Most popular destinations are along the English Riviera, with searches for towns such as Torquay and Newquay up more than 160% on this time last year. Traditional British seaside destinations have also become more popular, with searches for Blackpool up 140%, Llandudno up 130% and Brighton up 50%.
This is excellent news for the town, as more folk spending more money mean a nicer town for all of us who live here. Everything is connected in the financial maelstrom currently swirling around the world, and - although we're in a period of negative inflation - council tax will never go down. In fact, we all know it will continue to rise, no matter what the inflation statistics say. But the more businesses that actually pay business rates (charities are exempt) the more money flows into the council's coffers and - hopefully - the less quickly the council tax will rise.
It's fashionable to blame the councillors for everything, from the cleanliness of the streets to the weather but there are actually some whose passion is the quality of Llandudno and the impression it makes on visitors. Without naming names,
- which councillors spend a lot of their time helping local charities in their own time?
- Which councillors campaign endlessly for environmental improvements in the town?
- Which councillors work hard and selflessly to make Llandudno a better place?
- Which councillors have worked together and across party lines entirely in their own time to present major festivals to bring folk into Llandudno?
Some of the answers might surprise you...
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