{"id":25999,"date":"2018-02-23T12:20:17","date_gmt":"2018-02-23T12:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=25999"},"modified":"2018-02-23T12:20:17","modified_gmt":"2018-02-23T12:20:17","slug":"llanrumney-shopping-area-given-new-lease-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2018\/02\/23\/llanrumney-shopping-area-given-new-lease-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Llanrumney shopping area given new lease of life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A BUSY shopping area has been given a new lease of life thanks to a \u00a3150,000 refurb.<br \/>\nBike racks have been installed, trees planted and the pavement repaired around Burnham Avenue shops in Llanrumney, as part of Cardiff Council\u2019s Neighbourhood Renewal Scheme.<br \/>\nLeigh Ann, 18, from Rumney, who works at the hair salon Ellegance said: \u201cThe area looks a lot nicer with the redevelopment and we thank the council for their work.<br \/>\n\u201cIt\u2019s given the area something different and it looks more attractive for people to shop at.\u201d<br \/>\nPermission to begin the work was granted in 2013 but the work started two years ago.<br \/>\nMore parking bays, bins and bollards have also been added.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26003\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26003\" style=\"width: 692px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-26003\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/20180215_122131-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"692\" height=\"519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/20180215_122131-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/20180215_122131-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/20180215_122131-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/20180215_122131-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/20180215_122131-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/20180215_122131-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/20180215_122131-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/20180215_122131-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 692px) 100vw, 692px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26003\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-26003\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/20180215_122131-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"692\" height=\"519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/20180215_122131-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/20180215_122131-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/20180215_122131-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/20180215_122131-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/20180215_122131-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/20180215_122131-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/20180215_122131-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/20180215_122131-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 692px) 100vw, 692px\" \/><\/noscript> Burnham Avenue shops<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nCouncillor Keith Jones praised the redevelopment saying: \u201cWe welcome the regeneration investment into the popular Burnham Avenue shops. It was funding that we bid for in 2012\/13.<br \/>\n\u201cWe are delighted as the shops are affectionately known in Llanrumney. They are an important part of community life sitting next to the medical centre.<br \/>\n\u201cWe are determined to fight and win for every penny of public funding we can access. The people of Llanrumney deserve nothing less.\u201d<br \/>\nElaine Smith, 64, from Llanrumney has worked as a lollipop lady at the shops for over 35 years.<br \/>\n\u201cThe area looks really impressive now and it is attractive for the community who shop here.<br \/>\n\u201cHaving worked here for so long, I can see the work that has been put in and it makes me really happy.<br \/>\nCouncillor Lee Bridgeman added: \u201cAny investment in Llanrumney has to be good for the community. We will continue to fight hard for further funding opportunities.<br \/>\n\u201cRegeneration is just one pot of funding. We are working hard bring a youth provision back into the area as well as securing the long term future of our football clubs.\u201d<br \/>\nCabinet member for housing and communities, Lynda Thorne said: \u201cThe council is committed to investing in local communities and we are working to create better places for people to live, work and shop.<br \/>\n\u201cWe\u2019re grateful to the Llanrumney members for their input into this scheme which really brightens the area.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A BUSY shopping area has been given a new lease of life thanks to a \u00a3150,000 refurb. Bike racks have been installed, trees planted and the pavement repaired around Burnham Avenue shops in Llanrumney, as part of Cardiff Council\u2019s Neighbourhood Renewal Scheme. Leigh Ann, 18, from Rumney, who works at the hair salon Ellegance said: \u201cThe area looks a lot nicer with the redevelopment and we thank the council for their work. \u201cIt\u2019s given the area something different and it [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":135,"featured_media":26000,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[110,113],"tags":[3876,52,5692],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-25999","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rumney-llanrumney","category-uncategorised","tag-burnham-avenue","tag-cardiff-council","tag-redvelopment"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Llanrumney shopping area given new lease of life - The Cardiffian<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2018\/02\/23\/llanrumney-shopping-area-given-new-lease-life\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Llanrumney shopping area given new lease of life - The Cardiffian\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A BUSY shopping area has been given a new lease of life thanks to a \u00a3150,000 refurb. 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