Man in court for killing teen by dangerous driving

Re crash last year at the end of Chester Rd to Broughton.

Link http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/sarah-jepson-man-court-killing-7309622

Penyffordd Summer Carnival 2014

The weather looks fine for everyone.

Back home

Intend to do a blog page on my stay in The Maelor which might interest some.
No internet for 12 days its been strange.

Normal Service to be resumed shortly

Due to an enforced NHS stay.  Colin is expected to be released this week.

Fancy That!

The Chinese is no longer accepting cheques due to cheques not being honoured. I remember Tony Fish having a sign up saying that asking for credit will be met with a smack in the mouth.
Also remember one saying we don't do credit and our Bank Manager has agreed not to sell chips.

Recent Penyffordd Property Sales

Sales recently added within 500m of CH4 0LS	Edit location
1, Bella Vista Hawarden Road £197,000 Penyffordd, CH4 0JH 21st March 2014

Sales recently added within 500m of CH4 0LJ	Edit location
1, Bella Vista Hawarden Road £197,000 Penyffordd, CH4 0JH 21st March 2014

Sales recently added within 500m of CH4 0HP	Edit location
1 Rhos Road £138,000 Penyffordd, CH4 0JR 14th March 2014

Danger Road Speed Limit to be cut

link http://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/134342/speed-limit-to-be-cut-on-death-crash-highway.aspx

Not sure whats going to be done about those who go around the blind bends three foot over the white line. Our family has nearly been taken out by a grandma and a fuel oil lorry in the past two years.

Penyffordd: Nigel Davies named as motorcycle crash victim

Link http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/penyffordd-crash-nigel-davies-named-7204871

Penyffordd crash: Two bikers killed, five in hospital after horror smash

The smash on the A5104 between Pontblyddyn and Penyffordd involved a car and six motorcycles.
links
 http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/penyffordd-crash-two-bikers-killed-7199763

http://www.wrexham.com/news/killed-injured-collision-penyffordd-44455.html

http://www.deeside.com/news/two-bikers-killed-collision-near-penyfford-five-others-injured/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-27657545

http://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/134246/two-die-in-horror-crash-on-flintshire-road.aspx

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/penyffordd-motorbike-crash-two-dead-7200070
(warning accident scene photo)

The crash was believed to have taken place on the Corwen Road section of the A5104, near the Capricorn Animal Rescue Centre.

Volunteers and members of the public at the centre were the first on the scene to help the victims of the accident, according to the organisation’s Facebook page.
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Tried to go through the above road this afternoon. Council had road blocked both ways.


Thoughts to affected families and those on hand who helped victims.

and another

Friday Night a day late

Listened to this circa 1972. Found a Swedish Aupair in The Tiv

A local community council website

http://www.broughtonandbrettoncommunitycouncil.gov.uk/BroughtonBretton-CC/planning__and__general_purposes-6517.aspx

Perhaps a few guide lines for Penyffordd

Penyffordd Post Office to get £3000 makeover

So says the Flintshire Chronicle last Thursday. This money is to help keep local services in the community. The money is provided by the Welsh Assembly Government.

EU Elections tomorrow

I read the newspapers daily, I'm politically aware. I have a voting slip. What I have no idea of  is who I might vote for.

Where are the election candidates?

They treat us like lemmings. The EU is a total control state affair. There is no democracy, no accountability.

So I'm not voting.

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It took me a while to find this.

It looks like the following are up for the soft jobs with loads of money.

http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/2015guide/wales-european-candidates-2014/

I've written to MEP's the return rate poor.

To Aberdaron

Not much happening on the Penyffordd front.

I'm 60 today. Should be feeling ok but I am not. Might have age related asthma or something worse..... Used to do a marathon in 3hrs 25. Now can't run 30 yds.
Anyway its to the doctors.
Not the one in Penyffordd. ( councillor joke)

Lifestyle changes have been made. Diuretics have been cut down.
That's alcohol, coffee, tea, caffeine drinks to you.
Earl Grey remains on board.

Water consumption has been increased. Filtered water that does not taste of chlorine such as that out of the tap.

Sugar is kept an eye on, dont usually touch confectionery.

Done the internet bit. Asthma, bronchitis, COPD, the big c, or perhaps an allergy to the dog, take your pick ! I see the Lung Foundation doesn't do "alternative therapy". They do however offer new lungs as one of the solutions when available.

I've had TB and Pleurisy. Pleurisy is bad.

Do milk growth hormones cause cancer? Just a  thought.
https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?source=search_app&gfe_rd=cr&ei=VxB9U_ebJ-3X8gfrlID4Bg#q=milk+growth+hormone+cancer

Milk has been cut down.

( Apparently the EU have banned the growth hormone.)

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Today we have been to Aberdaron on an impulse. Good weather, few holidaymakers, early in the season, no school children around, not the weekend.

Lisa informs me we have been to Bardsey Island (around the corner) on three one week yoga retreats. http://www.bardsey.org/

Bardsey was once a place of pilgrimage. Not sure now they managed, its far enough along the A55.
Went 1000hrs back 1600hrs in time for tea.

Aberdaron village a sunny paradise, friendly people.
Talked to a pleasant couple from Solihull.

link http://www.aberdaronlink.co.uk/about/aberdaron.html

Here's where Lisa's mobile has been, us too

Lots of infrastructure investment happening in Gwynedd. New walls, cycle paths like billiard tables, roads a pleasure to drive on. 

As compared to The Nant at Pontblyddyn that looks decidedly third world. I'm sure CT constantly badgers the council. Perhaps the Flintshire Head of Traffic and councillors (inc Big Bernie) should take a drive between Caernarvon and Nefyn. 

Quite an eye opener.

Congratulation to Cllr Edwina Davies on becoming the new Penyffordd Council Chair.

Edwina informs me that the blog is getting boring. Yes Edwina I agree.

Lets hope Edwina can kick the Penyffordd Council web team up the bum.
Edwina used to play football for the village team.

Agenda and Minutes in a prominent place please Edwina. (and all together)

Lets hope the new clerk will not want to be scribe to the worst council website in UK.

Penyffordd Community Council changes

In the Chronicle today I read Penyffordd is to have an increase of county councillors from two to three. This is because of the increase of residents with the new estates. To those who know they might exclaim "Well what has that to do with the community council?"

Well little I have to put something down.

There will also be boundary changes.

Other Flintshire wards have lost one or two county cllrs.

Is Tommy going for the Big 90 as a cllr !

Will he have enough groupies left alive to vote him as political leader of the village?

Let's hope not Tom, time to go !

World War 1 - Local People

Last Wine Circle, Dave Healey came along and gave an illuminating talk on the experiences of local people who signed up for World War 1. Not that there was much choice in the matter.

Dave brought along visual aids to help understanding of this tragic event.

Situated on the Penyffordd War Memorial Institute wall

On the tablet above top right is the name C Vincent Davies. 

Dave explained how soldiers were trained for war in this country. This of course gave no inkling of the horrors our men were to face. Letters written at the front were all read by an officer to make sure those at home had no idea of the carnage, nightmare and the despair experienced by those in battle.

C Vincent Davies who has relatives locally arrived at Gallipoli in Turkey

 and was killed the first day.

Dave Healey - Hope

Just down the lane............

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/higher-kinnerton-arrest-made-connection-7108495

and the reason why

http://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/133712/bail-for-man-arrested-after-alleged-shootings.aspx

A55 no go this evening

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/a55-ewloe-lorry-fire-causes-7099537

Tom Lawrence

Further details
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/manchester-united-tom-lawrences-former-7086851

Penyffordd lad's debut for Manchester United

Last night Manchester United played Hull City. Tom Lawrence of Penyffordd played his debut game for the first team. Tom has come up through the Manchester United football academy system.

http://www.manutd.com/en/players-and-staff/reserves/thomas-lawrence.aspx

It was a tradition under Sir Alex Ferguson that if there was little to play for in the final home game of the season he would blood some kids.

Manager Giggs followed the example, handing 20-year-old Welshman Tom Lawrence a chance in addition to Wilson, the Biddulph-born forward who has earned rave reviews for the reserve team this season.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27200334

Padeswood Road Accident

https://twitter.com/DailyPostGary/status/463360328588591105/photo/1

Full Story
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/padeswood-six-people-hurt-two-7074833

Looks like going to Mold from Tom Jones', Padeswood golf clubs on the left.

A55 Car Park at Dobshill this evening

Best to have a heads up when you get to Dobshill to join the A55. To see what's happening overhead. This was this evening.

https://twitter.com/DeesideDotCom/status/462292055561998339/photo/1

Penyffordd FC Manager Position

Robbie Salisbury
@salzo89
13 hours ago
@penyfforddfc: First team manager for Penyffordd FC. Applications to be in by 23/05/14. Please RETWEETpenyfforddfc.co.uk @wrexham




source wrexham.com

A55 Dobshill - Something to look out for

A car towing a caravan was caught driving the wrong way along the A55.

Police received numerous 999 calls around 12:30pm after the vehicles were spotted on the A55, near Dobshill, heading towards Chester on the westbound carriageway.

Link http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/a55-caravan-caught-being-driven-7042915

Comment:

You have to be trying to do this with a caravan

Could you run the village panto?

If so contact Mr J Roberts for details

on 01978 760-357

remove hyphen in the above number.

Friday Night again

Parking News finally finally

You may well think Sundays are relatively safe.
This is not a good idea to hold.
Worshippers have been sorted in Mold outside St Mary's Church

Penyffordd student to play Quidditch for Britain

Sam Davies of Penyffordd will brandish a broomstick during a world-wide Quidditch competition – a sport inspired by J.K Rowling’s wizard invention.

read further http://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/133091/penyffordd-student-to-play-quidditch-for-britain.aspx

Penyffordd Village Amenity Potential Developments

A meeting has been arranged by PACA with Officers from Flintshire County Council  for Wednesday 30th April in the Youth Club commencing at 6pm.

This meeting is to discuss plans for the potential redevelopment of the Old School site including the Scout Hut and shower/changing facilities to accompany the new football pitch on the Wimpey development.   It is hoped that all local organisations with an interest in this potential redevelopment will be able to send a representative to listen to the officers' suggestions and to put their own views forward to the officers. 

We very much hope that you will be able to attend along with any representatives from your organisation who also wish to attend.

Many thanks

The Committee

Penyffordd Area Community Association

Friday Night

Penyffordd History

Can you see Tom? On a serious note if anyone knows the names of any of the above please leave details in comments.

Gosafe in the locality

Yesterday afternoon between Penyffordd headquarters (Penymynydd roundabout) and Bannel Driving Range. The speed limit is 40 mph. You may wonder where the van could have been situated? Yes you may well wonder......
It wasn't outside Tom's house. It wasn't in the driving range entrance.

New Traffic Calming Proposals for Chester Rd

There are still those who break the 30 mph speed limit over the bumps.

Here's a solution.


http://video.ak.fbcdn.net/hvideo-ak-frc3/v/t42.1790-2/1956371_10202275222856161_614325818_n.mp4?oh=b9f5d95c793f9ae7e5df4e0bd2f58e49&oe=534EAF94&__gda__=1397690135_9f0b1017a2372e92dec5d71be61696c9

Many thanks to the contributor and the creator.

Marion Winter - Funeral

Final word on parking

Council officer out at 8.15am this morning in Penymynydd Rd and outside primary school.

White Lion Further Development 87 houses

Was this in the original planning application?
http://www.flintshire.gov.uk/en/Resident/Planning/Databases/Planning-Applications.aspx?a=EngPlanningAppPortletSearch&u=57903C1894636B4D80257CB500243C31

tx to Deeside.com for the heads up.

More on Warren Hall Business Park

Link http://www.deeside.com/planning-controversial-warren-hall-business-park-broughton-looks-set-to-go-ahead/

Further Parking News

Someone got booked at the bottom of Penymynydd Rd on double yellows on Saturday morning.
Looks like they have a roaming officer.
Seems the council mean business.

Warren Hall Business Park proposal - Filling in the green bits

Flintshire's march towards urban sprawl continues.

Looks like Warren Hall is back in favour at FCC, noise, dust and vibration assessments submitted 2nd April 2014. http://www.flintshire.gov.uk/en/Resident/Council-Apps/Planning-Applications.aspx?a=EngPlanningAppPortletSearch&u=2046FFBE9C98785680257CB2004AAFD6


As of this moment the above link is down.

Many thanks to Jonathan Sheppard of Deeside.com for the heads up.

Class

Two for the price of one

Friday night gets early

Fast Internet further update

Colin,

Today at 1.00, BT updated the website, and it says, Ferndale Close, Chester Road, etc, can get Fibre Optic.

I presume you can too now.

Graham

Parking News

Apparently someone has been handed a parking fine for parking outside my house on double yellows yesterday at 3pm.

Late last year Flintshire County Council took over responsibility for illegal parking from North Wales Police.

I think we will see more parking fines in the village. Pity I cant get people booked who block my gate.

Sorry to dissappoint the minority, the parking fine wasn't for me.

I've been through two speed radar traps in Pantymwyn last week on the same day.....

Wrexham Borough is also a major test to keep to all speed limits

Penyffordd Carnival 2014 stalls available

Democracy coming to a computer near you

No need to traipse all the way to County Hall to listen to a Flintshire County Council meeting. In future they can be watched on your computer.

Link http://www.flintshire.public-i.tv/core/

Meanwhile Penyffordd Community Council website continues to be a dog's breakfast

You click Agenda and Minutes and you get bugger all
http://penyfforddareacc.com/local-directory/education-child-care/schools/2013-01-23-02-11-31/62-council-politics/penyffordd-community-council/95-community-council-council-agenda-minutes.html

On any proper website agendas and minutes are all together instead of being all over the show.

The latest pronouncement on grants has no date attached to it.

Quite frankly an embarrassment to the village.  All for £400 and counting...............

The site must have been up for a year by now. This being Version 2.0

Friday Night Early

Ysgol Penyffordd Governor Election Revisited

Comments on a recent post worth a read

http://penyffordd-district.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/ysgol-penyffordd-elected-representatives.html

Penyffordd Fast Wok Promotion

https://www.facebook.com/fastwok

Internet Fibre Rollout Update

Fibre broadband appears to be available to order within parts of the village now. If you input your phone no into the following website it will tell you if its available https://www.btwholesale.com/includes/adsl/main.html




Many thanks to Anon

A chance to rid the village of lorries?

In a perfect run world lorries would use the bypass which was built especially for them.
Lorries would be banned from using the village except for access.

It would appear however our policy makers are far from perfect

A chance to make their way through the village impeded arises when the road is modified at the Chester / Hawarden Rd intersection.

The current hatched area should be built into a 2 foot high concrete block such as those protecting bridges on the A483. Signs at the entrance to village saying unsuitable for HGV's.

A start to stopping this daily abuse of our environment.

Inconsiderate Drivers continued.......

Or should I say inconsiderate people. Do you ever block someone's drive with your car then walk away some where?

Someone's done it to us twice in a week, blocking my car in the drive.

Longest period was 15 hours some years ago, had to call North Wales Police who got it sorted on a Sunday morning, well done!

I'm thinking of using wheel clamps ( carboot £10 )  and going for a two hour dog walk

Driving Gotchas

Apparently if you drive down Chester Rd to the Hawarden junction you can be undertook on the junction on the hatched lines near the Millstone.

Lets see the jokers try this when they put a 6 inch kerb there.
( The junction is going to be modified )

School Transportation Injustice

Whilst the majority of teenage school children go to Castell Alun, Hope on the school bus a minority are going to be forced to use Hawarden and Buckley Elfed schools. There will be no school. transport for them

The move is socially divisive for those involved and highly unfair.

Cllr Cindy Hinds is on the case. Flintshire County Council are being intransigent.

St John School Pelican Crossing Penymynydd Danger

Apparently drivers are going through on red lights endangering children and adults. Cllr Cindy Hinds has the authorities on the case.

What to do?

Video offenders, ban them for a year, put them in the local papers.

Will it happen? Don't hold your breath.

Source: Cllr Cindy Hinds Newsletter.

Ysgol Penyffordd Elected Representatives

Members of the new Ysgol Penyffordd who are also elected representatives.

Cllr Cindy Hinds
Cllr David Williams
Cllr Colin Bithell  (Penyffordd Community Council representative)

Tom was removed in a bloodless coup d'etat

If you wish to contact the school by email try ysgol_penyff_ordd@flintshire.gov.uk

* remove second underscore

Deeside.Com

Looks a bit politically slanted but loads of county council stuff

Link http://www.deeside.com/

Jonathan Sheppard's reply

Hi folks thanks for posting our link, much appreciated.

Interesting bit of feedback regarding politics.

The site Deeside.com aims to be as politically agnostic from a traditional perspective however, our politics is that of 'Digital' and how society now has a greater opportunity to open up democracy to citizens like never before.

The point of the platform is to give people of Deeside a platform to scrutinise local government, AM`s MP`s etc, but its not the sole focus

For reference Deeside.com is not a commercial platform and has zero funding from any party, council or commercial media organsation, our 'sister' site is Wrexham.com

The main aim is to grow a non commercial news platform relevant to Deeside, given that the media we have currently is beating a rather quick retreat,indeed Deeside and Flintshire may in the not to distant future be served by only one print title, the Daily Post.

The perception around 'political slant' is perhaps because Connah's Quay is a hub of Flintshire politics which in turn is dominated by
Labour, therefore it is relvenat to the people of that community, and whilst we have reached out to ALL parties, indeed even offered 'blogging' space on the site, to date only Mark Tami MP, Carl Sargaent AM and the council leadership have responded positively and we have developed a good relationship with them.

Anybody can contribute to the site, so feel free to get in touch, this months hot topics:

Investigation in pollution and pm2.5 levels, Deeside incinerator, Fracking, and Councillor attendance levels at meetings, freedom of information requests, and data analysis of local statistics, as well as the odd dog poo story

The Millstone continued

The other day I said there was a for sale sign up at The Millstone.

It is now no longer there.

The pub was / is owned by Punch Taverns who bought a lot of pubs for an awful lot of money. There has been much much negotiation between Punch Taverns and the debt holders over the way forward.

ie. To pay off the debt which is billions.

I seem to remember Punch Taverns wanting to pay off the debts with pubs.

Ok if you can knock them down to build on.......

Link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punch_Taverns

Chirk Carboot 2014

The King of Anglesey

Here holding forth on his throne is one of the main characters of the carboot all the way from Anglesey. Resplendent in his robes.
He's rather big in the Anglesey Masons hence the shades.

All who pass this stall are enlightened by his erudition and wit.

These two lads turned up 5.45am and were unable to command their normal space.
They don't go to bed on Saturday night.

Still on the small field but starting to get busy. The big field starts when the clocks go forward.

I came home with an impulse buy ( one of a few). An Open University Course in Chemistry.
A Science Foundation Course S102.
Chemicals, beakers, bunsen burner, scales, the lot.
All for £5
Arms were aching by the time we got back to the car.....

Contract lorries taking short cuts through the village

Not sure if its my imagination but the offending haulage company appear to be using the bypass instead of coming through the village.

For Sale - The Millstone Pub

Sad to see this happening. Life is very hard in many sections of the service industry.

Village Vacancy - Clerk to Penyffordd Council / Financial Officer

In the post office window is an advert for the above post. A knowledge of county council procedure and a head for figures essential.

What is perhaps less known is that the clerk should advise councillors with regards to their behavior, being vindictive, unfair, etc ( I've read the manual )

An ability to deal with dictators essential.

Which is pretty hard when council politics decide who to choose and who to retain.....


Forgot - Compensation circa £8500 + per year plus expenses.

Closing date 31st March

Recent Property Sales

2 Ffordd Haearn £267,500
Penyffordd, CH4 0JA 9th January 2014

29 Green Park £115,000
Penyffordd, CH4 0LY 20th December 2013

45 Poppy Field Drive £215,995
Penyffordd, CH4 0GE 25th October 2013

47 Poppy Field Drive £157,995
Penyffordd, CH4 0GE 18th October 2013


You can search all these sales totally free of charge by going to OurProperty.co.uk.

Lorries taking short cuts through the village

Currently we have about 50 20 ton lorry trips a day through Chester Rd.

That's on top of normal lorry traffic. We are also a major training route for HGV Lorry Schools which are legion.

We have a bypass that has been especially constructed for heavy through traffic.
Why are through HGV traffic not banned from the village?

Well Tom, why do you think its ok?

Part of the general community council sclerosis?

Lorries are an anathema to village environment, unwanted noise and danger. They also bugger up the roads, grids and drains.

postscript: For those who dont know Cllr Tom Jones is political leader of the village. He must be 87 years old.

He shouldn't have been allowed to have carried on this long. He was paid off from being a county cllr a 100 years ago.

I also think Tom is an honorary member of the Traffic Haulage Association.

postscript: Just to clear up what is below in comments. Anon made a comment. I have deleted it and reintroduced it after an edit due to libel issues.

Fibre Optic Rollout - What's happened

Someone asks. Good point.

The cable and boxes seem all in place.

Perhaps someone who knows might say.  Email tresmegistes@gmail.com

I notice BT people are working inc Sundays installing underground cable between Hope and Wrexham.

I personally don't need fibre at the moment as I rarely watch movies but I'm sure there will be something I need it for.

Perhaps its cheaper? ( joke)

Ieuan Morris, aged 5, from Penyffordd, attending his first rugby international at The Millennium Stadium

Link http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/gallery-kids-kits-wales-make-6756602

Cement Dust Monitoring Removed

Cllr Colin Bithell in The Leader

Link http://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/131467/padeswood-cement-firm-under-fire-for-closing-monitoring-station.aspx

Penyffordd Wine Circle met last Wednesday

Non Owen a herbalist from Ruthin gave an interesting talk on herbs used as medicine. Non did a digital slide show presentation with various herb samples on display. Samples were past around among members.

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

Next month Arwel from Gwynology of Mold will be doing a wine tasting. Last year's event was well attended and well received.
£6 a ticket for non members. A notice of the event will be posted in The Penyffordd Post Office window.

Eirlys Griffiths Funeral this coming 27th February

So Farewell Wrexham Island Green carparks

For some 10 years I have been using car parks in Wrexham. A few years back I got done £36 for parking in a car park that had been previously free.

Half the shops are empty the place looks like a bomb site.

Today the situation has changed and I no longer have to use Island Green extension car park again. So farewell no more car parking fees ever Capita !

A lesson for towns for car park charging?

Upcoming Funeral Mrs D Crossley

Penyffordd Institute AGM 2014

Going to Wrexham by car?

At the moment there are road works at Hope on the main road Penyffordd to Llay. Not nice at rush hour.

Weather Update

Stuff happening below in Wrexham
This is happening around here too
Wind gusts strong.
Trees are blowing down onto roads.

http://www.wrexham.com/news/live-weather-warnings-in-place-for-wrexham-area-40991.html

I've had a frost warning for tonight for 2 degrees C.

When are the locusts appearing...........

postscript 17.46

Trees blocking roads Kinnerton, Bretton and Hawarden
Garden City gridlocked due to Flintshire Bridge closure 17.51

Bidston to Wrexham line shut 19.07
That means us Penyffordd.

Tree blocking main rd to Llay at Sharps 17.30

Steve Bagnall Daily Post says winds now subsiding. 20.40

The bobbies say don't dial 999 unless there is danger to life.
101 for trees.

British Winter Weather 2014

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/weather/10633576/Floods-gales-and-snow-storm-lashed-Britain-in-pictures.html?frame=2819678

Penymynydd Rd road closure

No longer happening at the moment, signs taken away. Perhaps the wind.............

Penymynydd Rd closure update

It would appear I guess the wrong utility
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/travelnews/northeastwales/roads/planned

Penymynydd Road Penyffordd, both ways at Fammau View Drive

Flintshire - Water main work and temporary traffic lights on Penymynydd Road in Penyffordd near the Fammau View Drive junction.

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Many thanks Graham for the heads up.

Perhaps this work is to stop water running down the road instead of down the drains whenever we have a downpour.

There is a ditch under Penymynydd Rd that runs under the path next to the Institute. It runs under Chester Rd down the farm lane then reappears next to the foot path in the field.

I saw a kingfisher along this stream last winter.

postscript: Or perhaps not, reading the bit between the lines

The Weather

Largest snow flakes I've ever seen, two inches in diameter.

Here's Wrexham snow pictures below.
Jack knife lorry and abandoned cars on Wrexham bypass.

http://www.wrexham.com/news/snow-wrexham-40868.html

Someone says turning to rain at 11.30 am

Why is Penymynydd Rd closed?

Someone asks.

Good question.

The signs have been against the hedge since last Friday.

The road works on Hawarden Rd this last week were related to BT.

I think these roadworks will also be related to BT. The role out of Fibre within the village. Anyone with any info please use comments.

Renewable energy

Nothing much happening in Penyffordd except the weather.

I say that but the Penyffordd Panto is happening this weekend.

Large wind turbines that stand out like a sore thumb in our green countryside are mere tokenism and expensive tokenism at that which we are paying for in our energy bills.

Here's a different more pleasing route

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/colwyn-bay-bid-create-tidal-6685600

Penyffordd Cinema gets closer

http://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/130671/-coup-as-work-begins-on-new-cinema-complex-in-broughton.aspx

That eyesore over the hill

If you go up Chester Rd towards Broughton you will come across a derelict farm on the right at the cross roads junction. The current owner wishes to knock it down and build a new farmhouse. According to the Community Council agenda at the Post Office ( not sure if its on their web site)  Flintshire County Council are not going to let the above happen.

Houses sold in Penyffordd district

1, Green Park, CH4 0LY £125,000 28 Nov 2013 2 bed semi-D

131, Penymynydd Road, CH4 0LG £150,000 15 Nov 2013 3 bed semi-D

135, Penymynydd Road, CH4 0LG £154,000 29 Nov 2013 3 bed semi-D 

29, West View, CH4 0HR £160,000 05 Dec 2013 2 bed detached 

12, West View, CH4 0HR £275,000 06 Dec 2013 4 bed detached 

From all of us here at Mouseprice.com

Penyffordd Weather

Tomorrow is going to be slightly cold.

Spare a thought for those in Yakutsk.
3 hours of daylight and 40 degrees below.

Link http://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/weather/10604877/Yakutsk-in-Russia-the-coldest-city-on-earth-in-pictures.html

Penyffordd's Resident Family Tree Expert

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/local-news/ask-expert-clwyd-family-history-6637370

As one gets older I suppose its natural to ask who one's relatives of the past were. Some families live local lives whilst others spread the globe. I'd done a little asking around but got very stuck on my father's side backwards.

Last December I had a surprise email asking me if I was so and so and was my father named Derek , David.

This has led to an opening up of the family history that goes back to the 1850's. This journey made possible by a distant relative has been very enlightening. A few photos with no names attached now have meaning. Including the one below. This is a photo of my grandad, grandmother, grandmother's sister, my dad and his brother.

keywords: Clwyd Family History Society

Link http://www.clwydfhs.org.uk/

Buying a new house in Penyffordd?

Or elsewhere for that matter.

There is a new wheeze to extract yet more money from you.

You pay your rates and for many of us that's it. Not if you buy a new house on a new estate though. There are management or service fees. These fees are open ended. 

In the article that follows you will be told that residents have control of the fees.
This is complete tosh !

Step forward Redrow and FCC

106 agreements are involved

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/local-news/ewloe-residents-claim-left-high-6554565

Is it Friday yet?

Recent House Sales Penyffordd District

9 Silver Birch Way
£210,000
Penyffordd, CH4 0GH
21st November 2013

Burdock,  Penymynydd Road
£192,995
Penymynydd, CH4 0LJ
26th July 2013


Bramble, Penymynydd Road
£192,995
Penymynydd, CH4 0LJ
26th July 2013


4 Park Lane
£187,000
Penyffordd, CH4 0HN
29th October 2013


3 Hope View
£130,000
Penyffordd, CH4 0HF
29th October 2013


OurProperty.co.uk

t: 0844 816 0025

e: brendan@ourproperty.co.uk

Penyffordd Household Energy Requirements

Household energy a good place for snake oil salesman to get involved with. Seems government agencies have joined in.

http://www.theguardian.com/money/2014/jan/18/energy-efficiency-savings-less-than-advertised-green-deal

Here's an example of what can happen with these high falluting condensing boilers.
This happened last year. 60,000 breakdowns in Yorkshire alone.
http://boilerszs.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/non-condensing-gas-boilers.html#more


Read further

Link http://www.carboncommentary.com/2013/12/10/3368

Penyffordd School Ratings

Primary School Ratings

Below is a national rating for Penyffordd Junior School. The school has recently amalgamated and is now called Ysgol Penyffordd . http://www.estyn.gov.uk/english/provider/6642270



http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/penyffordd-junior-school-6493191


Secondary School Ratings

The majority of Penyffordd youth go to Castell Alun in Hope

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/wales-school-ratings-castell-alun-6090630

Penyffordd Panto 2014

Cinderella

Click image to read

Flooding

has been the headline of the media this last few weeks.

It would appear that august body The EU are causing it.

Our Government and the WAG gold plating it
We're very good at gold plating stuff to do the country the maximum harm.
You would wonder who our civil service actually work for.

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jan/13/flooding-public-spending-britain-europe-policies-homes

Apparently we the UK advise countries around the world how to deal with flooding but ignore our own advice.
Control of course rears its ugly head.

Do what the EU wants or we stop your money.
Its called total control, the Common Agricultural Policy.

Penyffordd House Safety Review

Your fridge and freezer sit there so innocently. Do you put your washing machine, tumble dryer or dishwasher on then go out to work or go to bed? Perhaps you need to think again.

Although as a commenter says "what about fridge and freezer"

Link http://www.theguardian.com/money/2014/jan/11/kitchen-flames-domestic-appliances

Penyffordd train transport - Mark Tami MP asks questions in The House

Oral Answers to Questions - Wales: Transport Infrastructure (8 Jan 2014)

http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2014-01-08a.288.9&s=speaker%3A11267#g289.7

Mark Tami: When it comes to the Wrexham-Bidston line, the Secretary of
State is all talk and no action. When can we expect some action?

Future Viability of Penyffordd Bonfire Night

Is to be discussed next Penyffordd Community Council meeting.

ps. No current agenda and no minutes on council website in their right place ie. Agenda and Minutes.

On the plus side the return to former website photo work for website background a step in the right direction.

Wrexham Prison Town

Wrexham councillors  betray their own people.


http://www.wrexham.com/news/wrexhams-controversial-super-prison-gets-planning-approval-39952.html

The Penyffordd Annual Sea Dip

I joke

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/more-1000-swimmers-take-part-6459682

They are made of sterner stuff than me.

Happy New Year

A wet and warm (12 degrees) (8 degrees is what happened) start to the new year. Here's what happened in Wrexham last year.

http://www.wrexham.com/news/wrexhamcoms-favourite-13-stories-2013-39822.html