The company which operates Carmarthenshire's only harbour has gone into administration. Carmarthenshire Council, which awarded a 150-year lease to Burry Port Marina Ltd in 2018, said it was working with administrators.
But the company's director, Chris Odling-Smee, said the administration order was to protect the business while a capital refinancing deal went through, and that the intention was to fulfil its responsibilities at the harbour, which is home to a lifeboat station and badly needs dredging.
The council's cabinet was given an update by Councillor Gareth John, who has the regeneration, leisure, culture and tourism brief, on Monday, June 19. He said senior officers were liaising with administrators and that the outcome the authority sought was a safe, fully-functioning and attractive harbour. He added that discussions were "live and dynamic" and he wasn't at liberty to go into detail. He reiterated, though, that the council's aspirations for the harbour were aligned with those of campaign group, Friends of Burry Port Harbour, and local councillors, and said the position would become "far clearer" in due course.
