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I passed up through Dowlais earlier today and there’s still machinery moving around in there.
Any news currently about if they’ve started the restoration plan like they said they would?
The Council purport the company is doing some remedial works – for which the Council is paying them from the £15m restoration bond it holds but an a budget-plan hasn’t been submitted yet despite promises it would be at the beginning of 2024…