Rhyl's subdivision of Vue is owed to adjacent successful a stroke to the Welsh seaside resort's economy.

By Jon King, News Reporter

10:24, Wed, Nov 20, 2024 | UPDATED: 10:24, Wed, Nov 20, 2024

An aerial presumption of Rhyl

Another large concern is leaving Rhyl successful North Wales (Image: Getty)

A struggling seaside town has seen different large concern unopen a subdivision amid a bid of closures.

Vue has announced it volition wantonness its multiplex cinema connected the seafront astatine Rhyl successful Denbighshire, North Wales.

The closure comes aft the town's SeaQuarium attraction closed past twelvemonth and the SC2 waterpark was forced to unopen its gates owed to tempest damage. It has since reopened.

Vue has said it won't widen the lease astatine The Village, West Parade, wherever it operates a 5 surface cinema seating much than 600.

Management volition instrumentality to Denbighshire Council, which Wales Online reports is exploring options for the site.

High Street, Rhyl

Vue volition permission the municipality adjacent twelvemonth (Image: Getty)

A spokesperson for the section authorization told the aforesaid work that the lease connected the Vue cinema gathering volition expire successful 2025.

They added: "We are moving intimately with Vue to put the handover astatine a day which is yet to beryllium confirmed.

"We are besides moving with different parties to make plans for the aboriginal usage of the site, but it is excessively aboriginal astatine this signifier to marque immoderate further comments."

Vue has been approached for comment.

Ageing populations, little wages, debased acquisition accomplishment and a deficiency of affordable lodging person each been identified arsenic driving a diminution of seaside resorts crossed the UK.

B and M by the timepiece operation roundabout, Rhyl

More than £12m has been spent connected a caller retail and nutrient hub successful Rhyl (Image: Getty)

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Local authorities' finances besides mean towns person struggled to diversify oregon amended their connection to tourists.

More than £12million has been spent connected Rhyl's caller Queens Market retail, events and nutrient hub but the gathering stands vacant for privation of an operator.

Plans for an airship successful the municipality fell done erstwhile Zip World announced it was abandoning plans for the Skyflyer attraction.

North Wales Live reported successful October past twelvemonth that the scheme's illness was a "major blow" to Rhyl's regeneration.

Zip World said it was "hugely disappointed" to person reached the decision Skyflyer's cognition wasn't possible.