QUALITY of life for residents and businesses in Rhyl has increased substantially, according to a new survey.
Research on people’s opinions of the town was carried out in 2005 as part of the Rhyl Going Forward project.
Now new research two years on has found a marked change in people’s attitudes.
On-street interviews were conducted with 395 residents, and 250 businesses or community groups were interviewed by phone.
The survey found a 34% increase in people feeling safe in Rhyl, 45% more people thought Rhyl looked cleaner and 22% more people felt housing stock had improved. Similarly, there was a 9% increase in long-established businesses, and 10% fewer businesses felt they could not recruit the kind of staff they wanted.
Denbighshire County Council leader Rhiannon Hughes said: “These results reflect the tremendous amount of work that has gone on in Rhyl to improve the quality of life for local residents.
“Generally, there is a better perception of the town compared with the figures of two years ago and this is very encouraging.
“This is a very exciting time for the people of Rhyl and we are delighted to be working with our partners to improve facilities and the general environment in the town.”
Ieuan Wyn Jones, Deputy First Minister and the Minister for the Economy and Transport, said: “I’m delighted that all the hard work which the Assembly Government and its partners in the Rhyl Pact have put into the regeneration of Rhyl is beginning to bear fruit.
“Rhyl is improving and that confidence is beginning to grow in the town’s future.
“It’s important that we now continue working through the pact to tackle the key issues of poor housing and the higher than average economic inactivity rates.
“The key to this will be attracting further private sector investment to complement and add value to the significant public investment already being made in Rhyl.”
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