The Government goes mad

Environment boss wants to put carbon tax on driving, heating and holidays.

"Economist Ruth Lea, of Arbuthnot Banking Group, said: 'This is getting beyond a joke.
'This is all about the control of the individual - and you begin to wonder whether this is what the green agenda has always been about. It's Orwellian. This will be an enormous tax on business.'

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1226268/Environment-boss-wants-carbon-tax-driving-heating-holidays.html#ixzz0WLo5cBIr

Postscript: Paying for the banking crisis brought on by the banks.

Remembrance Sunday 2009

Lest we Forget

CBM Howie Williams with a chest full of medals discusses the route with the standard bearers.

Penyffordd Scouts

The Remembrance March attended by Cllr Cindy Hinds (Penyffordd Community Council Chairperson) Cllr David Williams, John Martin and wife, Decima and Tony Hodge and many others whose names I know not.

Bonfire Night 2009 Pictures

A very good turnout for the organisers the weather held, no rain. Many hundreds of villagers attended. Not as many explosions as in previous years, a little more gentle. The fireworks normally start with a loud explosion which leads to quite a few distressed children being led away. A good social success for the village, much money raised.

Bonfire Night Weather - Gates open 6.00 pm

Today:

Sunny intervals and showers this morning, although eastern parts of Powys may remain largely dry. This afternoon widespread heavy showers will spread east across all areas, the showers becoming squally with hail and thunder. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

Tonight:

Scattered showers, initially often heavy with possibly hail or thunder. Overnight the heavy showers will gradually become confined to the west coast, elsewhere showers will become lighter and less frequent. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

Courtesy of the The Met Office

keyword: fireworks 2009 Penyffordd

The Blogger in Chief

Guido Fawkes

Link The Guardian

An Open letter to the Association of British Drivers with regards 20 mph limits

To be written before Monday

Links
20mph - BBC NE Wales
http://www.abd.org.uk/

Chester Rd General Election Manifesto

cc The Independents and Conservatives

1. The banning of HGV's to the bypass.
2. A 20 mph zone for the village centre.
3. A road calming system that makes it impossible for traffic to speed.

Postscript. I've sent this to Mark Tami MP, perhaps wrong representative as
Wales looks after the above stuff, never mind!

Afghanistan - a quagmire with no end in sight

We got beat there 100 years ago.
The Russian's got sorted recently.
Now it's our turn again with the yanks.

Tomos Livingstone in The Western Mail

Gordon Brown touring the area

The Prime Minister is in North Wales. He has been interviewed by Kevin Hughes* editor of The Chronicle. Kevin looks serious, the PM looks on amphets, grinning.

The PM has also been to Airbus Broughton.

Is GB the architect of our downfall?

* I used to go to Kevin's pub when he had a quiz on a Sunday night. Can't get a letter in The Chronicle though, gave up 2 years ago never mind.

Link
Wales Online
The Chronicle Video

Lisa's Kitchen - Food for Thought

Indian Scrambled Egg

Hotdogs Lisa Style with root vegetables

Bananas and Custard dusted with chocolate

Traffic calming and speed limits for Chester Rd - WAG - An email to the Council Leader

cc Chief Constable Mark Polin

Dear Cllr Woolley,

Hope you are well. The Deputy First Minister and the Minister for the Economy and Transport, Ieuan Wyn Jones has announced that councils in Wales should review speed limits.

As Chester Rd, Penyffordd has over 1000+ speeders each day on a major route to school even though we have a bypass I hope that Flintshire County Council will prioritise our road for review.

I and others in Chester Rd find it very unfair that FCC consider Chester Rd to be still very much part of the county trunk road network.

One hopes that FCC will change it's transport strategies and put communities before transport where expensive bypasses have been provided.

Sincerely Colin Hughes

for Chester Rd Penyffordd.

ps One hopes Chief Constable Mark Polin will restore traffic policing as part of police duties in North Wales especially Chester Rd, Penyffordd

keywords: Cllr Tony Sharps

New Guidance on speed limits by WAG have been published

As yet are not available on the WAG website. So much for business at the speed of light.

"COUNCILS are being encouraged to review their speed limits in new guidance published by the Welsh Assembly Government today.

The guidance covers 20mph zones, speed limits on urban and rural roads and aims to ensure all limits are appropriate for their locations."

“WAG is committed to reducing road traffic collisions and injuries, and developing safer environments for all road users,”

Link Daily Post

keywords: Deputy First Minister and the Minister for the Economy and Transport, Ieuan Wyn Jones, 20 mph.

Will the dinosaurs on Penyffordd Community Council push for road calming in Chester Rd or will Flintshire County Council retain Chester Rd as a spare trunk road?

Penyffordd Bonfire Night

Saturday evening. Gates open 6.00 pm.
The case for public diplays over private celebrations. I always wonder what Roman Catholics feel about bonfire night.

Link Daily Post

Penyffordd Community Council Meeting November 2009

Tomorrow night Wednesday at 6.30 pm in the back room of The Institute. All are welcome to attend. Will speeding get discussed?

Still over a 1000 a day councillors.

Quote of the Day

“An unorganised mind environment is not for me I’m afraid.”

Chief Constable Mark Polin

The Ombudsman and me

Alison Halford's blog

Penyffordd looses George Formby Society

GFS made enquiries to Penyffordd Institute and were quoted twice the going rate. Penyffordd British Legion cancelled three bookings with 30 minutes notice. GFS are now happily ensconced in Connah's Quay Labour Club. They have a membership of 70. Penyffordd's loss.

Chief Constable Mark Polin goes walkabout

in Rhos on Sea

Links

The Daily Post

NE BBC Wales

Halloween

We managed to avoid it. Call me a stuffy old fool but I cannot see its point. It gives children a license for trouble. So the front gate was locked.

Link A S Wilson

Greetings to the new Chief Constable Mark Polin

Croeso y Cymru Chief Constable.

I'm sure you will enjoy your time in North Wales.


I hope you will consider the following issues.

1. That Neighbourhood Forums become more than a talking shop. ( speeding ignored in Penyffordd)

2. The Police Complaints System should become more than a mere sham.

3. Press Arrive Alive to show full traffic speed data to communities which they currently hide. This allows them to tell lies on their website. We have over a 1000 speeders a day, it has been as high as 2000.

4. Speeding in communities to be policed. ( there is no traffic policing in Chester Rd, Penyffordd)

5. North Wales Police website to show an accurate record. (speeding is currently left out for Chester Rd, Penyffordd).

6. That CBM's and Inspectors be made to communicate with complainants. ( I am currently being ignored)

7. The North Wales Police Forum be open to robust discussion. ( I am currently banned)

8. That North Wales Police will enforce vehicle exhaust decible levels.

9. That North Wales Police support an HGV ban for Penyffordd as we have a bypass.

10. That North Wales Police become an accountable authority to communities.

Diolch.