Questions about Llanelli development
Just come across this from my old pal Stuart Hopkins. He wrote the following as an open letter to Welsh Assembly member Helen Mary Jones. It was published in the Llanelli Star in January - January last year. Not much has happened since then, I think. Stuart's letter - There has been much publicity recently regarding the demise of the town centre and the message from Carmarthenshire County Council is to be patient, together with a promise that the town will be regenerated in two years. I view this with some scepticism and would ask what contributed to the town centre demise in the first place? I would like to remind readers of an extract from my letter to the Star in January 2005 which stated, “In particular the threat of further retail development in Parc Trostre poses a huge danger to Llanelli town centre .. . "If the new out of town retail park is reinforced by a significant addition to what is currently on offer (and under construction) at Trostre/Pemberton, then Llanelli t...