IN CONTRAST to the name of her first shop, there s certainly no State of Distress for one Vale of Clwyd entrepreneur who managed to set up a second during the first lockdown period in Wales. Bernadette O Malley is an businesswoman who set up State of Distress , her main business, in Ruthin in 2013. At the start of the main lockdown period in spring, Bernadette followed that up by establishing Ruthin Artisan Markets CIC - a market events company. State of Distress sells local arts and crafts, it has a Paint Your Own Pottery Studio and run craft workshops. Ruthin Artisan Markets CIC hosts markets at which people sell local produce, including local arts and crafts, food and drinks.