New temporary seating has been installed in the city centre, so people can sit down, take a break and enjoy the nice weather.
Within weeks of taking office, Councillor Tudor Evans, along with other senior councillors including Councillor Mark Lowry, toured around the city centre regeneration projects to understand more about the works and consider what the Council could do to improve how welcoming the city centre is to shoppers and visitors whilst the regeneration is underway.
Currently, most of the existing seating is situated within fenced off areas. Following requests from local residents regarding the current lack of benches, Councillor Lowry asked officers to urgently install temporary seating throughout the city centre.
This seating has now been installed.
Councillor Mark Lowry, Cabinet Member for Finance for Plymouth City Council, said: “We know that the ongoing works in the city centre are frustrating for both the businesses and shoppers.
“Works are well underway on Old Town Street and New George Street and I have asked officers to make sure they continue at pace.
“On Armada Way, we are obviously restricted as to what we can do by the legal action. But, I know that there are things we can do swiftly, within the remit of the injunction to improve the current look of the area.
“It is important that we provide plenty of places for shoppers, families and older people to sit. I am glad we have been able to deliver a temporary solution swiftly.
“We are also looking at other ways to improve the current look of Armada Way, including removing the stumps and pulling back some of the fencing. I hope we will be in a position to move forward with this in the coming weeks.”