A NUMBER of Denbighshire County Council (DCC) services have changed their arrangements due to the extremely strong winds forecast during Storm Eunice today (February 18).

All of Denbighshire’s libraries will remain closed on Friday, while the garden waste recycling service will not operate due to the temporary closure of the composing site where the council delivers most of the garden waste it collects.

The council has also asked garden waste customers not to put out their bin, and present it on their next scheduled collection day in two weeks time.

Other waste and recycling services are due to take place as usual today.

Most public transport (bus) services are running as normal at the moment, but operators will make a decision if the weather situation deteriorates.

The T3 service (Barmouth – Wrexham via Corwen and Llangollen) is not operating this morning, but may return this afternoon.

Meanwhile, a Severe Weather Emergency Protocol was initiated yesterday, aiming to prevent rough sleeping during extreme weather and providing emergency accommodation for rough sleepers.

This is additional targeted support to the ongoing work of the council’s Homelessness Prevention Team.

No issues have been reported overnight.

Other developments include:

• Central car park in Rhyl has closed for the day.

• Rhyl Tourist Information Centre is closed for the day.

• The Nova Centre is closed for the day.

• Coastal public conveniences have closed.

Councillor Brian Jones, cabinet lead member for highways, waste and the environment, said: “Our teams have been working hard to minimise the risk of disruption to residents and we’re in regular contact with the emergency services and Natural Resources Wales to gather as much information as we can to track the storm and its effects.

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“The warnings state that Eunice is a severe storm and we want people to be as prepared as possible for its impacts.

“The main impact in Denbighshire is expected to be the wind and there are calls for people should stay away from coastal promenades during the storm, for their own safety.

“We are monitoring the position hour by hour and we have teams on stand-by to deal with any issues caused by the storm and to try and keep our roads clear from debris, fallen trees and branches.”

The council is urging residents to continue to monitor the weather forecasts and updates in the media and on social media for any storm related advice and information.

It will publish updates on the impact of the storm on its website: www.denbighshire.gov.uk and on its Facebook and Twitter accounts.