A pensioner was left horrified after a nostalgic trip to her hometown of Llandudno in North Wales, shocked by the state of the once pristine resort. Penny Colegate, 68, who now lives in Hampshire, was appalled to find her beloved town "swimming in litter", with cans, bottles and takeaway wrappers strewn across pavements and piled under street furniture. She expressed her concern that not only was the sight unsightly and a health hazard, but it also threatened Llandudno's tourism appeal.
"Seeing the town like this really upset me," said Penny, who reached out to North Wales Live to voice her concerns. "Llandudno is the premier tourist destination in North Wales and to say it was dirty is an understatement," she added. It was her first trip back to North Wales since moving to Basingstoke 13 years ago in the wake of her ex-husband's death.
Penny spent two nights in the town's Travelodge and was looking forward to visiting old haunts, having worked for a while at the David Ormerod Hearing Centre, now part of Boots. READ MORE: The people that live in an old railway carriage on a Welsh cliff READ MORE: 'Extreme' measures being taken to stop people parking on road at Welsh beauty spot Penny spent two nights in the town's Travelodge and was looking forward to visiting old haunts, having worked for a while at the David Ormerod Hearing Centre, now part of Boots. She recalled: "As soon as I stepped out of the Travelodge, I saw a side road full of litter that was tumbling towards me in t.