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Prestatyn crash live updates as police urge people to avoid the area

Hillside between Prestatyn and Gwaenysgor was closed

• Updated 14:36, 8 MAR 2024

A road was closed due to a crash as drivers were urged to avoid the area. Emergency services were called to Hillside between Prestatyn and Gwaenysgor at around 7.30am today.

The road was closed in both directions. Police said: "The road is currently closed on Hillside, between Prestatyn and Gwaenysgor, due to a road traffic collision.

"Please avoid the area, thank you." The road is now back open

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Two cars in accident

North Wales Police have issued an update about this morning's road accident.

A force spokesman said: "We were called at 7.04am to reports of a road traffic collision involving two cars on Prestatyn hillside.

"The road was closed for recovery of the vehicles and reopened just after 9am."

It is not known if anyone was injured.

Accident cleared

An accident which closed a road in Denbighshire for over two hours this morning has been cleared.

Emergency crews were called to a road traffic collision on Hillside, between Prestatyn and Gwaenysgor, at about 7.30am.

No further details are available at present.

Traffic 'coping well'

The traffic website Inrix says traffic is "coping well" around the area of the accident.

Hillside has been closed for about two hours following this morning's road accident.

We will being you more information as soon as we get it.

Road closed

The traffic website Inrix says Hillside is still closed in both directions from Prestatyn to Gwaenysgor due to this morning's accident at about 7.30am.

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What next for Pontins Prestatyn site after sudden closure

The owners announced on Thursday that the site would close immediately

• 17:46, 2 DEC 2023
• Updated 12:49, 5 DEC 2023

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The news Pontins was closing its Prestatyn site with "immediate effect" came as a shock to many on Thursday afternoon. While the holiday park has been much maligned over the years it is also something of an institution having welcomed holidaymakers for five decades.

Owners Britannia have been criticised for their failure to invest more in the site. MP Dr James Davies had previously said that they should invest in the site or sell it on to a company that would.

Despite its many critics the latest development came out the blue. They posted on their Facebook page on Thursday, to say: "We regret to inform you that our parks in Prestatyn and Camber Sands will be closing with immediate effect. Customers whose bookings will be affected by these closures will be contacted by our team and refunded. We apologise for any inconvenience caused."

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Britannia aren't known for their open approach and have not responded to any requests to comment on what will happen next. Dr Davies has spoken to an assistant at the company but they could not provide an idea as to why the site has closed, whether this is permanent, and what the future plans for it may be.

We have looked at some of the potential options for the site.

What next for Pontins Prestatyn site?

1: Reopening by Britannia?

What isn't absolutely clear with this move is whether this is a permanent closure or a temporary move. It looks like they've pulled the plug on the site completely but there is the possibility the place will just close for winter when bills are high and guest numbers lower. Come the spring then maybe they'll be a comeback by Britannia. In one way this would be good as jobs would return but the site has such a poor reputation many want Britannia gone for good.

2: Snapped up by another group

This would be the optimum scenario if it was picked up by a group that was intent on investing in this site and helping it realise it potential. It's situated in the wonderful spot next to a fantastic beach and Prestatyn is only a short trip away from the key north west of England markets. In the right hands this place could be fantastic.

Some of the big players like Haven and Lyons already have sites in the town but it wouldn't rule them out completely. There are other growing regional and UK brands that might want to add this to their portfolios although significant investment is needed.

MP James Davies said: "The Pontins site has been in a sad state for many years now but I believe that with the right investment, it could be a great success. Immediately pre-pandemic, I joined MPs representing Pontins sites around the country in calling for Britannia Hotels to sell these to a company prepared to try to turn them around.

"If this is now the plan, it would be good news for Prestatyn. The town has a lot going for it, including a Blue Flag beach, and it has the potential to make more of this."

This is a prime site near the coastline but that brings advantages and disadvantages when it comes to housing. Homes are much needed and the demand would be there to live by the seaside if the site was bought and redeveloped.

But the proximity of the coastline - and one at risk from flooding - would make securing planning difficult, and that risk could also deter investors and potential homebuyers. It's an unlikely future option for the site.

The area is packed with holiday parks but there is always demand for more activities - particularly something not weather dependent. The site's proximity to thousands of holidaymakers and also daytrippers from England could make it a prime site for leisure - or at least a mix of leisure and accommodation.

5: Asylum seeker site

This has been widely put forward on social media and Britannia won't comment to ease those rumours. It would also fit with a similar move last winter when the Hilton in the Conwy Valley was taken over by the Home Office.

BUT the Home Office has told North Wales Live directly there are "no plans to use the site as a form of asylum accommodation". The MP has also had the same assurance from UK Government Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick.

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