Terry Mendies News

What wonderful weather we have been enjoying over the last few weeks! Let’s hope it continues throughout Summer. it is a perfect time for a refreshing drink in the Beer Gardens of The Raven, or the Rose and Crown!

Broadband in rural areas

Despite Openreach supplying Fibre Cable to 72% of Denbighshire, which is almost double the Welsh average, The Alun Valley Ward still lags behind.

Phillip Burrows DCC’s Digital Officer recently said “Some Residents have slow or unreliable internet connections, and that’s where I come in. I can help by diagnosing the problem and then work with the Residents to fix it, with the aim of improving the quality of their internet connection”.

May I remind Residents that there is a voucher system in place to the value of £4,500 per household and these can be pooled to offset the cost in Rural areas.

Please contact Philip at Philip. Burrows@denbighshire.gov. uk

Car park in llanarmon

After several complaints from Residents in Maes Garmon and requests to resurface the Car Park, This was completed on Sunday 11th June. (insert Photos).

A big thankyou goes to Nick and his team at Graig Quarry for donating the stone and Thanks to Alan at Lelo Aggregates for donating the transport. The biggest thanks goes of course to the Residents who turned up with shovels and rakes and dragged Nigil Cochran out of bed on a Sunday to bring his digger. Well done all. Job done.

Horses on rural roads

Can I remind everyone to be mindful of Horses when driving around. There have been several incidents of near misses and close calls between motorists and Riders, particularly on the Llanarmon/Llandegla road. I have requested, and DCC have agreed to erect warning signs in the near future.

Planning breaches

On 27th May a Llandegla resident was found guilty in Mold Crown Court of serious planning breaches. On 19th June He was fined and incurred costs in excess of £38,000.

DCC are pursuing other breaches in the Ward, therefor, can I suggest that you seek planning advice before building and consult the Planning portal on Denbighshire Council website. Let’s hope this glorious weather continues, and if you see me out and about please come and say hello. If you have any issues or there is anything I can help you with, please contact me at Terry.Mendies@ denbighshire.gov.uk or 07795 659 777.

On Sunday June 4th we said farewell to Friar Adrian Johnson with a joint service in Gwernaffield followed by refreshments and we wish him well in his new