'Dying' Welsh seaside town sees visitors shocked by sad decline
14-06-2026 17:08 via walesonline.co.uk

'Dying' Welsh seaside town sees visitors shocked by sad decline

The Llŷn Peninsula town of Pwllheli has seen dozens of shops close amid rising business rates and falling footfall, with residents and holidaymakers describing the once-popular Welsh seaside town as a 'ghost town'
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