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The demolition of an historic and previously-thriving city centre market is below manner. The previous Caerphilly Indoor Market in Pentrebane Road closed for good in January 2023.
It made manner for brand new and fashionable container-style market, Ffos Caerffili, which opened in Cardiff Street in April 2024.
The transfer obtained some backlash from former merchants of the previous market, which had been buying and selling for nearly a century. Chatting with WalesOnline in August 2023 two former market merchants mentioned that they had been largely out of labor because the previous market shut.
As Pentrebane Road fell into disrepair one other enterprise proprietor mentioned she felt she had no selection however to maneuver away as a result of she not had sufficient footfall to maintain her store afloat.
In Might 2025 current merchants on the road claimed they had been dropping lots of of kilos in revenue every week as anti-social behaviour had taken over the derelict a part of city.
In an replace on Thursday, July 3, it was confirmed that demolition work has began on the previous market constructing to make manner for “bold plans”, that are a part of the Caerphilly City 2035 placemaking plan.
The £21m mission, led by Linc Cymru (a part of Pobl Group) with assist from Caerphilly County Borough Council and the Welsh Authorities’s Reworking Cities programme, will ship 72 flats, seven business models, and public areas to “improve the city centre’s enchantment”.
Jayne Bryant, Welsh Authorities cupboard secretary for housing and native authorities, mentioned of the event: “The demolition and growth of this web site is a crucial milestone within the bold plans for Caerphilly’s city centre.
“With the assistance of round £6m Reworking Cities funding from the Welsh Authorities this scheme will ship much-needed housing within the city centre together with business models, which is able to go in direction of growing housing provide in Caerphilly, supporting native companies, and respiratory new life into the excessive road.”
Cllr Jamie Pritchard, deputy chief of Caerphilly County Borough Council, added: “We’re delighted to see the event of Caerphilly progress.
“The demolition of the previous market at Pentrebane Road will create housing, open house, and a wholesome combine of business and retail models. It will enable extra individuals to dwell and work in our city.
“By means of in depth group engagement and session we all know that housing and new business alternatives is a serious matter for Caerphilly residents and we’re happy to have the ability to handle that via the work of the Caerphilly City 2035 placemaking plan.
“This mission will go a way in direction of injecting some vibrancy into the world so we look ahead to getting on with the job.”
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