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Free parking for shoppers across Carmarthenshire is a New Year’s resolution for the executive board. They have recommended the bonus of free parking at all county council car parks from December 26th to January 1 at a cost of over £20,000. The move has been brought in a bid to support traders and encourage more shoppers to visit town centres after Christmas. The week between Christmas and New Year was considered to be of more benefit to businesses than the one originally proposed, which was from January 2 to 8. In previous years, free parking has been given for the two weeks before Christmas, at a cost of approximately £70,000. However, executive board members said that given the current difficult financial situation, facing budget cuts of millions of pounds, it would not be possible to give the concession this year. However, they did want to show support for traders and determined to give free parking in the week between Christmas and the New Year instead. A report which went before t...

There's a Christmas bonus for shoppers to Llanelli town centre with free parking in Llanelli’s Murray Street Multi Storey from 10am on Monday, November 21. And the free parking will remain until a new car park is delivered as part of the £60million East Gate development. Signs at the entrances and exits to the 510 spaces multi storey car park will explain that parking is free after 10am for a period of four hours. The concession does not apply before 10am to prevent the car park spaces being taken up by office workers and traders. It was thought the Traffic Order variation might delay plans until January but Carmarthenshire Council’s transport team have found a way to enable the concession with immediate effect from Monday. Llanelli Chamber of Trade who campaigned for the free parking has welcomed the news. President, Andrew Stephens said: “This is the perfect pre Christmas shopping boost for the town.” Chamber life member David Craddock congratulated the council on its efforts. H...