Concerns have been raised over plans to relocate a drug and alcohol treatment service from Llanelli town centre to North Dock. As part of a plan for a health improvement and wellbeing centre in Llanelli the Dyfed Drug and Alcohol Service (DDAS) have proposed the move to the former WRW building at Anchor Point which has angered some local residents.
Richard Evans, 42, said he was concerned at the location's proximity to a children's playground which he claims is a safeguarding issue and said it could affect tourism in the area. As a father of two he said he was worried that "potentially very troubled people" could be coming to the centre. He said: "It is very distressing and worrying as a parent. Of all the places I cannot believe there's not other places."
But a spokesman for charity Barod said “Dyfed Drug and Alcohol Service continues to provide a range of innovative and evidence-based services that enable people to make positive and significant changes in their lives that not only impact themselves but their families and our local communities. We need to avoid the use of stigmatising language that can have significant detrimental effects and contribute to people having a sense of isolation. Ultimately this can prevent people from seeking and accessing support that they both have a right to and need.”
