"We just need shops. We need things to bring people into the town.” These are the common words spoken by businesses owners in Aberdare town centre.
It's a cold and wet Thursday morning and the town is quiet. There are people walking by, there is a queue outside the local bank and there is life at the indoor market.
On one side of Cardiff Street a row of shops remain empty and look rather battered. People tell us Pound Stretcher used to be really popular, but it's been closed for some time now.
