Local History 1282

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Taken from Wales by Owen M Edwards 1912

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Penyffordd didn't exist (IMHO)

Penyffordd Motorbike Accident Further

Daily Post http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/a550-closed-penyffordd-after-motorbike-8513851

Road Accident

I can hear the bobby chopper and police car sirens.
This below will explain it.

Wrexham.com

@wrexham

16 mins ago

Two RTC's reported this afternoon, one on B5373 Gresford Road around Pentre Lane - & another on A550 by Penyffordd. Avoid areas if you can.

Daily Post update @ 15.47 pm

CRASH UPDATE: The smash on the A550 at Penyffordd in Flintshire looks serious and has involved a motorcyclist according to an eyewitness. The road is still closed in both directions. Emergency services are at the scene.

CRASH UPDATE: The A550 at Penyffordd is still closed after a serious crash between a motorbike and a car. No indication when road will reopen.

Walesonline

ROADS: The A550 in Penyffordd is closed in both directions because of an accident involving two vehicles between A5104 (Penyffordd Roundabout) and A5118 / A5104 (Penymynydd Roundabout). Police are currently at the scene. No estimates as to when the road is likely to reopen. Sensors suggest that traffic in the area is coping well.

End of a 700 year pub?

There are plans to knock down the Golden Groves.
A sign of the times.
Used to get lost looking for it..............

http://www.wrexham.com/forums/wrexham-surrounding-area-forum/1471-golden-groves-rossett.html

http://www.wrexham.com/news/demolition-of-13th-century-golden-groves-pub-in-rossett-proposed-51829.html

Morning Traffic

A55 Broughton to Chester crawling 8.45 am both lanes
A55 back of Chester to Wrexham turnoff murder
A483 Wrexham Chester will be bad, bad, bad.

I have three trips today on A55 around Chester
I may be coming back via Farndon or perhaps through The Duke's estate......

Beluga

Look inside that familiar aircraft that daily flies around Penyffordd.
Link: http://www.dailypost.co.uk/business/business-news/look-see-inside-airbus-beluga-8496882

A483 Chester Wrexham Bypass Chester End

Two hour queues this morning. Maybe the same tomoz.
http://www.wrexham.com/news/traffic-chaos-a483-continues-motorist-misery-51807.html

Snow

According to my Met Office page it is going to snow from now until the day after tomorrow. I hope it is not going to stick. Lets hope the forecast is wrong.

postscript: letters handed out to children's parents advising about snow conditions and school.  The BBC saying its currently snowing in Penyffordd. The Met Office saying its going to snow on and off for 36 hours.

Still no snow.....................

Further Driver Issues

* The A5104 in Flintshire is partially blocked after two accidents between Pontblyddyn and Penyffordd Roundabout, Penyffordd.

reported Daily Post.
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The roads were bad this morning. Still plenty of drivers around who think they are immortal and accidents happen to other people.
They ( the roads) are also going to be bad tomorrow morning for work according to The Daily Post..

Driving issues hit train service

TRAINS: A replacement bus service is running on Arriva Trains Wales between Wrexham Central and Bidston due to road vehicle hitting a bridge at Penyffordd.

Source: the Daily Post recorded 1.52 pm

Local Property News

Sales recently added within 500m of CH4 0LSEdit location 2 Lilac Drive £206,000 Penyffordd, CH4 0GF 16th October 2014 Sales recently added within 500m of CH4 0LJEdit location 1 Ffordd Las £95,000 Penyffordd, CH4 0LZ 14th October 2014 Sales recently added within 500m of CH4 0HPEdit location 11 Alyn Drive £141,500 Penyffordd, CH4 0HP 24th October 2014 Rhos Farm Rhos Road £355,000 Penyffordd, CH4 0JR 1st July 2013 You can search all these sales totally free of charge by going toOurProperty.co.uk.

Parking in restricted areas

When Flintshire CC first took over policing of parking last year there was an initial flurry of fines for parking on yellow's in Penyffordd. Just to remind, traffic policing is still active. One old lady opposite Hope doctors was seen clutching a parking ticket. They are taking no prisoners.

A Happy New Year to All

What does 2015 hold?

Wrexham Borough Council to amalgamate with Flintshire County Council?

Will Penyffordd Community Council Website be run in a proper manner?

Will younger people come forward to help run things Penyffordd?

Hanson Cement Alleged Fallout

A Happy Xmas to all.

This week the windscreen of my car on at least two morning maybe three has shown a deposit that does not remove when windscreen washers and wipers are applied.

This is a classic sign of fallout from Hanson Cement.
As is the deposit appearing magically overnight.

Someone in the Post Office told me that certain parts of the village have received letters from Hanson Cement recently offering a free cleaning of their vehicles.

Why only parts of the village? My house was in the main zone for fall out when the previous plant was running.

I'm not looking for a free valete I just want my car to be free of cement fallout.

The new plant works well most of the time. What's the issue here?
Pushing the limits of the filtering system?
Production over environment?
Maintenance work not carried out?

Any further instances will result in an official complaint to Hanson Cement with copies to Penyffordd Community Council, Flintshire County Council and Natural Resources Wales.

Penyffordd Christmas Eve Celebrations

Hard Times to come for Flintshire

http://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/142037/-council-services-hit-tipping-point-.aspx

Upcoming Events

Wrestling returns to Penyffordd British Legion.

It's £50 for New Years Eve at The Millstone
Car park was packed at 3ish this afternoon

The Weather

Horseshoe Pass closed till after lunch and loads of idiots on the A55. This snow stuff makes roads slippy apparently..................

The wintery weather caused the accidents not the idiots in the cars.

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/a55-snow-hail-storms-cause-8244314

Penyffordd Pedestrian Improvements

Modifications to further slow traffic in the middle of the village. I salute those with vision. We do not have to be a fast short cut, we have a bypass.

postscript: This will upset those who come flying around the bend over the no go area.

Further postscript: How about compulsory 20 mph zones outside the Post Office and Spar?

It may be a bit cold but

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-30311816

In my opinion a load of tosh

Still it keeps a lot of people in very well paid jobs.

Wish I didn't have to help pay for them.