New shop opens after property 'transformed'

A NEW coffee and candle shop has opened in what had been a long-term empty town centre property.

- ANTHONY LEWIS Local Democracy Reporter [e-mail]

Coco's Coffee & Candles in Merthyr Tydfil is now based at 143b High Street, which was formerly the location of Pizza Time.

Developed by Highfield Property Group, grant funding of £730,000 from the Welsh Government’s Transforming Towns programme has allowed the comprehensive redevelopment of the property into a commercial unit.

The blank slate created by this work - complete with new windows, doors and shopfront - then allowed for the unit to become a modern, warm interior, synonymous with the original Coco's in Aberdare, the council said.

There was £120,000 of funding received from UK Government's Shared Prosperity Fund's Property Development and Town Centre Grant which supported the kitchen fit-out, bespoke coffee counter and banquet-style seating.