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.

Former Penyffordd Headmaster collects MBE

I of course mean where most over 11's go to school.
http://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/141263/former-head-collects-mbe-at-the-palace.aspx

Wrong Timing

So they want to pay Welsh AM's an extra 10 grand a year. This is at a time of zero hour contracts, employment migrating from full time to part time, declining job security, serious cuts to local services, poor NHS service, etc

They're taking the P aren't they.

Hanson Cement's Economic Barometer

I use the sign of emissions (mostly water vapour) from Hanson Cement as an indicator of national economic activity.

Haven't seen too many emissions lately or for that matter years but it appears the outlook may be getting better.

link http://www.dailypost.co.uk/business/business-news/flintshire-cement-plant-doubles-staff-8172017

One hopes the increased grinding capacity will be quiet...............

New Powers for Flintshire County Council

Another article on deeside.com..................

http://www.deeside.com/all-news/new-powers-flintshire-county-councils-tackle-anti-social-behaviour-come-force/

If the powers are used well, a power for the good. One presumes NWP will be helping!

The decline of local newspapers, the way it is.

A good article on Deeside.com on the relationship between local government and local newspapers.

Also there are large losses in national newspapers such as The Guardian which loses about £50 million a year at present.

http://www.deeside.com/all-news/leighton-andrews-latest-review-local-authority-spending-signal-end-many-printed-newspapers-wales/

Down memory lane at De Hav's

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/business/business-news/massive-investment-airbus-broughton-like-8148723

Ambulance Issues at Dobshill

http://www.newsnorthwales.co.uk/news/141103/matters-of-life-and-death-like-a-game-of-chess-.aspx

Lorry hits bridge - trains cancelled

Is it not time to have an active warning system for lorries over a certain height?

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/local-news/hours-disruption-train-services-wrexham-8164740

Something Funny

Millstone Developments

I believe they open next Friday 28th of November.

You can see the new wall paper here
https://www.facebook.com/Millstone.Penyffordd

Menu here
http://www.millstonepenyffordd.co.uk/

Llywelyn ap Gruffydd

A letter in the Flintshire Chronicle. 

Seems our government don't want to encourage too much nationalism.

link: http://www.gurfal.com

Websites a bit short of stuff ie. a few images as I write.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llywelyn_ap_Gruffudd

Dog Poo Dodge

I took a parcel to the Spar this morning. It was £5 (edit £7) cheaper to send than Royal Mail (over 2kg). You sign up with Click Plus online, pay, print off a sticker for the parcel then drop it off.

Between the Millenium Clock and the Spar which is less than 200yds there are 4 lots of dog mess that has been trodden along the path.

So its eyes down rather than straight ahead.

Rather impossible to miss in the dark...................