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By Zesha Saleem A once-thriving seaside resort has turned into a ghost town that forced Poundland to abandon the high street \- with one reviewer describing the area as a “crime-ridden hell-hole.” The Welsh town Colwyn Bay has experienced a spate of shop closures recently – often with no warnings to residents who love to pop in. Recently, the North Wales town recently waved goodbye to Costcutter and Subway, with Poundland on its way next month, followed swiftly by Boots. Popular stores WHSmith and Peacocks also left the town, with reviews eight years ago stating how “shops are closing or have …