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SHOCKING: Rhyl | Mind Blowing Facts

How one of Britain’s ‘worst seaside resorts’ is reinventing itself with a multi-million transformation

Rhyl – once dubbed ‘Blackpool after a neutron bomb’ – hopes to improve its reputation

The Independent UK

Man charged with murder after woman found dead at home in north Wales

Dean Mark Albert Mears accused of murder and burglary with intent to cause grievous bodily harm over death of Catherine Flynn in Rhyl

The Guardian - UK

Where tourists seldom tread, part 11: five British seaside towns with hidden histories

Some of the less-loved and gently crumbling British resorts still teem with hidden pleasures, for those who care to look

The Guardian - UK

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Country diary: A drowned land in plain sight

Rhyl, Denbighshire: On the popular beach here, within earshot of the amusement arcades, we visit a 6,000-year-old submerged forest

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s got to be the right job’: the Welsh employment scheme tailored to local needs

Working Denbighshire helps residents at risk of poverty into jobs where they are needed most

The Guardian - UK

Another venue turns back on Roy 'Chubby' Brown as act 'no longer fits' programme

The 78-year old controversial comedian, who has seen several shows cancelled in recent times, won't be returning to Rhyl Pavilion according to his tour manager

Daily Mirror

Experience: I’m Britain’s ‘dullest woman’

The Dull Men’s Club saw my crochet toppers for postboxes and wanted to name me Anorak of the Year. I proudly accepted

The Guardian - UK

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Jobs at Aldi, Tesco, Lidl and more as hundreds of supermarket roles advertised

Some are offering salaries of more than £62,000

Wales Online

Eight in hospital after fire at care home

The fire service has confirmed that eight people were injured in the fire at Canterbury House care home on Dyserth Road

Wales Online

Mum left 'unable to sleep' after son 'wasn't strapped' in for rollercoaster ride

Emma Underhill says James, seven, wasn’t strapped in on the Nessi rollercoaster at the Rhyl Family Fun Fair in north Wales, an incident to which police were called on Saturday

Daily Mirror

‘Huge blow to families’ as local playground in Wales is torn down

Families in Rhyl decry ‘shameful’ lack of consultation before removal of Drift Park play area to make way for flood defences

The Guardian - UK

Drug boss got girlfriend to bring her mate in to cocaine ring

Six members of the gang were jailed for a combined total of 40 years

Liverpool Echo

'I live in the UK's worst seaside town - it can't be that bad as it's still popular'

Theresa Fox-Byrne and Hillary Windridge have hit back against critics of Rhyl in Wales, which was recently awarded 5/100 in a ranking of the best and worst seaside towns in the UK

Daily Mirror

The 'worst' resort with an awful reputation for 'druggies and Mancunian ex-cons' - but it COULD be paradise

Rhyl scored a measly five out of 100 in the Telegraph's latest Seaside Gentrification Index

Manchester Evening News

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Police 'increasingly concerned' over Salford woman missing with four children

Police have released CCTV images of Allana and her family

Daily Record

'UK's worst seaside' with surprise attraction and beautiful beach but 'drab town'

Rhyl, in north Wales, has 'no past, no arts or entertainment, no fun,' according to the Telegraph's Seaside Gentrification Index.

Daily Mirror

Life at 'UK's worst seaside' with beautiful beach and surprise attraction but 'drab town'

Rhyl has 'no past, no arts or entertainment, no fun,' according to the Telegraph's Seaside Gentrification Index. The Mirror spoke to locals to see if that's a fair statement to make

Wales Online

The two seaside towns named the best and worst in Wales

They both made the list ranking the best and worst in the UK

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Daily Mirror

UK’s worst seaside towns ranked as visitors slam filthy beaches and rude staff

Brighton, North Berwick, Lyme Regis, Whitstable, Southwold and St Ives have featured at the top of a list of seaside towns which savaged some of the less glamorous places

Wales Online

'Violence with weapons' reported at Welsh seaside resort

Police were granted section 60 stop and search powers in an area of Rhyl until 6pm on Sunday

The Guardian - UK

The thrill of Rhyl: the childhood trips to the beach that still inspire my holidays

Having first seen the sea on a day trip to north Wales, I now plan budget family beach breaks with lessons learned on those early ‘holidays’

Daily Mirror

Lonely widower becomes Benidorm selfie celeb after pal posts heartwarming FB message

Recently-widowed Derek Flynn, 86, from Rhyl, Wales, decided to go on a solo holiday to Benidorm and has become a celebrity after his friend posted on Facebook asking for holidaymakers to look out for him

Liverpool Echo

New 'airship' taking people 400ft above nostalgic seaside town with views of Liverpool and beyond

Skyflyer will open to the public next month

Wales Online

February half term 2023: The best things to do in Wales during the school break

There are so many great events including the Croeso Festival in Swansea, activities at Margam Park, School of Magic at Gwrych Castle and the waterpark at SC2 Rhyl

Wales Online

Zip World's blimp which flies you over the Welsh coast is finally launching

Launching at the Zip World site in Rhyl the blimp-style aircraft is finally opening in spring 2023 to the public after it was meant to open in summer 2022

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