A POPULAR café has now opened its nautical gift shop.

In March, the Pioneer reported that Coast café bar & gift shop had acquired 1-3 Rhos Road, in Rhos-on-Sea.

Darren Randle, owner of Coast café bar and gift shop, told the Pioneer at the time: "It will be an expansion of the café. It was part of the Rhos café when we opened seven years ago. 

"This new premises will be the gift shop - it will be coastal themed and we can move more seats into the main café."

On offer at the gift shop is nautical home accessories and gifts.

North Wales Pioneer: Some of the items on offer at the new gift shopSome of the items on offer at the new gift shop (Image: Permission granted)
Last year, Coast opened its new café near Craig-y-Don paddling pool.

In 2023, Darren took on the taken on the tenancy of the premises previously leased by Alana Spencer, founder of Ridiculously Rich and winner of The Apprentice 2016.

"The business in Craig-y-Don is doing ok," Darren said.

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"We made it through the winter but we are looking forward to the paddling pool opening."

Last April, Conwy County Borough Council confirmed it would be not be reopening its paddling pools in Craig-y-Don, Llanfairfechan, Penmaenmawr and Rhos-on-Sea for the summer due to a "high risk of people slipping".

Despite a setback at Craig-y-Don, following Storm Pierrick, the local authority have said that all four paddling pools will reopen this summer.