO and ward Sergeant carried out a speed enforcement operation on the A525 through Marchweil Village during the early work traffic as requested by residents at the last NPP. During this busy period only four of the 100+ vehicles were travelling in excess of the 30mph limit. Three were issued with advice and asked to produce their driving documents. One person was issued a speeding ticket. It is evident that the vast majority of people drive sensibly and within the legal limit. This is an ongoing action plan and the neighbourhood policing team will continue to monitor the speed and deal with it accordingly."
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This is standard North Wales Police tactics in downplaying speeding. Stand there in the middle of the village in high visibility vests with a speed gun. Every driver flashes one another that there are police in the village everyone slows down so there is no issue with speeding in the village, problem solved.
Moronic reasoning by police.
One hopes you will question why so many communities are not happy with speeding motorists and why NWP and NWPA are not doing anything about it.
Also why North Wales is used by bikers as a race track and why vehicle exhaust law is not enforced.
I hope you enjoy your time at the North Wales Police Authority.
Colin Hughes
keyword North Wales Police Authority, Cllr Chris Bithell, Flintshire, Cllr Alun Lewis, Police Authority Chairman.
Cllr Bernie Attridge says
I talk shite ( re email previous blog on David Hanson MP ) He is of course entitled to his opinion. Bernie has had a young child run over and killed outside a school in his ward. This is something that Penyffordd Cllrs don't bother thinking about. Perhaps they have had legal advice at county level that their rear's are covered?
Bernie says I should sign up as a special policeman and patrol Chester Rd with a speed gun. I say why buy a dog and bark yourself?
Bernie says I should sign up as a special policeman and patrol Chester Rd with a speed gun. I say why buy a dog and bark yourself?
Where ex Minister for Police David Hanson MP went wrong
and why scumbags hammer through communities with no consequences.
Link The Telegraph
keywords Nick Herbert
Link The Telegraph
keywords Nick Herbert
Thursday, July 01, 2010
Lawrence helping
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Here's my wife's friend's husband Lawrence making the difference helping Epilepsy Wales at The Senedd.
"Several of the Trustees from the Wrexham office of Epilepsy Wales travelled to Cardiff to support the Epilepsy Awareness Campaign which was held at the Senedd, The Welsh Assembly Building. The opportunity was taken to meet with Ministers and Assembly Members to stress the importance of the organization receiving service level agreements (id: funding) from the newly formed Local Health Boards (LHB), if the current level acress Wales is to continue unabated." Mr Lawrence Pugh.
Cyclists on pavements
When you step out from our front gate you have to look right and left before stepping out on to the pavement in case you are "taken out" . If we had a police presence this could dealt with.
Anyway they have had enough on Deeside.
Just another factor on lawless Chester Rd.
Link The Flintshire Chronicle
Anyway they have had enough on Deeside.
Just another factor on lawless Chester Rd.
Link The Flintshire Chronicle
Speeding traffic rears its head again
In The Flintshire Chronicle (dead tree edition only)
Flint Mountain are up in arms. Similar to Chester Rd but times 20. They are asking for a camera. They are doing a speed survey. I am thinking of warning the county cllr Ted Evans about tricks played to down play speeding by Flintshire officers and N Wales Police.
Rhosesmor residents are also complaining about speeding near the school. Meanwhile Penyffordd Community Council conspire with CBM Howie Williams to do nothing about speeding in Chester Rd, Penyffordd. Penyffordd Junior school shows no interest as do the school governors. Cllr Colin Bithell seems very concerned on the issue of children and Hanson Cement but continues to completely ignore speeding traffic through our village centre.
postcript. I am wrong Gosafe have been seen in Chester Rd. Howie appears to be the stumbling block. PCC tell him to do traffic policing and he drags his heels. Or perhaps Howie arranged Gosafe. Anyway no one tells residents in Chester Rd what is happening.
FCC also drag their heels on work required.
Flint Mountain are up in arms. Similar to Chester Rd but times 20. They are asking for a camera. They are doing a speed survey. I am thinking of warning the county cllr Ted Evans about tricks played to down play speeding by Flintshire officers and N Wales Police.
Rhosesmor residents are also complaining about speeding near the school. Meanwhile Penyffordd Community Council conspire with CBM Howie Williams to do nothing about speeding in Chester Rd, Penyffordd. Penyffordd Junior school shows no interest as do the school governors. Cllr Colin Bithell seems very concerned on the issue of children and Hanson Cement but continues to completely ignore speeding traffic through our village centre.
postcript. I am wrong Gosafe have been seen in Chester Rd. Howie appears to be the stumbling block. PCC tell him to do traffic policing and he drags his heels. Or perhaps Howie arranged Gosafe. Anyway no one tells residents in Chester Rd what is happening.
FCC also drag their heels on work required.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Why is UK PLC in so much trouble?
Because we hold a quarter of the world's bank debt. This will affect Penyffordd residents in some way for quite some time.
Link The Slog
Link The Slog
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
The days of Wales’ 22 local authorities having 22 chief executives are coming to an end, writes local government minister Carl Sargeant.
Carl wearing rose tinted spectacles also says
"I do not underestimate how tough a local authority's job is. I pay tribute to councils for the vast range of services they provide. The quality of these services is the direct result of the hard work of all the staff and elected Members to ensure that our communities are served well."
Link Walesonline
Penyffordd District says
I see officers who evade FOIE's
Officers who give us half a rumble strip so that traffic can hammer passed my house.
I had a senior officer sit opposite me knowing 2000 vehicles a day ( 2007 April) broke the speed limit.
I see officers who have stuffed Chester Rd with regards A55 Warren Bank exit
I see officers who hide traffic speed data and conspire with NWP to downplay speeding in Chester
when advising Penyffordd Community Council.
Lets see Carl Sargeant put the servant back in Public Servant
"I do not underestimate how tough a local authority's job is. I pay tribute to councils for the vast range of services they provide. The quality of these services is the direct result of the hard work of all the staff and elected Members to ensure that our communities are served well."
Link Walesonline
Penyffordd District says
I see officers who evade FOIE's
Officers who give us half a rumble strip so that traffic can hammer passed my house.
I had a senior officer sit opposite me knowing 2000 vehicles a day ( 2007 April) broke the speed limit.
I see officers who have stuffed Chester Rd with regards A55 Warren Bank exit
I see officers who hide traffic speed data and conspire with NWP to downplay speeding in Chester
when advising Penyffordd Community Council.
Lets see Carl Sargeant put the servant back in Public Servant
Min Y Ddol
has severe traffic calming installed. The residents there however will be able to hurl through Chester Rd as do many others. Penyffordd Council have no interest in Chester Rd.
100% traffic policing free.
keyword: Meadowslea
100% traffic policing free.
keyword: Meadowslea
No Policing changes for Chester Rd.
Theresa May scraps Labour police beat pledge
Home secretary warns attempt to set national minimum policing standard is unsustainable in face of big budget cuts.
Since NWP will not traffic police Chester Rd there will be no change here.
Link Guardian
Home secretary warns attempt to set national minimum policing standard is unsustainable in face of big budget cuts.
Since NWP will not traffic police Chester Rd there will be no change here.
Link Guardian
Monday, June 28, 2010
Being a Numpty Neighbour
Number 1 - Have 7 fires in 7 days like this one.
Number 2
Set hedge on fire. He was seen according to a neighbour watering the hedge to stop the huge flames from setting the leylandii trees on fire.
Number 2
Set hedge on fire. He was seen according to a neighbour watering the hedge to stop the huge flames from setting the leylandii trees on fire.
Number 3 Cut off all the damaged branches making it look a bugger.
Number 4
Have another fire to get rid of branches. He also does noisy chainsaw cutting on Sunday afternoons and late evening.
Have another fire to get rid of branches. He also does noisy chainsaw cutting on Sunday afternoons and late evening.
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Is Shire Hall like this?
I'm sure it's not but there's been local press stories on the subject that pop up once every few months
Link http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1289702/Public-sector-inertia-council-office-employees-month-sickies.html
Link http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1289702/Public-sector-inertia-council-office-employees-month-sickies.html
Friday, June 25, 2010
Congratulations to Superintendent Simon Shaw
Road deaths in North Wales lowest since records began.
Daily Post quote by Superintendent Shaw "
The number injured in North Wales has also fallen from more than 4,000 a year in the mid 1990s to 2,610 last year, a 36% drop.
He added that from January to May 2010 the number of casualties is down by a further 10%.
North Wales Police said enforcement and road safety measures had led to the sizeable decrease.
Link Daily Post
Daily Post quote by Superintendent Shaw "
The number injured in North Wales has also fallen from more than 4,000 a year in the mid 1990s to 2,610 last year, a 36% drop.
This varied from 541 casualties on roads in Flintshire to 225 on Anglesey."
He added that from January to May 2010 the number of casualties is down by a further 10%.
North Wales Police said enforcement and road safety measures had led to the sizeable decrease.
Or has it anything to do with us being in the middle of the largest depression in over a century
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Cllr Chris Jones' commitment to road safety in Sealand
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Click photo to enlarge
Colin Hughes
Penyffordd
keywords: Cllrs Shelley Webber, David Wisinger, John Dodd, Mary Southall.
An email to Cllr Chris Jones
cc. Home Secretary, Chief Constable Mark Polin and others
Dear Cllr Jones
I read your letter in The Flintshire Chronicle with interest. I have followed your protest campaign also with interest. I live in the village of Penyffordd nr Buckley on a major route to school in the middle of the village. Where you are interested in road safety my community council Penyffordd are completely disinterested in fact I'm sure they would rather I just go away. When someone gets run over one of our elderly cllrs who lives up a cul de sac will be wheeled out to say that they had done all that they can which is a lie because they have all foot dragged for three years plus.
I read your letter in The Flintshire Chronicle with interest. I have followed your protest campaign also with interest. I live in the village of Penyffordd nr Buckley on a major route to school in the middle of the village. Where you are interested in road safety my community council Penyffordd are completely disinterested in fact I'm sure they would rather I just go away. When someone gets run over one of our elderly cllrs who lives up a cul de sac will be wheeled out to say that they had done all that they can which is a lie because they have all foot dragged for three years plus.
Whilst I admire you standing up to the speeding in your community I feel less enamoured with what you say about the Flintshire Road Safety Team. My experience of the road safety team is the following. They come out to your community once every Preston Guild. They carry out speed education in working hours when few of the main culprits are on the road. They measure speeding vehicles for you then refuse to hand over the data. They conspire with North Wales Police to down play the level of speeding. Recently our CBM told our community council that speeding was 5% over 30 mph when the actual figure is 34%.
You mention that education is the way forward. Cllr Alex Aldridge (former Flintshire County Council Leader) recently made this claim in The Leader. The Leader were good enough to allow me to ask Alex through the letters page how he would educate the legion of low life that race around our roads Alex never came back.
I consider your letter propaganda and little more. There is a speeding epidemic out there that is not being addressed.
1. We currently get around 700 speeders a day through the Penyffordd village. NWP, FCC, Penyffiordd Community Council are not interested at all.
2. At night the roads are left to the youth to tear around with the results such as in your manor where two fatalities happened on consecutive nights
3. North Wales as whole is used as a race track at the weekends by bikers and tourists.
4. We also have the additional insult where bikers with illegal exhausts can be heard two miles from the road on which they are screaming along.
The new policing is engaging with the bikers and the young drivers. So people will go on killing themselves and others such as Danny Evans. I note his mum wants the death penalty for the offender.
Engaging with speeders is doing nothing and allowing NWP and FCC to get off from doing their job which is to police and control the roads so they are safe for us to travel on. I would hope you will consider this before appearing in any further propaganda exercises which do nothing to alter what is actually happening on our roads.
You say education is the key factor. I would say humbug. Good luck on your attempt to get a pedestrian crossing.
You say education is the key factor. I would say humbug. Good luck on your attempt to get a pedestrian crossing.
Colin Hughes
Penyffordd
keywords: Cllrs Shelley Webber, David Wisinger, John Dodd, Mary Southall.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Vounog Vehicle Accident Update
Caroline Roberts says
" Hi, my friend Emma told me about the photos of my dad's accident when he had a stroke driving his RANGE ROVER on 23 December 2009. He is doing well now after all the care he received from Countess of Chester Hospital and Stroke Rehab at H M Stanley St Asaph. Thanks to everyone. "
Penyffordd District hopes Caroline's father recovers well.
Link http://penyffordd-district.blogspot.com/2009/12/car-accident-on-vounog.html
" Hi, my friend Emma told me about the photos of my dad's accident when he had a stroke driving his RANGE ROVER on 23 December 2009. He is doing well now after all the care he received from Countess of Chester Hospital and Stroke Rehab at H M Stanley St Asaph. Thanks to everyone. "
Penyffordd District hopes Caroline's father recovers well.
Link http://penyffordd-district.blogspot.com/2009/12/car-accident-on-vounog.html
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
The Budget 2010
# VAT to rise 2.5% to 20% from January 2011
# Deficit reduced by 77% spending cuts, 23% tax rises
# Departments face cuts of 25% over the next five years
# Two-year pay freeze for most public sector workers
# Child benefit frozen for three years and tax credits cut
# Disability benefit claimants face new medical checks
# Corporation tax cut from 28% to 24% over four years
# Capital Gains Tax hiked to 28% for top-rate taxpayers
# Bank levy from 2011, raising £2bn a year
# Income tax threshold raised £1,000 to £7,495
# Pension link to earnings restored or 2.5% rise from next April
# Civil list frozen at £7.9m as Queen also feels the pinch
Link Mailonline Full Details
# Deficit reduced by 77% spending cuts, 23% tax rises
# Departments face cuts of 25% over the next five years
# Two-year pay freeze for most public sector workers
# Child benefit frozen for three years and tax credits cut
# Disability benefit claimants face new medical checks
# Corporation tax cut from 28% to 24% over four years
# Capital Gains Tax hiked to 28% for top-rate taxpayers
# Bank levy from 2011, raising £2bn a year
# Income tax threshold raised £1,000 to £7,495
# Pension link to earnings restored or 2.5% rise from next April
# Civil list frozen at £7.9m as Queen also feels the pinch
Link Mailonline Full Details
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Mark Isherwood's daughter in the news
Link Walesonline
Questions.
1. Has Penyffordd the most exposure from Hanson Cement ?
2. Has anyone in Penyffordd got or had the same condition as Mark Isherwood's daughter
who lives nr Pontybodkin which is in a different wind and geographic direction to Penyffordd ?
Link
Follicular Thyroid Cancer
Thyroid Cancer
Questions.
1. Has Penyffordd the most exposure from Hanson Cement ?
2. Has anyone in Penyffordd got or had the same condition as Mark Isherwood's daughter
who lives nr Pontybodkin which is in a different wind and geographic direction to Penyffordd ?
Link
Follicular Thyroid Cancer
Thyroid Cancer
Carl Sargeant AM leaves Welsh councils in the dark
Last Thursday Carl Local Government Minister addressed over 300 Welsh local government officers and leaders in Llandudno. The message from Carl was that central government ( read Gordon Brown ) and the bankers have dropped us in the mire. Carl said that local government and ordinary people in the street were expected to get the above out of trouble.
Dark threats were made against any council that refuses to toe the line as decided by the WAG. When finished Carl was very shy and wanted to leave immediately. He was however persuaded to face up to a Q&A session in which he ducked and dodged every question.
Jane Hutt AM Minister for Finance and Budgets then addressed the conference waffling on about hard times, fair share of the burden and protecting the vunerable etc.
The questions that Jane Hutt will not answer are as follows.
1. Does she intend to go for cuts NOW during the current financial year ?
2. Will she defer this years share of the cuts till next year ?
3. How large are the cuts involved ?
Council's need to know now to be able to plan forward instead of being unwilling players of blind man's buff.
keyword: WLGA
Chirk carboot sale
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The bi plane not for sale. A perfect day sunny with a small breeze. The field full with sellers. There must be well over 500 carboots, that's an educated guess.
The bi plane not for sale. A perfect day sunny with a small breeze. The field full with sellers. There must be well over 500 carboots, that's an educated guess.
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Penyffordd Carnival 2010
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Mark Tami MP with wife talking to Cllr Cindy Hinds
Penyffordd Ferret
The Millenium Book on show 10 years after it was created.
Friday, June 18, 2010
Carl Sargeant AM tells Local Government how it is
Hard times are coming so Carl's directive seems more sensible than making people redundant.
Link The Daily Post
keyword: WLGA
Link The Daily Post
keyword: WLGA
New Government let communities down
No traffic policing and no slow down devices. There is a GATSO near Mark Isherwoods house it is very effective. So what do communities look forward? Just unending speeding.
174 communities in Flintshire want Gosafe help. Currently 14 communities get help.
Link Mailonline
174 communities in Flintshire want Gosafe help. Currently 14 communities get help.
Link Mailonline
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Castle Cement Probe Starts
Quote " Just 2% of cancers are caused by environmental factors, the rest by life-styles, the meeting was told. "
If the above is true are counclillors chasing fairy dust?
On the other hand
"Flintshire council leader Arnold Woolley, who is also a Buckley Town Council, warned many residents were sceptical of the latest investigation.
He said: “For 12 years our serious requests for information have been deferred and delayed.
“We have never been able to get any information that we can relate to our communities."
Link The Daily Post
If the above is true are counclillors chasing fairy dust?
On the other hand
"Flintshire council leader Arnold Woolley, who is also a Buckley Town Council, warned many residents were sceptical of the latest investigation.
He said: “For 12 years our serious requests for information have been deferred and delayed.
“We have never been able to get any information that we can relate to our communities."
Link The Daily Post
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Whoops
I pressed a button last night in design mode that perhaps I should have left alone. Although finally the photo at the top now appears. Alterations will be made shortly.
Monday, June 14, 2010
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Friday, June 11, 2010
Penyffordd & Penymynydd Carnival 2010
at The Institute.
19th June
Gates open 1 pm to 4 pm
Admission Adults £1 , children 50p
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Diversity champion takes on North Wales Police Authority role
NWPA to become more politically correct. Never mind such basic policing as speeding in communities. 700 speeders a day in Penyffordd at the last count.
No traffic policing. Are communities going to be treated lower than minority groups? I think so.
Link Daily Post
keyword: Cllr Chris Bithell, Nia Evans, Mold, lesbian, gay, Stonewall
No traffic policing. Are communities going to be treated lower than minority groups? I think so.
Link Daily Post
keyword: Cllr Chris Bithell, Nia Evans, Mold, lesbian, gay, Stonewall
Wednesday, June 09, 2010
Pine Martins are making a come back
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I suppose one reason I have never seen a pine martin is that they are nocturnal. This is the same reason I don't see live badgers who are also nocturnal. I do however know where dozens of setts are.
Link Walesonline
Link Walesonline
Required viewing for Tony
Cllr Sharps Head of Roads is up in arms with the WAG for not giving him any more money for his 5300 potholes in Flintshire.
Tomorrow night on ITV 1 potholes in Britain are investigated.
Chester Rd could do with some deep potholes to slow the speeders down which were 700 a day at the last count.
Link Yahoo TV
Tomorrow night on ITV 1 potholes in Britain are investigated.
Chester Rd could do with some deep potholes to slow the speeders down which were 700 a day at the last count.
Link Yahoo TV
Tuesday, June 08, 2010
A Bird in the Hand
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Found this young rock dove in the garden. Very exceptional for a wild bird it let me pick it up and take a photo.
Found this young rock dove in the garden. Very exceptional for a wild bird it let me pick it up and take a photo.
Monday, June 07, 2010
The young sausage maker and his six cousins
Robert has begun making a name for himself as the farmshop’s sausage maker. Having gleaned tips from Penyffordd butcher Stephen Vaughan, the British and Welsh champion sausage maker, he set about perfecting his own bangers.
Link Daily Post
Link Daily Post
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