With the local authority elections taking place in Wales next week, a number of lobbying and membership organisations have produced a range of policy papers over the last few months highlighting some of the key issues that councils could tackle when they are re-elected.
One of the most relevant of these is the report from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), entitled a Vision for Welsh Towns, which has examined the main challenges, issues and opportunities for town centres across Wales.
Given the diversity of town centres, there is unlikely to be one simple solution to the issues raised in the report. Nevertheless, the study should give food for thought not only to local authorities on the way forward for towns across Wales but also to other key stakeholders including the Welsh Government, the UK Government and private business.
