Work starts on Eastgate development in Llanelli
Shrubs and trees have been removed from Island Place public car park. Contractors have had to act early before birds started nesting in the undergrowth that could have held up a vital town centre development. The car park could be closed in May as work gathers pace on the £25million Eastgate development. The car park ground plays an integral part in the Henry Davidson Developments Ltd scheme that will breathe new life into that quarter of Llanelli. In two years, the development will blend into the town centre a six-screen multiplex Reel cinema, 53-bedroom Travel Lodge Hotel, a range of pubs and restaurants, nearly 2,000sq metres of new office space, a convenience store and other retail outlets, a ShopMobility facility, increased parking for 239 vehicles, an improved and enhanced bus station and a new town square and other public realm enhancements. Llanelli Chamber of Trade and Commerce have said the loss of the car park will be an inconvenience to town traders but have been assured by...