Y Storfa: More progress at community hub

Once open it'll be home to facilities such as a new central library including a new children's library.

Other council-run services there will include those such as the contact centre, Housing Options, lifelong learning and the West Glamorgan Archive Service.

Non-council tenants are set to include Careers Wales, Citizens Advice and Swansea University's South Wales Miners' Library.

These and other publicly accessible services there will encourage footfall for local businesses as the council continues its £1bn regeneration programme. 

Council leader Rob Stewart said: "Y Storfa will be a fantastic location for people from across the city to access essential services. 

"It's great to see progress being made on our repurposing of this very large city centre site for public services.

"This area of the city centre is being transformed with a great mix of public and private sector investment.

"Castle Gardens is going to be greener and more welcoming, there are plans for new homes above McDonald's, and new homes and businesses at the former Castle Cinema."

At Y Storfa, recent weeks have seen main contractors Kier Group continue work on elements such as meeting rooms, services and windows.

The project, in the former BHS store in Oxford Street, is on course for completion this year. 

Funders of Y Storfa include the Welsh Government Transforming Towns programme.

Photo: Work progresses at Y Storfa.