A housing provider and commercial developer with a footprint across Swansea has snapped up a pub on the city's High Street. Coastal Housing said The Kings Arms Tavern - a listed building which has been shut for a year - needed upgrading.
Kelly Thomas, director of development and regeneration at the not-for-profit provider, said it was delighted with the acquisition and was keen to encourage applications serving the LGBTQ+ community, given the pub's historic role in this regard. You can get more Swansea news and other story updates by subscribing to our newsletters here.
She said no firm decisions had been made about the building's future, and added: "Our focus right now is on upgrade works to restore the listed building to its former glory." No change of use is being sought, though, meaning that it could continue to operate as a licensed premises in due course depending what interest there is in it.
