North Wales coastal resorts to receive makeover

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Up to £38 million has been set aside by the Welsh Assembly to help revitalise seven of the country’s most disadvantaged areas, including some of the resorts along the north Wales coast.

Some of the funds will be used in upgrading seafront facilities in Colwyn Bay and Rhyl, in restoring derelict buildings in Anglesey and in freshening up the Bangor and Caernarvon town centres. The money will come from both the Welsh Assembly and the European Union.

The refurbishment scheme is part of the overall attempt to boost Wales tourism in spots outside the popular tourist destinations of the Brecon Beacons and Snowdonia.

In another project, £10 million has been earmarked for the support of tourism in the Heads of the Valleys – the location of former mining communities, located between Abergavenny and Neath. As many as 300 jobs would be created, with local people employed as guides and community organisations managing and operating tourist attractions.

John Wake, a spokesman for the tourism industry, welcomed the development, saying: “These places need tourism, but they also need help and refurbishment.”

“There is a lot of history on Anglesey, but old buildings have simply been knocked down for the sake of it. If that can be reversed, then it is really welcome.”

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