Jayne Bryant MS, Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government, visited Caerphilly town centre to find out more about the ambitious investment opportunities that make up the town’s Placemaking Plan, delivered with funding support from the Welsh Government’s ‘Transforming Towns’ initiative.
The visit, hosted by CCBC Leader Cllr Sean Morgan, included a chance to meet the owners of Rosita’s, an exciting new café bar development planned for the old Coffi Vista building, opposite Caerphilly Castle.
Local brothers Jonathan, Richard, and Martin Rees will breathe new life into the landmark building, offering a relaxed all-day dining experience from breakfast to dinner combining Welsh classics with Italian favourites.
The Cabinet Secretary’s tour of the town also included a visit to the site of the new leisure and wellbeing hub. the recently opened Ffos Caerffili development, the town’s public transport interchange and other exciting proposals which form part of the major ‘Caerphilly Town 2035 Placemaking Plan’.
Caerphilly County Borough Council is working closely with Welsh Government as part of their Transforming Towns Programme, along with a range of other partners to deliver the ambitious multi-million-pound blueprint for the town.
Cllr Sean Morgan said, “It’s encouraging to see so much positive progress is already being made across a number of projects and it was great to get the opportunity to showcase some of the developments to the Cabinet Secretary during her visit.”
“We are particularly looking forward to the re-opening of the former Coffi Vista site, which will see this key building get a new lease of life in future, without being reliant on public subsidy,” he added.
Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government, Jayne Bryant, said:
Caerphilly is truly a fantastic example of how local authorities can utilise our Transforming Towns Programme to revitalise town and city centres and create a sense of place for their communities.”
“Our investment has helped Caerphilly retain a town centre market provision with the opening of Ffos Caerffili, encouraging more footfall and active travel in the area. I’m so pleased that we’ve been able to provide full funding for the commissioning of the Placemaking Plan which support so many other worthwhile projects in Caerphilly.”
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