WORK is due to begin to replace the coastal defences in the centre of both Rhyl and Prestatyn.

Denbighshire County Council has worked with its partner, Balfour Beatty, to design both schemes, and their combined cost is £92million.

These are ongoing projects to protect the county’s coastline, which the council has given approval for Balfour Beatty to begin work on.

Supported by Welsh Government funding, the new coastal structures will further reduce the risk of flooding, and aim to provide reassurance to communities in the face of rising sea levels caused by climate change.

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As works get underway, a series of press releases and updates will be issued from the council to residents, informing them of each stage of the works.

The works are due to take two-and-a-half years to complete.

Cllr Barry Mellor, lead member for environment and transport, said: “These works are necessary to ensure that our communities are protected from any potential risk of flooding.

“We need to ensure that we adapt our towns appropriately for the future, so they are protected from the negative impacts that global warming will bring.

“Protecting the public and businesses is the council’s number one priority; it is vital that we act now before it is too late.”

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While the works are carried out, Rhyl Golf Club is closed, and has been since December 31, 2022.

It aims to re-open on April 1, 2024, with plans to become the UK’s first carbon-neutral golf club.

Plans to rebuild the clubhouse at the golf club are also ongoing, with marketing officer Mike Pritchard adding that the aim is "to get as green as we possibly can".

Rhyl Golf Club, a nine-hole course which has been in existence since 1890, was previously earmarked as a potential flood plain.

Mr Pritchard said: "The key thing for us is that everyone's been pretty good in the financial/compensation/support side of things.

"The plans have only slightly changed, in terms of the actual work that's needed, so it hasn't really heavily impacted on us anywhere more than we expected when we first saw the plans 12 months ago.

"It's all going to plan at the moment, which is good news."