A “HOMELESS campsite” has been set up near Rhyl’s seafront.

Earlier today (August 12), a witness told the Journal that “three or four tents” were seen pitched up by the Rhyl War Memorial Garden.

One of them, a red tent, is believed to have been there for about two weeks, while the others were said to have been set up last night.

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The witness said: “I'm shocked to see lots of tents again. I believe these people have been here a while now.

“I hope that when people see ‘street homeless’ people, they will fill in the ‘StreetLink’ form (informing local authorities about rough sleepers).”

A Denbighshire County Council spokesperson said: “The council is aware of the tents located on the promenade in Rhyl, and currently have a team that are working with the occupiers to support them further.”

Last month, tents were found set up in similar locations in Rhyl.

In March, a similar “homeless campsite” was set up in the area, meanwhile, which was said to have been “growing for the last couple of weeks”.

A freedom of information request in May revealed that the council spent the entirety of the £7,356,535.02 it received from Welsh Government’s Housing Support Grant in the 2023-24 period.

This included more than £1.5m spent on temporary supported accommodation and in excess of £3m on “floating support”.