Penyffordd Community Council Meeting January 2012

The Prologue

1. Tom attempts to press through acceptance of the White Lion Development without any agreement over Section 106 and matters of road layout. ie. Top of Penymynydd Rd.



2. Member's interests? Que? What are those?
Alternative Title. Do any of you councillors holiday with local landowners?


3. Stan gets a head of steam going over a bench

 

PEN-Y-FFORDD

COMMUNITY COUNCIL

REPORTS AND RESOLUTIONS OF THE

MEETINGS HELD ON

WEDNESDAY THE 11^TH JANUARY 2012

G.N.I. JONES

CLERK AND FINANCIAL OFFICER

TO THE COUNCIL

THE MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE MEETING OF THE PEN-Y-FFORDD COMMUNITY COUNCIL, HELD IN THE WAR MEMORIAL INSTITUTE ON WEDNESDAY THE 11^TH JANUARY 2012

PRESENT

Cllr D Williams, Chairman of the Council (in the chair)

Cllr T W Jones OBE Vice chairman

Cllrs C Bithell, Mrs E M Davies, S E Davies, Mrs C Hinds, Mrs J Hopwood, Mrs M D Jones, Mrs L Vidamour.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

Were received from Cllr J W Bell.

IN ATTENDANCE

G.N.I. Jones, Clerk to the Council

175.    MINUTES

Resolved

That the minutes of the proceedings of the meeting held on Wednesday the 7^th December 2011, be confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman, Cllr D Williams.

176.    MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES

Minute No 151 – Planning Decisions

Proposal: Development of make-ready depot for Welsh Ambulance Service Trust comprising of ambulance (make ready) for cleaning and restocking bay, enclosed vehicle garage, associated office accommodation, staff facilities, storage and parking and service area.

Location: Former Dobshill Hospital, Chester Road, Dobshill.

Cllr C Bithell questioned whether there were any plans to provide a roundabout at the junction on the entrance to the site, and the Dirty Mile.

Cllrs Mrs C Hinds and D Williams advised that these would be conditions to be imposed as the application develops.

177.    PLANNING APPLICATIONS

Plan No. 048892

Proposal: Erection of eighty seven number dwellings, comprising of 2.5 storey unit with associated garage, parking, garden areas and public open spaces with demolition of existing public house and outbuildings.

Location: Associated land and former White Lion Pub, Chester Road, Penymynydd.

Cllr Mrs C Hinds commented that the Section 106 agreement needs to be resolved prior to the application being considered by the County Council’s Planning Committee.

Furthermore a satisfactory strategy needs to be resolved with regard to Penymynydd Road, taking into account that the additional traffic volume that will be created.

Cllr C Bithell moved acceptance of the application, which was seconded by Cllr T W Jones.

The Chairman, Cllr D Williams referred to the amended plan, commenting that there are sixty nine detached properties, with a starting price of £250,000, twelve semi-detached properties and six gifted properties.

He continued that he was not happy with the negotiations, he has had numerous conversations with the Planning Officers, but there are still issues unresolved with regard to the Section 106 agreement, and road layouts, these being access towards Broughton from Penymynydd Road, and access and egress in and out of the estate off Penymynydd Road.

Cllr Williams concluded that the matter of a community play area, e.i. MUGA facility is still to be resolved.

Cllr Mrs C Hinds informed that the residents of Penymynydd Road do not want the residents of Pen-y-ffordd, and Wellhouse using Penymynydd Road as access to the Chester Road.

Cllr Mrs C Hinds continued that she had communicated with the Planning Officer, recommending that only residents of Penymynydd Road access and egress into and out of Penymynydd Road, and other residents of Penymynydd should turn right into the new estate and not be allowed to enter Penymynydd Road from Chester Road.

Cllr C Bithell proposed that the application be accepted in principal, but it be made known that the two foregoing issues with regard to Section 106 agreement, and traffic layout plans for Penymynydd Road needs to be satisfactory resolved prior to the application being considered by the County Council’s Planning Committee.

The proposition was duly seconded by Cllr T W Jones.

Resolved

That the application be supported, with the addendum, regarding issues of Section 106 monies and road layout arrangements for Penymynydd Road.

178.  PLANNING DECISION

Proposal: Change of use of agricultural building to light industrial use.

Location: Bank Farm, Lower Mountain Road, Peny-y-ffordd.

The Chief Planning Services Officer has advised that the application has been approved.

Resolved

That the information as provided by the Chief Planning Services Officer be noted.

179.QUEEN ELIZABETH II FIELDS CHALLENGE

The Clerk reminded members that the Millstone playing field was nominated to be included in the Queen Elizabeth II Fields Challenge.

On the 13^th December 2011 the County Council’s Executive met and approved seventeen sites, unfortunately the Millstone Playing field was not selected.

The Clerk reminded members that details of those playing fields which had been selected.

Resolved

That receipt of the information be noted.

180. CHANGE TO ACCOUNT AND AUDIT REGULATIONS, YEAR ENDING 31^ST MARCH 2012

Members had been previously circulated with the details of the changed in the Audit Regulations which meant that the date for signing off the account had been moved forward from September the 30^th to June the 30^th, which means in effect that the Community Council need to approve the accounts in May, for submission to the External Auditor.

Resolved

That the information as provided by the Clerk be noted.

181.NORTH WALES POLICE AUTHORITY – LAUNCH OF ESTATES REVIEW CONSULTATION

Correspondence from the North Wales Police referred to a comprehensive independent review of how the forty nine Police stations and other buildings operate, and are used by the public.

The bullet point of the correspondence informed that the North Wales Police intend to invest 16.2 million pounds to replace outdated buildings, which are no longer fit for purpose, either with a complete new build or by sharing facilities with a partner agency.

Four Police stations are earmarked for closure, not in our area, but a further twelve stations have been identified as requiring relocation, these being a long term plan, and none of the twelve buildings will close until suitable alternative accommodation is ready for use.  Amongst the twelve listed in Flintshire are Saltney, Flint, Buckley and Holywell.

Resolved

That detail of the brief as outlined by the Clerk be recorded.

182.PENYMYNYDD WOODS – HOPE ROAD

The Clerk reminded members that Cllr S E Davies proposed that Gladstone’s Estate be requested to provide some form of bench seating along the above walkway.

Correspondence now received from W A Hall & Co. informs that they have consulted with their client, and regrettably the proposal will not be acceptable to Estate’s insurers on Health and Safety grounds.

Members expressed their disappointment with regard to the response.

Cllr S E Davies questioned who the grassed verges along the piece of walkway belong to; the Clerk suggested that it would be Flintshire County Council, as in fact the County Council does in fact cut the grassed verges.

Cllr S E Davies therefore suggested that a similar request be made to the Chief Highways officer.

Cllr S E davies also referred to the overgrown trees from the school to the Water Tower, and suggested that on Health and Safety grounds, Gladstone’s Estate be asked to cut back the offending branches.

Resolved

1. That the response from W A Hall and Co be noted.
2. That a similar application for permission to provide some form of seating be made to the Chief Highways Officer, Flinshire County Council.
3. That Mr W A Hall be asked to, along with his client, Gladstone’s Estate, on Health and Safety grounds, to trim back the offending trees that are overhanging the verge, from Penymynydd School to the Water Tower.

183.CONSULTATION ON LOCAL BY-LAWS (WALES) BILL

Members had been previously circulated with copy correspondence received from the National Assembly for Wales.

Cllr Mrs C Hinds suggested that the correspondence does in fact need some explaining.

Resolved

That the documentation received from the National Assembly for Wales be received.

184.FLINTSHIRE FAIR TRADE COALITION

Members had been previously circulated with a copy of the minutes of the AGM held on Tuesday the 22^nd November 2011.

Resolved

That receipt of the minutes be recorded.

185.BOUNDARIES REVIEW

This matter was agendad at the request of the Chairman, Cllr D Williams.

The Chairman, Cllr D Williams informed that he had mistaken this matter for correspondence previously received, with regard to polling stations, and their suitability.

He continued that the condition of the two polling stations in the Community Council area are suitable, with regard to the matter of boundaries; this can be looked at later in the year.

Resolved

That the above comments of the Chairman, Cllr D Williams be noted.

186.P.A.C.A. UPDATE

Cllr Mrs C Hinds informed that there is not a lot of information to be provided at the moment, mainly as a result of the holiday and one particular person being unwell.

Cllr Mrs Hinds continued that P.A.C.A. is awaiting Section 106 arrangements with regard to the White Lion application, and as to whether or not monies will be forthcoming for match funding.

The Chairman, Cllr D Williams questioned as to whether or not there are any arrangements for the new building at the Youths Club, Cllr Mrs C Hinds responded insomuch that the best way forward is being considered.

Resolved

That the details of the foregoing dialogue be noted.

187.POLICE RESPONSE TO ENFORCEMENT ON PENYMYNYDD ROAD, ACCESS ONLY

This matter was agendad in accordance with Minute No 158 of the December meeting, in the event of a response being received from Inspector Iwan Jones, North Wales Police, with regard to the motorist who was pardoned from the Magistrates Court.

The Clerk advised that he had not as yet received a response.

Resolved

That the matter be retained, pending a response from Inspector Iwan Jones.

188.ANNUAL RETURN TO THE 31^ST OF MARCH 2011

The Clerk advised that the Annual Return has now been received back from the External Auditor, UHY Hacker Young.

The auditor advises that he has now substantially completed his work on the Annual Return, and it is his intention to issue a qualified audit certificate and report with matters with which he wishes to draw to the attention of the Council.

The comments were that the Council did not formerly approve a Risk Assessment policy during the year, and wished to not that the Council must approve and publish the audited accounts for the 31^st December 2011.

He also wishes to draw to the Council’s attention that the minutes do not record the statutory powers under which donations are approved, and that there is no evidence that the Council records declarations of interest from members.

The Clerk assured members that he would address these points for the future, and with regard to declarations of member’s interest, that an item would be included on the agenda styled “Declarations of Members Interest - Members Code of Conduct”.

Resolved

That the foregoing information as provided by the Clerk and the comments of the External Auditor be recorded.

189.RISK ASSESSMENT AND FINANCIAL REGULATIONS

The Clerk advised that the Council is now required to approve, on an annual basis, a risk assessment, and financial regulations.

Members had been previously circulated with copy statements for adoption.

Resolved

That the risk assessment, and financial regulations be adopted for the year 2011 / 12.

190.FLINTSHIRE CHARTERED DRAFT ACTION PLAN, BETWEEN FLINTSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL AND TWON 7 COMMUNITY COUNCILS

Members had been previously circulated with a cop of the document.

With regard to planning, Cllr Mrs C Hinds suggested that before an application goes to the County Council’s Planning Committee, if the Community Council disagrees with the recommendations, then the Community Council should have the courtesy of the attendance of a Planning Officer to discuss the issue with the Community Council

Furthermore the Community Council should have the rights to request a site meeting.

Information should be supplied electronically as an additional option.

Resolved

That the foregoing recommendations of Cllr Mrs C Hinds be submitted to the Chief Executive from the Flinshire County Council

191. STREET LIGHTING GENERAL

Defective street lighting columns were reported, as follows: six on the Pen-y-ffordd by-pass, either side of its junction with the Wood Lane footpath, and one on Penymynydd Road.

Resolved

That the above be reported to the Flintshire County Council.

Note: The street lighting column on Penymynydd Road had been repaired earlier in the day.

192.NORTH WALES PLICE – INVITATION TO SOUTH FLINTSHIRE JOINT CONSULTATION MEETING.

Correspondence from Inspector Iwan Jones invited two members of the Council to attend the above meeting to be held at Mold Police Station, on Monday the 6^th February at 11 am.

Cllrs Mrs C Hinds and T W Jones volunteered to attend.

Resolved

That Cllrs Mrs D Hinds, and T W Jones be nominated to attend.

193.ALLOTMENTS

The Clerk referred to previous correspondence from William Hall & Co suggesting that the Community Council should enter into an agreement with his client, the Community Council responded by informing that is would be prepared to enter into an agreement, provided that the terms were suitable to the Community Council.

Correspondence from Mr Hall outlined how he would deal with the agreement, as follows:

1. Grant of planning consent.
2. Agreement of Deed of Surrender of the allotment land with the estates tenant of Primrose Cottage.
3. Draft tenancy agreement with the letting of the allotment site to the Pen-y-ffordd Community Council for which the Community Council would have to appoint a solicitor to act on its behalf.
4. Confirmation of rent and other terms to be incorporated into the proposed tenancy agreement, for which a further meeting would be necessary.

Cllr T W Jones questioned why the Community Council should have to appoint a solicitor when the terms of the agreement would be drawn up by the land agent, W Hall, and if the agreement was not to the approval of the Community Council, then the Community Council would not sign the document.

The Chairman, Cllr D Williams, who is involved with the Allotment Association, commented that as far as the Association is concerned there will be no charge to the Community Council.

Cllr C Bithell had no objections to appoint a solicitor, as long as the Allotment Association pays the fees.

The Chairman, Cllr D Williams informed that the Allotment Association have a bank account, they have appointed the necessary officers, contact has been made with a contractor to provide a car parking area, and the question has been put to Mr Hall, as to the rental charge.

Resolved

1. That Williams Hall & Co be asked why in their opinion, the Community Council needs to appoint a solicitor, when the agreement will be drawn up by themselves.
2. That an enquiry be made as to the annual leasing charge for the area of land required by the Allotment Association.

194.REFUSE COLLECTION

Cllr T W Jones questioned the County Councillors; whether or not they had received any comments from residents with regard to refuse collection.

The Chairman, Cllr D Williams and Cllr Mrs C Hinds informed that there had been certain comments, but in their opinion these were teething troubles.

195.MILLSTONE PLAY AREA – LAND TO THE REAR OF THE PLAY AREA.

The Chairman, Cllr D Williams informed that he had been asked the question as to whether or not the Community Council would consider a land swap, between the two area of land.

The response from members was an emphatic “NO”.

The Clerk suggested that any such request should have been put in writing to the Community Council.

Resolved

That the foregoing dialogue be noted.

196.CHAIRMAN’S MONTHLY REPORT

The Chairman, Cllr D Williams informed that he had not had the opportunity to provide a monthly report, this he would provide to the February meeting.

197.QUEENS DIAMOND JUBILEE – 4^TH OF JUNE 2012

The Clerk provided some further details of memorabilia for member’s consideration, in the form of coinage, and mugs.

It was agreed that the Sub Committee could consider suitable memorabilia and report back to the February meeting.

The Clerk advised that it would be necessary to place an order prior to the 1^st April.

Resolved

That Councillors Mrs E M Davies, Mrs C Hinds and Mrs L Vidamour along with the Clerk make a recommendation to the February / March meeting.

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Klaus interfering in Penyffordd ward matters?

County Cllr Klaus Armstrong Braun for Saltney  has been on site at the White Lion development at Penymynydd.
It appears last months emotional blubberings  in front of the panel adjudicating for The Welsh Ombudsman might have been crocodile in nature.

Business as usual for Klaus?

Newts stop White Lion Development

The ripping up of the hedges has been stopped.

I've got newts in my garden.

They're common newts as opposed to the protected great crested newts.

Adult newts only use water for courtship and breeding. The rest of the year they spend on dry land. ie. under hedges.

Penyffordd Cancer Sufferer's battle for recovery.

David Hilton, 18, from Penyffordd, was just seven when he was found to be living with a non-malignant tumour called a cholesteatoma in his ear canal.

read further Flintshire Leader

HSG1(51) New Housing Development White Lion, Penyffordd further

link http://www.flintshire.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/eb02a10049079ed191d7b72637365fd9/UDPproof_Week_07.pdf?MOD=AJPERES

Someone a couple of feet away from me queries why a certain Mr and Mrs Hewitt could raise objections to the White Lion development whilst selling land for 224 houses down the road at Wood Lane Farm.

Perhaps it might help if  I re read the document..............................

Development now passed, work has started. Anyone for a £400k house next to a busy main road?
How many tens of thousands of vehicles a day is that?
Traffic noise guaranteed in every garden.


I understand the village scribe Nigel is in the market. No need for the car to walk the dog in Penymynydd woods.

Very near the proposed Penyffordd allotments as well.

Naturally the miniscule affordable housing is nearest the main road.

There is to be noise mitigation. That's 6 foot high wooden fences to you and me.

I can also see White Lion estate being a rat run for Well House, Green Park and Tate estates each morning and evening.

keyword:  Redrow

Why can't Penyffordd be designated a quiet area?

We have a bypass. There is no need for us to be a short cut between trunk roads.

 Time for Penyffordd councillors to get passed the planting daffodils syndrome. After all environment means much more than just planting daffodils does it not?

Do any Penyffordd councillors have the vision?
Or are they all happy for Penyffordd to be a large short cut?

Quiet areas are going to happen in South Wales.
None for North Wales.
More of the usual north / south divide?

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The Environmental Noise Directive requires the Government to take action to preserve environmental noise quality where it is deemed to be good.

read more Walesonline.

Romans to march through Penyffordd?

Given that Penyffordd never existed at the time of the Roman conquest of the British Isles this would be quite a feat. However if Paul Harston's vision sees the light of day Penyffordd may yet see Roman soldiers marching through the streets.

All is revealed in The Flintshire Chronicle.

Link Roman Tours

keywords: gladiators, lions, councillors

White Lion Development

and off we go. The ink on the planning permission not yet dry. The clearance people are in ripping the hedges up.

3% Rate Rise for Flintshire

Read more about Welsh rate rises on Walesonline.

Gosafe - Thank you

for your attendance this lunch time. Flintshire communities including Penyffordd deserve not to have traffic hammering through.

Thank you to who ever made it so.

ps. They're still hammering through in the morning at rush hour.

North Wales Police plan 4% hike in precept

in The Daily Post 

The Cuckoo starts to return spring is on its way

I am not the only one whose spirits have flagged this last week with the cold and gloom. Michael McCarthy writes about Chris, Clement, Kasper, Lyster and Martin who have started their return to the British Isles. The above are the names given to five cuckoos fitted with tracking devices. The mystery of where cuckoo's go in Winter finally solved.

Link The Independent

Also it is possible to track the progress of each cuckoo here.
http://www.bto.org/science/migration/tracking-studies/cuckoo-tracking

The cuckoos also have one of those blasted blogs that Penyffordd cllrs wish had never been invented.

No news day

Everything's covered with ice except the road.

I have a garden project that requires finishing before March
So frost bite fingers this morning.

Still, council minutes out this coming week.

Penyffordd Community Council met last night

The new Penyffordd allotment was on the menu. Some one has put a spanner in the works last minute. Perhaps this has now been sorted.

Darts News

CLWYD County Darts team entertain Merseyside in the British Inter Counties Championship Division Four at Penyffordd Royal British Legion on Saturday.

Read further in The Flintshire Chronicle

Bernie says its all right

The Welsh Ambulance Service visited Connah’s Quay Town Council to discuss the changes which will see buildings in Flint, Holywell, Mold and Queensferry close – and a central hub in Dobshill opening in September or October.

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Cllr Bernie Attridge of Connah's Quay said: “These are very exciting plans. From my point of view it is common sense. The residents I speak to are always full of praise for the paramedics and I would like to pass that on.”

Link  Flintshire Chronicle

As previously mentioned the suburb of Upton in Chester has been reduced to a cacophony of emergency sirens every half hour with emergency vehicles leaving the Countess. Will Dobshill get the same noisy treatment?

White Lion Rat run ?

When White Lion is built I feel it will become a major short cut for Well House estate etc traffic wishing to get out the village each morning.

There is traffic calming planned for the development this will however not make the short cut unattractive.

I don't have to use Penyffordd Bypass first thing in the morning but there have been incidences in the past where traffic has been backed up from Penymynydd roundabout back to the railway station roundabout. This is partly due to the poor specification of Penymynydd roundabout.

Best to knock Tom's house down and build a larger roundabout with two entrances to the roundabout  at each road............................... :)

White Lion Development

In the Leader there is an announcement that the White Lion development has gone ahead. Quote from Cllr Chris Bithell. ( Mold county cllr)

"The affordable housing is 6% as opposed to the county guide lines of 30%"

Glyn Jones Head of Planning says it averages out for the village when joined together with the Wood Lane development.

Penyffordd Panto 2012

Clive Weed starring as the Dame in Little Red Riding Hood last week.

Link Pen-y-ffordd and Penymynydd War Memorial Institute

Penyffordd Virtual Village - It may take a little time to load

To View Full Size Map click here


Here is a project I started in 2007 that requires updating with such items as the two major housing developments. It also requires a place on the front page.

Cllr Colin Bithell

I am informed that Colin's wife Faith has suddenly died. I am very thankful for the phone call. Current text will be edited out as a sign of respect. Condolences to Colin, family and friends.

keyword: death

A Conduct Quiz for Penyffordd Councillors ( and anyone else)

As mentioned previously Penyffordd councillors are to get much needed training on how to be a councillor by Flintshire Council Legal and Democratic Services.

http://penyffordd-district.blogspot.com/2012/01/penyffordd-councillor-training.html

So the question is :-

Each year Penyffordd Community Council hand out part our rates in the form of grants to local organisations. This last year Cllr Tom Jones recommended a certain organisation who previously enjoyed the same level of support as other adult organisations be excluded for the grants without explaining why to any councillor, chairman or clerk. ( Was Nigel phoned up by Tom to say how the hatchet job would be carried out? )

It would be fair to say that Cllr Tom Jones as political leader of Penyffordd Community Council used his position to bully other councillors in following his vindictiveness. ( some councillors of course would not need bullying but were shall we say "enthusiasts".

After the meeting I sought out Nigel Jones the clerk to the council to ask if any councillor had raised the apparent unfairness of this decision. Nigel assured me no councillor had raised any objection to the unfairness of decision. ( all the dirty work by councillors is done over the phone before the meeting)

Below are a list of conducts for councillors. The question is do the panel think that and rules of conduct have been broken? Just pretend you're The Ombudsman for Wales for 5 minutes.


The Penyffordd Conduct Quiz
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• behaving in a way that negatively affects their authority’s reputation;

• using their position unfairly to gain an advantage for themselves or someone else – or to do someone else down;

• improper use of their authority’s resources;

• failing to declare an interest;

• bullying behaviour;

• failing to treat everybody equally; and

• revealing confidential information about individuals without good reason.

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I'll give my answers shortly.

Penyffordd Railway Station

Courtesy of Howell ( J H) Hughes of Penyffordd.

Howell is 88 years old and still fully active. He has lived in Penyffordd all his life. His grandfather was the late J P Griffiths who died in 1939 and was for many years the local reporter for the Chester Chronicle.

The Millstone

Are they giving out free beer?
The place rocking again Sunday lunch time

Fake Gatso Speed Cameras (apols its a rant as well)

It's been suggested by a couple of commentators that I look at fake gatso's to slow traffic down.

Link http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-16796692

Note the grudging acceptance of the authorities. We will do little to slow the traffic down and we are not keen on you trying anything either.  -  (Sick Britain)

I have the skills thanks to Hawker Siddeley and Airbus to make a like for like copy of a gatso. I have the facilities here and elsewhere to manufacture one. A friend has a full workshop and a plasma cutter that I'm dying to have a go of. The fluorescent paint I'm sure can be found.

The effort involved would come to nought as some local would destroy it.

There's a certain attitude by a minority in the village who don't like going slow in the village. Call it the " Jeremy Clarkson effect " It's prevalent over the country.

When I stood up the road with CBM Chris Pullen with his speed camera four years ago someone stopped and asked him why he was wasting police time slowing down cars.

There's an element who go in Cllr David Wiliams local who complain to him about me because I stand up for Chester Rd residents, OAP's and children. They want to hammer through Chester Rd every morning.

Bizarrely we have a driving instructor who has complained to David about me complaining about speeding on our major route to school.

If he was brave enough to tell me, I'd try my best to get him struck off !

I'm just putting the car away this afternoon, someone goes past in a car with pink wheels pointing to the side of his head insinuating I have screws missing.

I've had my car damaged twice. The damage was aimed at me no other cars were involved. It's parked inside the now with cctv recording.

Penyffordd Community Council asked CBM Chris Pullen if "something could be done about me" Chris to his credit said I had a democratic right to complain.

So they then wrote to the Flintshire County Council head of legal services to ask them what could be done about me.

Then there was the secret council meeting to see what could me done about me. Dennis Parry ( ex county council leader) came along to the meeting so they had to cancel it.

I am forbidden by a father to talk to his son who lives up the road. This lad used to cycle straight into the main road without looking. CBM Chris Pullen saw him doing it too. Me talking to this lad ended up in accusations of me by his father.
He stopped short of calling me a pedo. He had been well wound up.

A sick cllr winding this parent up? He had my phone number which is ex directory.
Makes one wonder.

Then there was the local CBM telling Penyffordd Community Council that in 2008 5% of traffic in Chester Rd was breaking the speed limit. This had been fed to him by someone at Shire Hall. The real figure was 34%.
The community council would have much preferred the 5% figure. Did they complain about the misinformation? What do you think ? ( A sick council )

Oh I forgot, anonymous disturbing phone calls at night threatening violence to my wife.
BT a waste of space.

My wife received a blackmail letter before the last local elections in 2008. Warning her not to stand as a community cllr or else information would be made public. Who stands to gain from Lisa not standing?
Standing Penyffordd councillors of course.
I still have the black mail note. NWP and the returning officer refused to do anything about it.

Do you see any trend in the above goings on?

Anyway the good news is that Chester Rd is 5th on the list for traffic calming  by Flintshire County Council. I intend to make sure any Cllr Tom Jones sabotage is fully documented. Local county bosses will be made fully aware of Cllr Tom Jones foot dragging before our turn.

Time for county councillors David Williams and Cindy Hinds to step up to the plate to help Chester Rd and Penyffordd to become fit to live in for OAP's , children and residents rather than a race track for Airbus, Broughton Retail traffic and HGV.


If Penyffordd Community Council ( Tom's gang ) drag their feet future generations will be able to read about it here. I'm currently writing Penyffordd history.

Apparently

For every £1 the Coalition saves, the Bank of England spends £32.50 saving the banks.
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Just so you know what's going on.

The excellent Slog

Poll says voters give a big NO to Welsh Independence

on WalesOnline.

Surprise of the Week

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-36840152.html

The late Ian Darlington's house with granny flat on Hawarden Rd is currently 275 K.

Cllr Arnold Woolley- Flintshire Council Leader - Friend of Chester Rd

The commentator in the previous post reminds me that it is time I should pay homage to our council leader. This will not go down well with Labour or our crony councillors but the facts are these.

1. Cllr Woolley has paid attention to what has been happening in Chester Rd.

2. I have had the pleasure of his company at 7.45am on a weekday morning with his wife Paula doing speed checks on Chester Rd. A councillor from another ward paying attention to the daily abuse of Chester Rd by the hoards of traffic.
Yes unbelievable.

3. I have received regular emails encouraging me to continue to stick up for Chester Rd.

4. Lisa my wife and I have been to Shire Hall to his office to try and extract FOI traffic data  requests from Highways. He spent an hour with us even though he must have 101 other things to do on any working day.

5. Chester Rd has made it to the qualifying list for traffic calming. It is hoped this will become a reality

A55 Warren bank exits which affect Chester Rd daily was a Labour led WAG exercise planned with a Labour led Flintshire County Council whilst Cllrs Tom Jones ( Independent) sat on his hands.

Who says political groups can't work together !

I hope Chester Rd gets the justice it deserves.

Cllr David Williams one of our county councillors was last time I looked a member of Cllr Arnold Woolley's Independent group on Flintshire County Council

postscript.

In April 2007 Chester Rd had over 2000 vehicles breaking the 30 mph speed limit daily. No Penyffordd cllr has shown any interest in this data which is held by Flintshire County Council.

Klaus Further

Penyffordd has had enough of Klaus as well as many other Flintshire county councillors. An area of the village that was plagued by anti social behaviour was cured when a gate which opened was put across a public foot path. Total cost £1000 to the resident next to the footpath. Money well spent no harm done.

Along comes Klaus ( someone must have told him). The gate has got to come down. A meeting with Cllr David Williams gets no where. This is no criticism of David. Shall we be polite and say David's blood pressure was raised somewhat. Outcome : the gate came down.

Here is the excellent County Cllr Carolyn Thomas of Treuddyn having difficulties with Klaus
Link http://treuddyn.org.uk/introducing-councillor-eng-klaus-armstrong-braun/

Alison Halford provides the best analysis of the recent proceedings here.
Link  http://www.alisonhalford.co.uk/2012/01/a-view-from-both-ends-of-the-telescope/  ( its half way down the page)

Saltney of course have had 4 horrible years of Klaus. The end result being the recent enquiry into his conduct.

Further link http://publicauthoritywatcher.blogspot.com/2012_01_01_archive.html

Klaus scraped through by 5 votes at the last county elections
Perhaps Cllr Bernie Attridge who gets in uncontested can pop down to Saltney and do a bit of canvassing for who ever stands against Klaus if he stands?

Bernie could become a county hero overnight. Eternally thanked by cllrs of all persuasions.

Link http://www.flintshire.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/bea7ef804d3d17d788a3fcbf677537a5/Flintshire+County+Council+Elections+1+May+2008.pdf?MOD=AJPERES


Will Klaus change? Those who have had dealings with Klaus will be amazed that he was reduced to a blubbering wreck at the enquiry. Perhaps Klaus could see his reason for existence going down the plug hole.

 Cllrs who will stand up when awkward questions need to be asked are essential ( we won't mention Penyffordd wine circle) Klaus over steps the mark though.

Perhaps there's a job for him being a storm trooper for the Ramblers Association. There's a lot of public footpaths and stiles that have been blocked or removed in Flintshire. I know a dozen to get him started. There's a women I know who has turned a footpath into a garden and a horse run with electrified fences in Llanfynydd .............

Dangerous Dogs

The Pit Bull Terrier with friends.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/gallery/2012/feb/03/unlikely-animal-friendships-in-pictures#/?picture=385447494&index=0

Who wants to live near me?

Each day you can be greeted by the happy smiling faces of Colin lolipop and me.
Traffic calming soon to be introduced unless

Oh forgot the property. A well modernised bungalow up to full spec with a large garage overlooking the countryside out back. The bungalow looks out over my pile.

The agent is Cavendish Ikin. You know how it is when a neighbour puts their house up for sale. You've just got to ask how much haven't you !
It's only had the sign put up today. Can't see it on Rightmove yet.

I'll have my walls painted by the time its sold ....................honest.

As someone who has lived here for 30 years I could mention all the plus and minus points but maybe not............................

Pen-y-ffordd and Penymynydd War Memorial Institute website

Rumour has it that Clive Weed, Chairman of the Institute Committee is starring as the Dame in the panto.



Link http://www.penyfforddwmi.co.uk/

Our Leaders continue to lead from the front

A minister ( Chris Huhne)  allegedly tells blatant lies and has to resign.

A bank boss lines himself up with 8 million pounds of compensation.
He's had to drop one of the millions for now after protests !

A student loan boss gets his £180 K a year diverted to a private company
to allegedly avoid NI and Income Tax.

Top civil servants (16,000) have lined their pockets with billions of pension rights that didn't quite make it through parliament.

Pass the trough.

Politicians of the main parties continue to show they are not fit to govern.

The Weather

Is a little cold. Hawarden has recorded the lowest temperature in the country.

Cold fronts battling against not so cold fronts. They can't say properly whether it will be snow, sleet, black ice or rain.

A lovely picture of Hawarden Park in The Daily Post.

But if I look at the Met for Penyffordd weather its getting warmer by Sunday...................

Penyffordd schoolchildren celebrate Chinese new year

Headteacher Dawn Westaway said: “Each class has been studying a different country all year, and the reception children have been learning about China and Chinese culture.

Full story in The Flintshire Chronicle

Silly talk about Wales in The Guardian

A big joke in The Guardian. Wales supporting itself. The only way Wales can support itself is by taking the begging bowl to the EU. So our masters would be in Brussels instead of London and we would competing against the rest of Europe for crumbs from the table.

The EU by the way is on its way to bankruptcy if they don't sort them selves out.

It is a fact that Greek debts are that large they will never be repaid.

A commenter gets it just about right

Icarusty

Get real. I am Welsh born and bred - a significant percentage of us are on benefits, free school meals, there is a hugely disproportionate number working for the public sector - while Scotland MAY have a fighting chance with its oil, Wales is FULLY DEPENDENT on the Union. Prescription charges, hell even student fees are subsidised by England. This isn't about national pride but practicality - a huge proportion of Wales' citizens will not cope with having to fend for themselves.

Link Guardian

Speeding Update

ps. Gosafe. There are still loads of idiots hammering through the village at going to school time ( and Airbus shift time) ( as you know). There's a lot of motorists still not getting the message.
Can we have you back, same time, same place?

copied to Gosafe

Penyffordd Airspace

Penyffordd has had three of these flying over today on a few occasions. From full power low to formation. One presumes they were giving the N Wales coast around Harlech a rest. I think they are Hawks.

Alan Bevan, a friend from Hawarden was on a skiing holiday in Europe and got talking to a very fit looking crew cut American in the ski lift. It got around to where Alan lived. Alan said you won't know it really a place called Hawarden in N Wales.

It turned out the American knew Hawarden very well. He was a USA fighter pilot. It appears they have training dog fights with our chaps above N Wales.


Link Raf Valley

Penyffordd Community Council Meeting

Is it tonight or next Wednesday? These things are kept top secret. The council board outside the post office is unreadable just like Tom likes it.

Here's some questions for you.

Do you know where to send a letter to the Penyffordd Community Council?

Do you know where to send an email to Penyffordd Community Council?

Cllr Williams' email doesn't count as he throws them in the bin if he doesn't like you. ( me)

Answers in the comment section.

Penyffordd Mafia have their spies out

Tom wants to know who told me he was 85 years old

For the uninformed Penyffordd Mafia refers to Cllr Tom Jones' Independent Councillors. All you had to do was email me Tom and I would have told you. Doh! I forgot you hide your email from residents.


I've had two emails and someone told me in The Spar, Tom.

ps. If you're 86 before May you may still be a councillor when your 90 god forbid.

I think we could safely say then you're the oldest councillor in Wales or even the UK.

Perhaps a Guinness Book of Records job.

Speed Tales from Chester Rd

Yesterday when Gosafe were here a woman was going up the road at the 30 mph speed limit. Behind her was another woman who did not want to do the speed limit so she started to overtake, foot down to the floor. When she got level with the car she noticed the speed van and put her foot on the brakes. At the same time a vehicle was coming down in the hill.

So in the end she had to accelerate again braking the speed limit to get passed car she was over taking.

You may say Gosafe's fault.

Anyone overtaking up the hill risks a head on any way. She should loose her license for a few months. The irony being she will have most probably avoided a fine because of what she was doing and the way Gosafe setup the camera. I've been in the van for a full demo three years ago.

It is reckoned over 30 vehicles were caught yesterday

They are still hammering up the road today..........................

FWIW  I think a warning sign should be put up for two weeks before speed calming is undertaken saying this community no longer tolerates speeding. But there you go its not up to us.

If your children go to Castell Alun and enjoy Cricket

Perhaps you would consider signing this petition below started by our neighbouring county councillor for Hope ward Tim Newhouse.

Tim is campaigning for better facilities than those pictured above.

Link: Castell Alun Head Teacher: David Mountfort: Stop killing sport in Hope

Why should anyone pay for Penyffordd Wine Circle to sit around and drink wine?

Good question. This question has been asked twice in the comments section. This will be answered shortly in my position as a Penyffordd ratepayer.

Cllr Tom Jones OBE is 85 years old

Thank you to the residents who emailed me his age. So that will make him 89 years old if he gets through the next 4 years.

Time to go Tom. You had your chance to sort Chester Rd out but environment and safety on Chester Rd were of no concern to you and your cronies, Cllrs Colin Bithell. Linda Vidamour, Edwina and Stan Davies, Margaret Jones, Joe Bell and Jane Hopwood.

So be gone, not fit for purpose.

Gosafe on Chester Rd early morning

Thank you Gosafe. Can you attend again at this time? Some of the uncaring idiots will need a reminder.

Rush hour traffic has hammered through Chester Rd every morning since I pointed it out 5 years ago. We're not talking 5 or 10 here we're talking hundreds.

Perhaps at last the uncaring idiots will have to slow down. It's unfortunate that all those that were pressing cars in front didn't get done as well.

Every morning they just hammer past Colin the lolipop man

Thank you whoever has asked Gosafe to attend.

Do we have an election coming up?

Link Gosafe

Yobbery at Penyffordd Pharmacy

Some degenerate has hurled concrete slabs through both front windows. It happened in the early hours of Monday. Must have made hell of a bang !

Is Cllr Tom Jones OBE the oldest councillor in N Wales?

Tom wants to stand again for public office. What is his comment on the electoral sheet? " It gives me great pleasure to serve the community"
The following rider should be added however. "Only if you do what I say."

How old is Tom?


Please use comments to say.

Is he 80?

That would make him 84 at the end of the next term

Tom got paid off to be a county cllr. This was to make way for younger blood. It should have included community cllr as well. Although he would still have had his puppets in place.

Penyffordd councillor training

Flintshire County Council Legal and Democratic services are arranging induction training for Penyffordd councillors

Perhaps a waste of time before the coming elections. Most of Tom's gang need to stand down as not fit for purpose. eg.  Cllr Joe Bell.
What does Joe actually bring to the table?
Please feel free to use the comments section, its anonymous.

The training should include such foreign measures to Penyffordd Council as honesty, moral fibre and integrity.
Councillors who will stand up to point out wrong doing.

Those shabby vindictive Penyffordd Council Minutes in Full

Pen-y-Ffordd Community Council

Reports and resolutions of the meetings held on

Wednesday the 26th October 2011

G N I Jones

Clerk and Financial Officer

to the Council

Pen-y-Ffordd Community Council

The minutes of the proceedings of a special meeting of the Pen-y-Ffordd Community Council held in The War Memorial Institute on Wednesday the 26th October 2011

PRESENT

Cllr D Williams, Chairman of the Council (in the chair)

Cllr T W Jones OBE, Vice Chairman

Cllrs J W Bell, C Bithell, Mrs E M Davies, Mrs C Hinds, Mrs M D Jones, Mrs L Vidamour

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

Were received from Cllrs S E Davies, Mrs J Hopwood

IN ATTENDANCE

G N I Jones, Clerk to the Council

APPLICATIONS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

The clerk advised that the budget allocation is an amount of £3,200.00.

The list of applications numbered twenty-eight in total; there were three national organisations, Shelter Cymru, N S P C C and Age Concern North East Wales.

Three other organisations were Pontblyddyn Cricket Club, Flintshire Diabetes Voluntary Group and Nightingale House Hospice.

Members agreed to discard the national organisations, also the Flintshire Diabetes Voluntary Group. (Excepting Nightingale Hospice.)

With regards to Pontblyddyn Cricket Club quite a number of young people receive coaching at the club, they also play for the junior teams, and coaches from the Cricket Club coach in the three schools in the villages:  it was agreed to include this application. ( Our clerk is also a member )

Members considered to more favourably consider applications from organisations with a youthful flavour. ( excepting those certain Penyffordd Cllrs were members of )


The youthful flavour was put forward by Cllr Tom Jones. No one put forward the position that it is the older social groups who are shrinking out of existence. No one challenged Cllr Tom Jones who used this as a way of getting at the Wine Circle.

2. First Pen-y-ffordd Brownies - £200.00

3. Pen-y-ffordd Scout Group - £150.00

4. Pen-y-ffordd Beavers £150.00

5. Pen-y-ffordd Cub Pack - £150.00

6 Pen-y-ffordd Flower Club - £125.00

7. Pen-y-ffordd Youth Club - £200.00

8. War Memorial Bonfire Appeal - £200.00

9. Pen-y-ffordd Tennis Club - £200.00

10. Pen-y-ffordd Play Group - £200.00

11. Emanuel Church - £125.00

12 Pen-y-ffordd Wine Society - £25.00

Note:  The Vice Chairman, Cllr T W Jones, and Cllr C Bithell wished it to be recorded in the minutes that they had voted for this organisation to be excluded.

13. Red Lion Cricket Club - £125.00

14. Pen-y-ffordd Senior Football Club - £125.00

15. St John's the Baptist Church Pentrobin - £125.00

16. Trinity Chapel - £125.00

17. Pen-y-ffordd Junior Football Club - £200.00

18. Pen-y-ffordd and Penymynydd Toddlers Group - £200.00

19. Pen-y-ffordd Area Community Association - £200.00

20. Red Lion Strollers FC - £125.00

21. Pontblyddyn Cricket Club - £125.00

22. Nightingale House Hospice - £100.00.


End of minutes

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Why are they shabby? Because of the vindictiveness shown to Penyffordd Wine Circle which has been a social element of Penyffordd for over 20 years. It is not a drinking club. If drink was a factor then many of those on the list should have been excluded.


Cllr David Williams as Chairman should have challenged Cllr Jones and Bithell on why they wanted Penyffordd Wine Circle excluded.


Nigel as clerk should have also raised the unfairness of this decision.
Nigel as Village Clerk should hold a neutral position and advise councillors of unfairness. Ask them to explain themselves.


Why should councillors vote for their own groups? ie. Cllr David Williams and the Red Lion Strollers.


The whole system is corrupt. Cllrs Tom Jones and Colin Bithell show themselves to have no idea of fairness. They have used their positions to stick the boot in.


With such prejudice should they be allowed to be councillors. Klaus has nothing on these two nasty pieces of work.


I've asked Nigel what comments were made when Cllrs Jones and Bithell  advised for Penyffordd Wine Circle removal from the grant list.


No councillor made any comment. Why were their actions not challenged?


Where was the normal voluble Cllr Edwina Davies a former Wine Circle member on this. - SILENT - Shame on you Edwina. The village needs better than you as a councillor !


All scared of an 80 year old man, quite pathetic !


Perhaps Tom Jones' Independents should be renamed the Penyffordd Mafia.
They have all the morality of such organisations.

EU to take over Wales?

You may think this unlikely.
According to The Slog the EU have effectively taken over the money management of Greece.
If you have no money on a personal level or on a sovereign level you are basically knackered. You have no control if you do not control your money.

Perhaps you were under the misapprehension that the EU evolved for better trading links.

Links

The Slog

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/jan/27/david-cameron-eu-institutions-eurozone

Dissapointment for Flintshire County Councillors

Former Saltney mayor Klaus Armstrong-Braun will not be able to practise as a town councillor for four months, but will be able to continue his duties as a county councillor for Saltney Mold Junction.

"Among the incidents were his refusal to accept the advice of the town council clerk."

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Does scribe Nigel have powers as well as Cllr Tom Jones  ?

Full story Daily Post

Penyffordd Railway Station

Cllrs Tom Jones and Colin Bithell shoot themselves in the foot

Whilst Chairman Cllr David Williams looks on.

Still on the Tom and Colin theme. Wednesday night was Penyffordd Wine Circle night. I decided to let the society know about the dirty deeds of Penyffordd cllrs over their refusal to give a proper level of grant money as given to the three legged football club the Red Lion Strollers  ( prop Cllr David Williams).

I took along some photocopies of the council minutes. The girls weren't happy, voices were raised. Me, I said nothing.

Tom and Colin can expect a few votes less. Lisa says may be 18 plus family members.

As for Edwina an ex member selling her mates down the river?


Is Cllr Williams the new Penyffordd Machiavelli?

The Tom and Colin Way to deal with those blasted bloggers

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/01/27/iranian-bloggers-saeed-malekpour-and-vahid-asghari-to-be-executed_n_1236728.html?ref=uk

I also read mobile phone users in N Korea are to be classed as war criminals.
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/01/27/north-korea-to-punish-mobile-phone-users-as-war-criminals-during-kim-jong-il-mourning-period-_n_1236179.html?ref=uk

Is Cllr David Williams to be the " El Presidente" of Penyffordd? He's taking lessons off Tom.

Watch this space.

Penyffordd History

Thank you to Howell Hughes of Rhos Rd for this.
More photos coming soon.

On being a councillor

Of moral degeneracy, cowardice.
Of backwaters, wild bisons and spoiled brats.
All alleged of course excepting the wild bisons and backwaters.

Penyffordd should be a backwater we have a bypass..........................


KAB in the Daily Post and The Leader

Alison on Gypsy site applications and other matters

link Alison Halford

Penyffordd Diesel to double?

Lovely piece of kit. One of the American aircraft carriers in the Gulf. My dad used to fly off one of these in the second world war. I've sailed on Arab commercial shipping as a ship junior engineer. 

In fact I was employed by United Arab Shipping that used to get torpedoes through their ships during the Iran Iraq war by the Persians.

I'd left by that time fortunately.

USA and Europe have picked a strange time to pick a fight with Iran the third largest oil producer in the world with all their economies down the toilet.

Fuel is at high cost levels. USA and Europe have trillions of dollars, euros and pounds outstanding in derivative bets that are being hidden from the taxpayer.

Their economies are a parcel of lies held up by the main stream press.

Business is refusing to invest and rightly so.

We of course are going to pick up the tab through higher taxation. Call it green taxes call it what you like.

Higher fuel costs means more taxes. More money to pay down bank debt of which we were not a sharer of any possible profits, just the debts.

World wars are used to stimulate economies.

We can stand a doubling of diesel price in our household, a lot can't.

Link Telegraph

Weekend Food for Thought

Here is an article on the food, drugs, healthcare industries in USA. You may see the connections. One provides the other with lots of business. This is so to a lesser extent in this country.

"Mother Nature cannot be fooled for long. A sedentary lifestyle and a diet heavy with sugar, empty carbs, salt and unhealthy fats derived from factory-farm animals cannot sustain a human body selected for an omnivorous, active hunting-gathering lifestyle. Health is simply impossible when the body is destroyed by this sort of diet and inactive life."


The excellent Zerohedge which has a million readers a day.

Link Zerohedge

Flintshire County Council Traffic Calming Proposals

Good news for Chester Rd, Penyffordd. There is a qualifying points system using various metrics. Chester Rd is one of the sites that qualifies.

Chester Rd should qualify in any case due to the daily invasion by " shift workers", Broughton Retail Park customers and A55 Warren Bank traffic in my opinion.

This will be subject to available funding, Penyffordd Cllrs and other agencies.

Thank you to whoever made this so ! Most probably Penyffordd County Cllrs.

Kodak RIP

Kodak the inventor of the digital camera has filed for bankruptcy.


Link The Independent.

The Millstone rises from the ashes

Full and overflowing car park at lunch times on occasions. I am told the management also run the Shamrock pub Buckley. Well done.

For Penyffordd Allotment Holders

This is Alexandru from Romania, a lovely person, he works in a fruit research station in Cluj. Always willing to answer questions. Such is the beauty of the net. 
Why is he waving all those roots around? Gardeners might understand.

Alternative ways to multiply plants. Float hydroponics. Music as well if you are set up.

Zombie Councillors

Penyffordd has a councillor who has difficulty keeping up with events. The councillor will make comments on council items that were discussed 20 minutes previous, four items on....................

Penyffordd residents voted for this councillor 4 years ago. How were they to know. The above knowledge was hidden from them.

The councillor's function is to keep other able minded residents from the council table, nothing more.

Part of the sickness of Penyffordd Council.

Is it not time for potential councillors to undertake tests to show they have the skills to lead the village? That they have the physical stamina to be able to attend 12 council meetings and to show a willingness to help the community?

To have councillors who are individuals and not "yes people" for the head man?

Mr Davies' son Ian has died aged 42.

Apparently a heart attack brought on by a chest infection. Condolences to his family and dad Eric.

keyword: Chester Rd, Wrexham FC

http://www.redpassion.co.uk/forums/wrexham/83550-ian-davies-aka-minty-divo-rip.html

Adverts on this website

I have no say on what adverts appear. They are triggered by word content, ie. speeding. It would be fair to say there are some of which  I disapprove.

It is possible for me to attempt to control certain advert content. It is something however I am not currently familiar with. I will most probably end up blocking adverts that I do not wish to.

Penyffordd Wine Society

will be meeting a week on Wednesday. Glynne Smith, Head Gardener at Erddig will be giving a talk on Erddig's vast collection of fruit trees, walled garden and history. All are welcome to attend. Food is available. A small fee is charged.

It should be pointed out that every Penyffordd Cllr would prefer the wine circle to be dead and buried. (re last two meetings)

Neighbourly Deeds

A neighbour has washed his car with a pressurised cleaner spraying water everywhere. The neighbour has also cleaned another neighbour's car. The public pathway was soaking wet and is now sheet ice. Just right for those coming down to the pub and chinese.

Ice skating whilst under the influence take out in hand or maybe all over the deck.

Broken legs and sprains are a pain.

Anyone for telling said person they're on the blog? Some people inc cllrs are like that. Children risking their lives on Chester Rd comes second to getting revenge.

I could mention how some absent parent whose lad was cycling around the main road without paying attention, was wound up. Even our local CBM saw him at it.

Someone kindly gave the parent my phone number which is ex directory.
I got an ear full and a warning not to speak to him again.

This was a public service blog.

stop press: It's getting warmer !!

Parking in Penyffordd

Penyffordd has the services of a traffic warden for 9 hours per week. This is currently being used to stop motorists illegally using the top of Penymynydd Rd, Penymynydd as a short cut. ( Just as Chester Rd is legally used for Airbus and Broughton Retail Park) (and HGV for A55 Warren Bank).
NWP have or are going to wash their hands of such lowly matters as parking which is going to be taken over by Flintshire County Council.

Residents are between a rock and a hard place because planners didn't realise every house would want at least three parking places. Shotton is going to be a nightmare for car owning residents without drives.

Cllr Colin Bithell is unhappy with cars parking on the path in his cul de sac. Will the warden be booking offenders?

Will offenders including me be booked for parking outside my house which has a wide path and double yellow lines. I have this silly idea I am on the target list.
Mine's the big Mercedes tank, councillors!

Former CBM Chris Pullen would only book cars that stopped a double wide pram from traversing the path.

Early on in my speeding protest I had a visit from the excellent CBM Ian Millington asking me to move my car immediately. This would was after his report to the PCC meeting.

There is no suggestion that he was sent across to lean on me. There is no suggestion either that I am the only person who has ever been asked to move his car on the wide path outside my house.

Vehicles park outside my house every day and over night  breaking parking regulations. Just the odd idiot blocks the path.

Just a small example of community council power abuse.

This was when we had over 2000 cars a day breaking 30 mph on a major route to school and none of them wanted to know.

Time for change councillors? Will Penyffordd sheeple wake up?

Affordable Homes within Penyffordd - Cllr David Williams

David has had a battle on his hands over this. As far as I can see looking at council minutes he is the only councilor standing up for affordable homes in Penyffordd. Where is Labour Cllr Cindy Hinds on this? This is supposedly her natural territory.

David is to be congratulated for not letting this go. Other cllrs need to be reminded of when they first tried to buy a house.

Other cllrs in my opinion are out of touch. Or are they playing politics with an election approaching?

I'm surprised at Cllr Linda Vidamour she has grown up children. Perhaps she is under orders from Head Prefect Cllr Tom Jones.

North Wales Charity Ramblers Do

Penyffordd Pantomine 2012

Arrive Alive ( Gosafe)

Currently on duty. I thank you. So should the village.

Free Pole Dancing Lesson

Between Tuesday, January 17, and Sunday, January 29, Chester pole-dancing company Candy & Chrome, run by Amy Butterworth of Penyffordd.

in The Flintshire Chronicle.

Our neighbour village website ( Higher Kinnerton )

It's free David, gratis, it costs us the ratepayer nothing as Penyfforrd Community website should be.
When are we getting agendas and minutes online?

Link http://higherkinnerton.org.uk/Council/

http://higherkinnerton.org.uk/Council/road-safety/traffic-calming/

(password protected for some reason)

http://higherkinnerton.org.uk/Council/november-2011/

Police/Road Safety– Cllr. Howard Jones noted the positivity of the recent traffic calming meeting with FCC. The Clerk confirmed notes from the meeting would be made available to members with a summary to be included on the website. It was agreed the Clerk would write a further letter to Anthony Stanford (FCC), copied to Ian Wellwood and the Chief Executive, expressing members’ appreciation of all the work being undertaken in relation to the Traffic Calming Scheme.

Cllr. Howard-Jones confirmed enquiries were on-going with the police to determine a date for a Community Speed Watch.
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Further on speed cushion layout here
http://higherkinnerton.org.uk/Council/september-2011/
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Penyffordd Cllrs might wish to note the above points given FCC's current position with regards Chester Rd, Penyffordd.

With regards recent communication ( GP) between FCC highways and PCC.
Chester Rd continues to be been sold down the river IMHO.

Chester Rd speeding traffic

makes it to the Penyffordd Community Council meeting. I thank you. In a previous minuted item over a planning application Cllr David Williams raised the spectre of a vehicle every six minutes. Our rat run on Chester Rd David is in the region of 20 vehicles a minute.

Further re : communications between a certain highways officer and the council over 20 mph qualification. Higher Kinnerton are currently going through procedures to traffic calm their main road through the village.
What's the difference between Chester Rd Penyffordd and the main road Higher Kinnerton?

The only difference I can think of is the junior school is on the main road. Northop Hall has traffic calming too cllrs.

Becoming a Flintshire County Councillor

Link Flintshire County Councillor

Recent Penyffordd Property Sales

It would be fair to say there is a lull in sales. Perhaps Xmas or the criminal actions of government and banksters?

43 Min Y Ddol £280,000 Penyffordd, CH4 0EB 1st November 2011

link: ourproperty.com

Penyffordd Elections May 2012 - The Postal Vote

I've done an FOIE to find out how much the postal vote matters. Thank you Flintshire County Council.

In 2008 the postal vote was in before my electoral leaflet was printed. Postal votes are bad news for new candidates. In 2008 it was 18 % which is considerable.

http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/postal_votes_penyffordd_ward_200


The number of votes placed in FCC Elections Penyffordd Ward 2008
for county and community.

Penyffordd Electoral Division

Number of votes cast: - 1193

Penyffordd Community Council

Number of votes cast: - 1194

2.  The number of postal votes recorded in FCC Election Penyffordd
Ward 2008 for county and community

Penyffordd Electoral Division     219

Penyffordd Community Council    220

3. The number of postal votes placed in FCC elections 2008
for the whole of Flintshire - county and community.

FCC elections 2008 - 8571 postal votes.

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4. The closing date for postal votes for Flintshire Elections 2012 is
Wednesday 18 April 2012 – 5.00 pm.

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Further comment shortly

ps.  Cllrs the traffic is still hammering through the village.

First flowers of 2012

In the wood where we walk. Cyclamen I think they are called.

Cracks found in Airbus A380 wings

in The Daily Post.

It is a fact that all wings on commercial aircraft develop cracks. Airbus have a team of fitters and engineers on standby to fly out and deal with any that are beyond established safety limits. They're a bit like large aluminium elastoplast.

Not something the flying public needs to know about perhaps..........

224 houses equals gridlock?

The Wood Lane development is going to be 224 houses. John Yorke, Croes Atti, Flint Chief Protestor over proposed Croes Atti  rat runs says in The Leader that the county planners standard for new houses is 8 journeys a day per house.

So 224 x 8  =  1792 journeys a day.

Not sure how many houses are currently on the estate.
Shall we say 300 inc present and future building.

So 300 x 8 = 2400 journeys in and out of one entrance each day !
As designed using Flintshire Planning standards.

Lots of it will becoming along Chester Rd which has no policing and has turned into a defacto trunk road. Our cllrs sitting around like lemons whilst this happens.

How Penyffordd Cllrs (mad mullahs) would prefer that damn internet

Penyffordd Community Council have in the past asked for assistance from Flintshire County Council and North Wales Police to shut that me up.

They don't want to look at any data about speeding in Chester Rd so they can all say it's not happening.

They don't want council minutes and agendas on the net.
All but three hide their email addresses

I'm sure Penyffordd cllrs would wish for things like Iran are going to put in place.

Tom and Colin are truly the mad mullas of Penyffordd.

Meanwhile traffic still hammers through the village as it did in 2007 when they said "nothing to do with us". And thus it remains so.

Link  Guardian 

postscript: I am reliably informed that Cllr Colin Bithell does not have an email address. The very occasional conversation I have had with Colin suggested otherwise. He has said to me in open committee that he doesn't see why cllrs should hand out email addresses.

Things you don't do

Quiet in Penyffordd except for the wind and rain. Other parts of Wales can expect a month's rainfall today.

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Alligator plus assorted reptiles stolen
Shop worker Paul Williamson described the 5 foot Caiman alligator as "aggressive". A 7ft yellow anaconda, carpet pythons and some smaller snakes were also taken.

Link Guardian

Microsoft have lost their way

What a bunch of idiots. Comet supplied a recovery disk which 9 out of 10 windows users don't know how to create. So Microsoft are suing them. Plonkers !

Link Telegraph 

Storms have gone but they're coming back

61mph in Hawarden, Flintshire.

Link Daily Post

Alison goes to the Xmas Party

Also thoughts on police attending council meetings.

Link Alison Halford.