{"id":176238,"date":"2023-05-31T09:00:01","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T09:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=176238"},"modified":"2023-05-31T09:00:01","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T09:00:01","slug":"eerie-pontins-seaside-town-with-empty-bars-derelict-shops-and-deserted-streets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/eerie-pontins-seaside-town-with-empty-bars-derelict-shops-and-deserted-streets\/","title":{"rendered":"Eerie Pontins seaside town with empty bars, derelict shops and deserted streets"},"content":{"rendered":"

A popular seaside town will not be welcoming the usual hordes of visitors this year as its streets, shops and bars are left abandoned.<\/p>\n

Brean in Somerset normally welcomes tens of thousands of holidaymakers annually and is a top choice for Brits heading to the beach for a summer getaway.<\/p>\n

Many tourists usually flock to the town's famous Pontins Holiday Park, but this summer will be different as a major multi-year construction project has just begun at the nearby Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant \u2013 meaning the park won't be open to guests.<\/p>\n

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Plans have been drawn up for Hinkley Point C to start generating electricity in 2026 after Hinkley Point A, the first nuclear power station at the site, stopped operating in 2000. It is currently being decommissioned.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, Hinkley Point B was first up and running in 1976 but stopped operating last August.<\/p>\n

Pontins isn't the only holiday park in Brean, but it is the largest and most famous, and its temporary closure has left business owners concerned for their future.<\/p>\n

Former pub manager Gary Reid, 61, from Brean, told the Sun: "It has the feel of a one-horse town where even the horse has left. At this time of year it\u2019s never very busy but we are fearful for the coming season.<\/p>\n

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