Turf will be cut to mark the start of a long-awaited healthcare, leisure and research development in Llanelli on March 6. The £200 million Pentre Awel scheme at Delta Lakes will feature a new Llanelli Leisure Centre and include housing, a hotel, and education and business space.
It was one of several projects singled out by Cllr Alun Lenny, Plaid Cymru's cabinet member for resources, before councillors voted to approve a £151.1 million capital budget for 2023-24. You can get more Carmarthenshire news and other story updates by subscribing to our newsletters here.
Pentre Awel will comprise five buildings, and will be funded by the council, the Welsh and UK Governments, and other public and private sector partners. The council has allocated £43.4 million to the project in the coming financial year - £16.5 million of its own money and £26.9 million from elsewhere.
