PUBLIC car parks in Prestatyn will be free of charge to the public for five days this winter.

The council-operated car parks on Fern Avenue, Kings' Avenue, Lower High Street, Nant Hall Road, and at Prestatyn railway station will be free on the following dates:

  • Friday, November 29
  • Saturday, November 30
  • Sunday, December 1
  • Tuesday, December 24
  • Wednesday, January 1

Town and city councils are given five free parking days each year.

This will run alongside Denbighshire County Council’s “Free After Three” scheme, which sees the town centre car parks it operates become free to use from 3pm between November 18 and December 31.

This is designed to make high streets more accessible during one of the busiest trading seasons, helping residents with their shopping in the run up to Christmas and the new year.

The same five Prestatyn car parks apply to this scheme as for the five days of free parking.

Cllr Barry Mellor, the council’s lead member for environment and transport, said: “This initiative has proved popular every year we have put it on.

“It enables residents to support their local communities, and access local shops at peak shopping hours after work or school.

“We hope that everyone supports our local high streets once again in the run up to this festive period, and hope that this initiative encourages more people to use their local high street for their festive shopping.”