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Article: Fury at closure of council car park
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- South Wales Evening Post
- Article date:
- January 3, 2009
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Carmarthenshire Council was forced to reopen the town centre's
multistorey car park after numerous complaints from angry traders
and shoppers.
The Murray Street car park was closed yesterday, even though it
was a normal working day.
However, traders - who feared a downturn in business - and
shoppers who contacted the council's call centre said they were
told January 2 was a statutory holiday for council workers.
As a result, visitors to the town centre car park had to reverse
down the ramp.
Andrew Stephens, deputy manager of the St Elli Centre, said he
had spent the first half of Friday dealing with people questioning
why the car park was shut. The car park was eventually opened at ...