The Changing Face of Llandudno

[Hugo]

I never saw the incident on TV but I've spoken to a number of people who have and it was showing a boatload of migrants landing in Kent.
Apparently a close up was taken of one migrant and he had an expensive looking watch as well as one of the latest smart phones, add to this the cost of the trip over the Channel and you begin to wonder what is going on.
Asylum seekers?   the migrants are mainly young men so where are the rest of their families?       At best they are mainly economic migrants and I dread to think what the worst scenario is

[wally]

Thanks for your reply,Fester. I thought it was probably to do with immigrants ,but I cannot see what the connection is to the Tudno Castle remaining closed.

[Fester]

Thanks for your reply,Fester. I thought it was probably to do with immigrants ,but I cannot see what the connection is to the Tudno Castle remaining closed.

Wally, I think some were expressing the view that the Tudno Castle Hotel could become a place where those arriving as migrants might get housed.

[Ian]

There's a difference between Migrants and Refugees. The UK can return Migrants to the first EU country they reached.  However, refugees might be seeking asylum and that's a more difficult issue.

[Hugo]

I haven't been to Llandudno for a while but when I did go there last week I had a drive to the West Shore.   The sandhills by the boating lake have gone even worse than when I last saw them which was rather sad.
Before anyone makes a silly comment like "what do you expect as it's by the seaside"  it is not the Llandudno I grew up in.
I've attached a couple of photos to show how it looked like and the date on the photo with the two girls is 1988, about 5 years before they built the second sea defence that has caused the sand problem on the West Shore
I had a conversation with a senior member of the RNLI a few years ago and he said that the second sea defence was a failure but who is correct,  the RNLI person or the "planning experts" on the CCBC ?

[norman08]

Hugo you know as well as I do. This is a stupid man made mess,  those so called sand dunes they have made by the new pumping station are causing the sand to blow more,, we know since they put them 2 rock grounds there that has been the problem.   It?s not rocket science as the sand is only a problem there,,,, colwyn bay / rhos the sand is already blowing over the roa,,,   Why.  Because like west shore the sand is dry, I?ve listened and spoke to the so called council experts,, say no more. 😳😤😂.

[Cambrian]

I think you will find the "expert" was a Dr Philip Barber who was the consultant to Aberconwy BC - long before CCBC was created.

If you Google him you will see other brilliant schemes he was involved in!

[Hugo]

I think you will find the "expert" was a Dr Philip Barber who was the consultant to Aberconwy BC - long before CCBC was created.

If you Google him you will see other brilliant schemes he was involved in!

I've tried to Google him Cambrian but this came up:-
Philip Barber is Associate Professor of Neurology and Adjunct Professor of Departments of Radiology and Community Health Sciences at the University of Calgary
Surely it can't be the Dr Philip Barber because he'd need his own head examined if it was     

[Cambrian]

He was trading as Shoreline Management Partnership.  He is on the Breakwaters Committee of the Institution of Civil Engineers where there is a biog.  I found that with no problem!

[Hugo]

Thanks Cambrian, with all the additional info you supplied I have been able to trace the culprit.     No amount of qualifications can replace common sense or local knowledge as he has proved to the detriment of the West Shore

[Hugo]

Shelters on Llandudno prom will be demolished and replaced
The new structures will replicate the Victorian design of the previous replacements
The Welsh Government?s Brilliant Basics Scheme will fund replacing three of the five remaining promenade shelters and the UK Shared Prosperity Fund will replace two shelters.

https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/shelters-llandudno-prom-demolished-replaced-28493105

This article was in the Daily Post 11 years ago
Going back to Victorian times: plans for promenade shelters based on 1899 design
There are hopes to replace the "ugly monstrosities" of the 1960s concrete shelters on Llandudno seafront
And Mostyn Estates managing director Edward Hiller said in addition to offering to make a financial contribution, the company had been able to supply the county council with the plans for the original shelters.
I wonder if Mostyn Estates did offer to make a financial contribution to these proposed new shelters?

https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/local-news/going-back-victorian-times-plans-5318345

[SteveH]

LANDMARK buildings on one of the most popular and preserved streets in Wales have undergone a green transformation.

Carbon Zero Renewables - part of the Carbon Zero Group based in Old Colwyn, St Asaph and Mochdre – has completed a series of projects on Mostyn Street, Llandudno.

Mr Jones teamed up with Mostyn Estates to help lower the area’s carbon footprint, beginning with the former Marks and Spencer store, and Providero Coffeehouse.

“We are eager to install solar panels and other green technologies across our property portfolio,” said Mr Merrick.

“To support these efforts, we secured a green energy grant from Conwy County Council, and Carbon Zero was the contractor responsible for supplying and installing solar panels at the two sites.

In addition to the voltage optimisation system at Providero Coffeehouse – which will save 10 per cent a year on its electricity bills – the venue now has 36 solar panels, further reducing the electricity cost by £3,000 annually, and lowering C02 emissions by 2.2 tons in that period.

At the former Marks and Spencer site, 320 solar panels will help save around 128,450 kWh per year, and £32,100 a year on electricity.

I am glad they will make  a big saving, after receiving the grant from CCC..........

full article  https://www.northwalespioneer.co.uk/news/24685846.llandudnos-mostyn-street-businesses-see-green-rejuvenation/?ref=rss&IYA-reg=49560bcd-5a9c-47f0-8fc5-ba2e71710589

[Robert2020]

Its so nice to see how my council tax is being given to a private company to allow them to reduce their energy costs....

Council rates are continuing to raise and services cut, this spending of 'grant' money  should be on council building and schools to cut costs and not the pockets of private companies.

I didn't see any reference to  grants in the 'capital expenditure' budget so where does this pot of money sit in the council accounts....

[Hugo]

M&S and hotel plans 'just what is needed' in Welsh resort
Resort bucks the trend and has eye on the future


https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/ms-hotel-plans-just-what-30617476