Is shut, no lights on. Not open at lunch time either. Another one bites the dust?
postscript: Apparently they have done a runner. The pub is owned by Punch Taverns.
They are in a bit of a mess as well.
Taking on a pub in the current climate is in my opinion kamakazi.
The outlook for the medium term depressed.
Unofficial - A Personal View
Thursday, September 08, 2011
The Institute - Situations vacant
Required -
Caretaker
A DIY background would help.
This position carries a remuneration.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Booking Clerk
A willingness to work with people essential regardless of their politics. You will be required to bring bookings register to each meeting. Co-operating with the Institute committee will also be helpful.
postscript: I live across the road and am available for the caretaker post, will also do booking clerk job as well.
Caretaker
A DIY background would help.
This position carries a remuneration.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Booking Clerk
A willingness to work with people essential regardless of their politics. You will be required to bring bookings register to each meeting. Co-operating with the Institute committee will also be helpful.
postscript: I live across the road and am available for the caretaker post, will also do booking clerk job as well.
Wednesday, September 07, 2011
Tuesday, September 06, 2011
The reality - Penyffordd Cllrs are scared of upsetting the speeding vote
The won't ask Flintshire County for speed data for Chester Rd.
They won't ask North Wales Police to traffic police Chester Rd.
They won't ask Gosafe to stop our speeding morning rat run.
Risking lives for votes next May
A letter from Chief Constable Mark Polin to the Flintshire Chronicle over last week's cover story " Secret Police"
Letter from Chief Constable to Flintshire Chronicle
01/09/2011
I was extremely disappointed by the sensational and misleading cover story – “Secret Police”, Flintshire Chronicle.
To say that 99% of crime is not revealed to the public is not just grossly inaccurate, it is misleading. North Wales Police is now more open and transparent than ever with up to date crime statistics readily available on the website. Information is also regularly disseminated at local council and public meetings, on Facebook, Twitter and through local newsletters.
The Force has never sought to suggest that crime is lower than it is and to suggest otherwise is to attack the integrity of an organisation, the members of which strive hard to tackle crime where it does occur rather than become embroiled in cosmetic and distracting debates about how figures should be interpreted or not. To the contrary, the crime statistics we regularly issue to the public are full, accurate and audited nationally. I can assure local people that North Wales, including Flintshire, remains a safe place to live, work and visit.
I understand that local newspapers are under extreme commercial pressure, given that residents may choose to get their news from the many other more reliable sources available, including the North Wales Police website, which has on average 100,000 hits a month.
However, the paper and the wider public need to understand that we are not a news agency and we will only issue news releases when there is a policing need to do so and not to assist the paper in boosting circulation figures and income.
The basis of the Chronicle article appears to be that the editorial team are not happy because they do not always get what they want from North Wales Police.
Their apparent frustration is mirrored by our own regular disappointment at the quality of some reports which seem bent on unnecessarily scaring and unsettling local communities. It therefore came as no surprise to us that this misleading, no doubt attention grabbing headline appeared on the front page when the more thoughtful and insightful piece about how the Force is coping with the budget cuts was consigned to page 14.
I would also ask them to consider that in many cases the issues we deal with involve human trauma and tragedy and our first concern is always for the victim and not the demands of a local newspaper.
I would suggest that the editorial team needs to take time to think about their approach and to appreciate that what they may consider to be of interest to the public may not, from a police operational point of view, be in the public interest.
My final suggestion is that rather than waiting to be spoon fed by North Wales Police, reporters could, if they so wished view local crime statistics at street level through Crimemapper, an electronic database which is regularly used by members of the public. The information that was obtained through a Freedom of Information request, requiring a member of staff to reply, was after all freely available by reference to the website and arguably in a more useful form to a member of the public who might be interested.
I would encourage your readers to explore Crimemapper as I believe it is an important tool in assisting our officers and communities to understand where crime is occurring and to tackle it.
Yours sincerely,
Chief Constable Mark Polin
* published with NWP permission
01/09/2011
I was extremely disappointed by the sensational and misleading cover story – “Secret Police”, Flintshire Chronicle.
To say that 99% of crime is not revealed to the public is not just grossly inaccurate, it is misleading. North Wales Police is now more open and transparent than ever with up to date crime statistics readily available on the website. Information is also regularly disseminated at local council and public meetings, on Facebook, Twitter and through local newsletters.
The Force has never sought to suggest that crime is lower than it is and to suggest otherwise is to attack the integrity of an organisation, the members of which strive hard to tackle crime where it does occur rather than become embroiled in cosmetic and distracting debates about how figures should be interpreted or not. To the contrary, the crime statistics we regularly issue to the public are full, accurate and audited nationally. I can assure local people that North Wales, including Flintshire, remains a safe place to live, work and visit.
I understand that local newspapers are under extreme commercial pressure, given that residents may choose to get their news from the many other more reliable sources available, including the North Wales Police website, which has on average 100,000 hits a month.
However, the paper and the wider public need to understand that we are not a news agency and we will only issue news releases when there is a policing need to do so and not to assist the paper in boosting circulation figures and income.
The basis of the Chronicle article appears to be that the editorial team are not happy because they do not always get what they want from North Wales Police.
Their apparent frustration is mirrored by our own regular disappointment at the quality of some reports which seem bent on unnecessarily scaring and unsettling local communities. It therefore came as no surprise to us that this misleading, no doubt attention grabbing headline appeared on the front page when the more thoughtful and insightful piece about how the Force is coping with the budget cuts was consigned to page 14.
I would also ask them to consider that in many cases the issues we deal with involve human trauma and tragedy and our first concern is always for the victim and not the demands of a local newspaper.
I would suggest that the editorial team needs to take time to think about their approach and to appreciate that what they may consider to be of interest to the public may not, from a police operational point of view, be in the public interest.
My final suggestion is that rather than waiting to be spoon fed by North Wales Police, reporters could, if they so wished view local crime statistics at street level through Crimemapper, an electronic database which is regularly used by members of the public. The information that was obtained through a Freedom of Information request, requiring a member of staff to reply, was after all freely available by reference to the website and arguably in a more useful form to a member of the public who might be interested.
I would encourage your readers to explore Crimemapper as I believe it is an important tool in assisting our officers and communities to understand where crime is occurring and to tackle it.
Yours sincerely,
Chief Constable Mark Polin
* published with NWP permission
Bannel Golf Driving Range
Bannel Golf Driving Range
Bannel House, Chester Rd, Penymynydd
Chester Cheshire CH4 0EN
Tel: 01244 544639
Open weekdays 10 am to 8 pm.
Sat and Sun 10am to 5 pm.
At the time of writing a small basket of balls is £2.50, large £4.50.
Golf Professional Tony Davies
Golf Lessons available
Direction Bannel Golf Driving Range
Bannel House, Chester Rd, Penymynydd
Chester Cheshire CH4 0EN
Tel: 01244 544639
Open weekdays 10 am to 8 pm.
Sat and Sun 10am to 5 pm.
At the time of writing a small basket of balls is £2.50, large £4.50.
Golf Professional Tony Davies
Golf Lessons available
Direction Bannel Golf Driving Range
Do we need to get someone killed councillors
before speeding on Chester Rd gets onto the council agenda?
Speeding in Dobshill is on Wednesdays agenda. Would it be because of the recent death of the girl cyclist?
Is there more speeding in Dobshill than Chester Rd? You have no idea have you.
All you have is lies from Gosafe and Flintshire Highways who even lie to North Wales Police over speeding levels in Chester Rd.
Cllr Cindy Hinds finds it very difficult in deed to say there is speeding in Chester Rd on her newsletter. Not sure what Cllr David Williams' newsletter says can never find one.
Five years on cllrs since I was informed by Clerk Nigel that speeding was nothing to do with Penyffordd Community Council and so it remains so. Traffic still hammers through the village every morning. What gives these drivers the right to speed through our community?
Your continued ignoring of speeding in Chester Rd shows you have little interest in the welfare of children, OAP's and residents environment.
You fail to press Gosafe or North Wales Police to take action. Most of you should be gone come the next local elections. Not fit for purpose.
Postscript: As Penyffordd cllrs you continue to shoot yourselves in the foot collectively. My account remains the only on line statement of what happens in Penyffordd. Your future relatives will wonder what you were all playing at. Having a bypass and allowing HGV and through traffic to hammer through the village when ever they want. All named and shamed.
Further postscript: An elderly lady in the post office says she nearly got run over earlier in the week.
Speeding in Dobshill is on Wednesdays agenda. Would it be because of the recent death of the girl cyclist?
Is there more speeding in Dobshill than Chester Rd? You have no idea have you.
All you have is lies from Gosafe and Flintshire Highways who even lie to North Wales Police over speeding levels in Chester Rd.
Cllr Cindy Hinds finds it very difficult in deed to say there is speeding in Chester Rd on her newsletter. Not sure what Cllr David Williams' newsletter says can never find one.
Five years on cllrs since I was informed by Clerk Nigel that speeding was nothing to do with Penyffordd Community Council and so it remains so. Traffic still hammers through the village every morning. What gives these drivers the right to speed through our community?
Your continued ignoring of speeding in Chester Rd shows you have little interest in the welfare of children, OAP's and residents environment.
You fail to press Gosafe or North Wales Police to take action. Most of you should be gone come the next local elections. Not fit for purpose.
Postscript: As Penyffordd cllrs you continue to shoot yourselves in the foot collectively. My account remains the only on line statement of what happens in Penyffordd. Your future relatives will wonder what you were all playing at. Having a bypass and allowing HGV and through traffic to hammer through the village when ever they want. All named and shamed.
Further postscript: An elderly lady in the post office says she nearly got run over earlier in the week.
Monday, September 05, 2011
Road safety measures
KEEPING children, pedestrians and others safe is a top priority for one council.
No not Penyffordd it's not even on the horizon. A previous attempt to slow traffic down by getting grant money was quietly dropped.
Speeders ignore our lollypop man everyday cllrs.
Penyffordd Council, no vision just a village that's a speedy short cut to everywhere.
It doesn't help having a philistine dept such as Flintshire Highways who are pro speeding and HGV in Penyffordd.
Denbighshire is due to submit an application for Safe Routes in Communities funding for the town.
Safer routes, what are those?
Link http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/2011/09/05/road-safety-measures-for-bodelwyddan-55578-29363209/
No not Penyffordd it's not even on the horizon. A previous attempt to slow traffic down by getting grant money was quietly dropped.
Speeders ignore our lollypop man everyday cllrs.
Penyffordd Council, no vision just a village that's a speedy short cut to everywhere.
It doesn't help having a philistine dept such as Flintshire Highways who are pro speeding and HGV in Penyffordd.
Denbighshire is due to submit an application for Safe Routes in Communities funding for the town.
Safer routes, what are those?
Link http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/2011/09/05/road-safety-measures-for-bodelwyddan-55578-29363209/
Back to school
Colin the lollypop is back on duty. Traffic increases, being more frenetic as children are ferried to school. It takes my wife 10 minutes longer waiting in vehicles queues to get into Chester during school term.
Saturday, September 03, 2011
Favourite Dish has a Health Warning
Apparently it's official. I only have one every now and again and it's from the Bengal Dynasty who use top quality ingredients. Once a week I have lunch at someone's house. The food tastes rubbish even though a lot of care is taken in preparation and variety. The reason why is that no salt is added to ingredients during the cooking stage. The salt is hidden away because hubby has heart issues and is on a low salt diet.
The chicken tikka masala sauce at the Bengal is divine.
Link http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinknews/8737535/Takeaway-meals-contain-entire-days-fat-or-salt-allowance.html
Bank of America - local employer - further
A couple of weeks ago BOA said its Chester credit card operation was up for sale.
Local politicians went through the " we are very concerned bit" but in reality they will be able to do nothing whatever BOA decides.
I'm a regular reader of The Slog. Below he covers BOA. It would be fair to say things are not looking very good. Some slight profanity, lots of financial stuff. Bottom line they are in big trouble.
Link http://hat4uk.wordpress.com/2011/09/03/crash-2-why-bank-of-america-looks-a-prime-candidate-for-failure/
The comment by DaninSpain at the bottom particularly grim.
postscript. I should add that John Slogs middle name for some is " doomster" lol
Local politicians went through the " we are very concerned bit" but in reality they will be able to do nothing whatever BOA decides.
I'm a regular reader of The Slog. Below he covers BOA. It would be fair to say things are not looking very good. Some slight profanity, lots of financial stuff. Bottom line they are in big trouble.
Link http://hat4uk.wordpress.com/2011/09/03/crash-2-why-bank-of-america-looks-a-prime-candidate-for-failure/
The comment by DaninSpain at the bottom particularly grim.
postscript. I should add that John Slogs middle name for some is " doomster" lol
Friday, September 02, 2011
Dog walkers should be more aware of cattle
Our bull terrier would love to chase cows. Perhaps its got something to do with the name of the breed...... Another fatality this week. The changeover to farmers breeding more continental breeds part of the issue.
We have just about given up walking in fields with cows in. The last time we got chased over a hill by 20 bullocks. They thought it was great fun as did the dogs.
Farmers have a duty of care to walkers. It can cost them dearly. Precedents have been successfully set in the law courts where injuries to walkers have happened.
Link The Telegraph
We have just about given up walking in fields with cows in. The last time we got chased over a hill by 20 bullocks. They thought it was great fun as did the dogs.
Farmers have a duty of care to walkers. It can cost them dearly. Precedents have been successfully set in the law courts where injuries to walkers have happened.
Link The Telegraph
Penyffordd Bypass accident further
Link
http://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/105802/family-speak-of-fears-for-their-horror-crash-son.aspx
According to Wxmgirl in the comments the car involved in the accident swerved to avoid another vehicle. This is the driver NWP want to interview.
http://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/105802/family-speak-of-fears-for-their-horror-crash-son.aspx
According to Wxmgirl in the comments the car involved in the accident swerved to avoid another vehicle. This is the driver NWP want to interview.
Thursday, September 01, 2011
Cllr Carol Ellis of Buckley - Welcome to the real world.
Buckley councillor Carol Ellis said she would be raising the issue at the town’s next police liaison meeting.
"I can’t see the reasoning behind (NWP) saying crime is lower than it is," she said.
"We are not being told the full story and it is totally wrong.
"People need encouragement to come forward and give information about crimes and the media can be used for that.
Taken from here
http://www.flintshirechronicle.co.uk/flintshire-news/featured-stories/2011/09/01/99-of-flintshire-crimes-not-revealed-to-public-51352-29338518/
The excuses by NWP pathetic. The corporate speak crap defending the indefensible makes you want to vomit.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hi Carol
Seems you've stumbled on something.
Shall I tell you a secret, promise not to tell.
North Wales Police and Flintshire Highways continually down play speeding ( which is a crime to communities) and accidents in Flintshire which are of epidemic proportions. Former Chief Constable Richard Brunstrom did an audit of Penyffordd when we had about 2000 vehicles a day breaking the speed limit on Chester Rd. He forgot to mention speeding in his 2 inch thick report which Penyffordd cllrs liked because speeding doesn't really exist.
Flintshire Highways and their Gosafe representative have speed data for Chester Rd Penyffordd for May 2007. It's been continually refused even when asked for on FOIE's. Ask Arnold Woolley.
It's so Penyffordd cllrs can say there is not much speeding.
Flintshire Highway officers told our bobby that speeding in 2008 was 5% a day over 30 mph when it was really 34%. Our bobby told Penyffordd cllrs who were really happy with the 5% so they could ignore speeding in Chester Rd. See Carol its me I'm mad making speeding up.
FACT. North Wales Police and Flintshire Highways continually down play speeding in Flintshire communities it makes their job easier. You will notice no roll out of 20 mpg zones in Flintshire that were promised. Why is that?
Sharpies all right he's got his speed bumps what about the rest of us who suffer daily?
Over the past 6 months you may have noticed NWP bragging about how lots of crime is falling. As you know their presence on the streets is ghost like yet they are apparently performing miracles. Car theft down plus many other crimes.
My theory is that its an unexpected side effect of our current ongoing depression. Nothing to do with the police.
The bottom line is that public servants are pretending to do their jobs. It's got to end.
postscript. Why does NWP need a head of corporate communications on over a £1000 per week plus silly pension rights. I thought NWP were in the business of crime prevention and detection. One supposes they are needed for media cover ups.
Why do NWP need diversity personnel? This takes according to NWP 3.54 staff.
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/61434/response/156930/attach/html/4/2011%20084%20Published%20Response.pdf.html
Our political elite continue to show they are hopeless. Except for lining their own pockets. eg. Carl Sargeant AM and wife salaries £2000 per week.
and David Hanson MP former head of police well...................He takes the biscuit.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/5751247/Police-spending-half-their-time-away-from-front-line-as-paperwork-increases.html
Further Postscript. NWP have retired from any form of traffic policing in Chester Rd Penyffordd with the full backing of Cllrs Cindy Hinds, David Williams and Penyffordd Community Council. We have a rat run every workday morning.
A small part of the great sickness.
"I can’t see the reasoning behind (NWP) saying crime is lower than it is," she said.
"We are not being told the full story and it is totally wrong.
"People need encouragement to come forward and give information about crimes and the media can be used for that.
Taken from here
http://www.flintshirechronicle.co.uk/flintshire-news/featured-stories/2011/09/01/99-of-flintshire-crimes-not-revealed-to-public-51352-29338518/
The excuses by NWP pathetic. The corporate speak crap defending the indefensible makes you want to vomit.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hi Carol
Seems you've stumbled on something.
Shall I tell you a secret, promise not to tell.
North Wales Police and Flintshire Highways continually down play speeding ( which is a crime to communities) and accidents in Flintshire which are of epidemic proportions. Former Chief Constable Richard Brunstrom did an audit of Penyffordd when we had about 2000 vehicles a day breaking the speed limit on Chester Rd. He forgot to mention speeding in his 2 inch thick report which Penyffordd cllrs liked because speeding doesn't really exist.
Flintshire Highways and their Gosafe representative have speed data for Chester Rd Penyffordd for May 2007. It's been continually refused even when asked for on FOIE's. Ask Arnold Woolley.
It's so Penyffordd cllrs can say there is not much speeding.
Flintshire Highway officers told our bobby that speeding in 2008 was 5% a day over 30 mph when it was really 34%. Our bobby told Penyffordd cllrs who were really happy with the 5% so they could ignore speeding in Chester Rd. See Carol its me I'm mad making speeding up.
FACT. North Wales Police and Flintshire Highways continually down play speeding in Flintshire communities it makes their job easier. You will notice no roll out of 20 mpg zones in Flintshire that were promised. Why is that?
Sharpies all right he's got his speed bumps what about the rest of us who suffer daily?
Over the past 6 months you may have noticed NWP bragging about how lots of crime is falling. As you know their presence on the streets is ghost like yet they are apparently performing miracles. Car theft down plus many other crimes.
My theory is that its an unexpected side effect of our current ongoing depression. Nothing to do with the police.
The bottom line is that public servants are pretending to do their jobs. It's got to end.
postscript. Why does NWP need a head of corporate communications on over a £1000 per week plus silly pension rights. I thought NWP were in the business of crime prevention and detection. One supposes they are needed for media cover ups.
Why do NWP need diversity personnel? This takes according to NWP 3.54 staff.
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/61434/response/156930/attach/html/4/2011%20084%20Published%20Response.pdf.html
Our political elite continue to show they are hopeless. Except for lining their own pockets. eg. Carl Sargeant AM and wife salaries £2000 per week.
and David Hanson MP former head of police well...................He takes the biscuit.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/5751247/Police-spending-half-their-time-away-from-front-line-as-paperwork-increases.html
Further Postscript. NWP have retired from any form of traffic policing in Chester Rd Penyffordd with the full backing of Cllrs Cindy Hinds, David Williams and Penyffordd Community Council. We have a rat run every workday morning.
A small part of the great sickness.
99% of Flintshire crimes not revealed to public
or Penyffordd either. Speeding has never made NWP crime statistics in Penyffordd which suits Penyffordd councillors. They are collectively like the three monkeys.
Hear no speeding, see no speeding etc. What morning rat run?
Well done Flintshire Chronicle for raising this important issue.
NWP is run by blockheads.
Read the pompous reply by North Wales Police’s head of corporate communications Sue Appleton.
Pure cow muck of the male variety.
Read in the Flintshire Chronicle
Hear no speeding, see no speeding etc. What morning rat run?
Well done Flintshire Chronicle for raising this important issue.
NWP is run by blockheads.
Read the pompous reply by North Wales Police’s head of corporate communications Sue Appleton.
Pure cow muck of the male variety.
Read in the Flintshire Chronicle
Tutor offers advice to Flintshire GCSE students
Sharon Hughes, of Penymynydd, who runs Tutors4GCSE says she received numerous calls from parents and students who thought they would need to re-sit maths and English exams before results were even released
Read the full story in The Flintshire Chronicle
Link Tutors4GCSE
Read the full story in The Flintshire Chronicle
Link Tutors4GCSE
Penyffordd Community Council Meeting 7th September 2011
Open Meeting. For the rest of the year you can say nothing unless asked if you attend community council meetings. On Wednesday at 6.00 pm until 6.30pm you have your chance to question Penyffordd councillors.
Last year I asked why various community councillors hid their email addresses from me. It's not against the law advised Cllr Colin Bithell. It may not be against the law Colin but its against he spirit of being a community councillor. Its a symptom of the sickness by the "sheet of 10"
Cllrs Linda Vidamour, Cindy Hinds and David Williams freely give out their email addresses. The other nine either hide their email addresses or do not have a computer.
Last year I asked why various community councillors hid their email addresses from me. It's not against the law advised Cllr Colin Bithell. It may not be against the law Colin but its against he spirit of being a community councillor. Its a symptom of the sickness by the "sheet of 10"
Cllrs Linda Vidamour, Cindy Hinds and David Williams freely give out their email addresses. The other nine either hide their email addresses or do not have a computer.
North Wales Police catch 589 speeders in week on A55, A470 and A483
but still won't go anywhere near our daily rat run. Sorry to be repetitive it happens every work day morning, councillors don't care. I'm going to put a sign up so 3000 motorists who come through here very day can see it.
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/2011/09/01/north-wales-police-catch-589-speeders-in-week-on-a55-a470-and-a483-55578-29340721/
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/2011/09/01/north-wales-police-catch-589-speeders-in-week-on-a55-a470-and-a483-55578-29340721/
Penyffordd Morning Rat Run
Each workday morning 100's of cars hurl through the middle of the village. They have the full support of all Penyffordd Community and County Councillors, Flintshire County Council. Mark Tami, Carl Sargeant AM Welsh Minister for Transport, Arnold Woolley , Neal Cockerton, Chief Constable Mark Polin and North Wales Police Authority.
Councillors Tom Jones, Colin Bithell, Linda Vidamour, David Williams, Cindy Hinds, Margaret Jones, Stan Davies, Edwina Davies, John Bell, Jane Hopwood.
The above are part of the sickness which leads to death on the roads. No traffic policing or control equals suffering for some.
Next week Penyffordd Community Council will meet as they have for the last five years since the speeding was pointed out to them. I believe it was in the vicinity of 2000 vehicles a day breaking the 30 mph speed limit. The speed data recorded is illegal hidden by Flintshire County Council and Gosafe the unaccountable quango.
The above recorded for future generations.
keywords: freedom of information act, FOIE
Councillors Tom Jones, Colin Bithell, Linda Vidamour, David Williams, Cindy Hinds, Margaret Jones, Stan Davies, Edwina Davies, John Bell, Jane Hopwood.
The above are part of the sickness which leads to death on the roads. No traffic policing or control equals suffering for some.
Next week Penyffordd Community Council will meet as they have for the last five years since the speeding was pointed out to them. I believe it was in the vicinity of 2000 vehicles a day breaking the 30 mph speed limit. The speed data recorded is illegal hidden by Flintshire County Council and Gosafe the unaccountable quango.
The above recorded for future generations.
keywords: freedom of information act, FOIE
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Custom Search
Links
