A long-empty unit on one of Cardiff's key shopping streets is coming back into use. The Queen Street site between Lloyds Bank and Dominions Arcade shopping centre has been dormant since clothes shop Dorothy Perkins closed in around 2015 — but Monmouthshire Building Society has confirmed it will open there soon.
The fit-out has started and a spokeswoman for the building society said it plans to launch the branch on October 3. "We used to have a branch in Rhiwbina and we closed that a few years ago purely because we wanted a more city-centre location," she said. "We were looking pre-pandemic and then lots of things were delayed, but here we are.
"It's such a large space, which is brilliant for us. It's extremely accessible for all our members. Above the branch we will have an office that supports our hybrid working."
