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North Wales Live
07-05-2025
- Business
- North Wales Live
Multi-million pound food hall and market taking shape in North Wales seaside town
The interior of a multi-million pound food hall and market development is taking shape. The internal work at the Queen's Market building in Rhyl is progressing, with a number of key features now installed at the site. The new £12.6m development features 16 individual food and retail units, a double-sided bar, and a large flexible events space which is capable of holding a variety of events. The first phase of the internal work begin in February. The installation of the bench seating on the lower floor and booth style seating on the mezzanine floor is complete. More seating is scheduled to be installed during this phase of the fit out. Integral plumbing and electrical work within the hot food units is now also completed. In addition to this, the installation of the bar, stage, lighting and PA, feature wall and internal signage is currently ongoing, as well as other necessary works. The council told North Wales Live that "announcements regarding the site's operator and individual tenants will be made in the near future". Councillor Jason McLellan, Leader of Denbighshire County Council and Lead Member for Economic Growth and Tackling Deprivation, said: 'The Queen's Market buildings have played a significant role in Rhyl's history for more than 120 years. "This new development is an exciting new chapter in the site's rich history, with this modern, multipurpose venue offering high-quality food and retail spaces for the people of Rhyl, and I am pleased to see that the internal developments are progressing well. Sign up for the North Wales Live newsletter sent twice daily to your inbox "This project is an integral part of the wider regeneration work in Rhyl, which has seen significant investment in the town over the past few years. It's also encouraging to see this work starting to pay off, as we've seen a number of new businesses open in the town this year. "With the Sea Defence works set to finish this year, as well as funding that has been recently awarded by UK Government, this is an exciting time for Rhyl and Denbighshire as a whole.' It was recently announced that Rhyl would receive £20m as part of the UK Government's Plan for Neighbourhoods to tackle deprivation and turbocharge growth.
Rhyl Journal
07-05-2025
- Business
- Rhyl Journal
LOOK: Work inside Queen's Market in Rhyl progressing 'well'
The new development, which features 16 individual food and retail units, a double-sided bar, and a large flexible events space which is capable of holding a variety of events, saw the first phase of the internal work begin in February. View from the stairs (Image: Denbighshire County Council) The installation of the bench seating on the lower floor and booth style seating on the mezzanine floor is complete. More seating is scheduled to be installed during this phase of the fit out. Integral plumbing and electrical work within the hot food units is now also completed. In addition to this, the installation of the bar, stage, lighting and PA, feature wall and internal signage is currently ongoing, as well as other necessary works. Feature wall (Image: Denbighshire County Council) The facility is set to open this summer. Councillor Jason McLellan, Leader of Denbighshire County Council and Lead Member for Economic Growth and Tackling Deprivation said: 'The Queen's Market buildings have played a significant role in Rhyl's history for more than 120 years. "This new development is an exciting new chapter in the site's rich history, with this modern, multipurpose venue offering high-quality food and retail spaces for the people of Rhyl, and I am pleased to see that the internal developments are progressing well. Queen's Market internal sign (Image: Denbighshire County Council) "This project is an integral part of the wider regeneration work in Rhyl, which has seen significant investment in the town over the past few years. It's also encouraging to see this work starting to pay off, as we've seen a number of new businesses open in the town this year. "With the Sea Defence works set to finish this year, as well as funding that has been recently awarded by UK Government, this is an exciting time for Rhyl and Denbighshire as a whole.' The Queen's Market facility has been an notable landmark within the town for over a century, with this latest development breathing new life into the space. Denbighshire County Council acquired a number of adjacent buildings in Rhyl town centre fronting onto the seafront promenade, known collectively as Queen's Buildings, in March 2019. The buildings once known as the Savoy Hotel were in a dilapidated state, with no active uses on upper floors and significant void levels on the ground floor.
