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Major improvements on Newton Abbott shopping centre receiving positive feedback

Newton Abbot shopping centre

Improvement works to Market Walk shopping centre in Newton Abbot are making the town look ‘so much lighter’ already, a leading councillor has said.

The £2million work which started in February aims to transform the look and feel of the town’s Market Walk shopping centre, making it brighter and lighter for an enhanced shopping experience that will attract locals and visitors to the heart of the town.

Work is set to last eight months and was unanimously approved by councillors last year. It is part of what could be a £30m investment in the town centre and follows the £13million investment that Teignbridge District Council made in purchasing the shopping centre in February 2016.

Councillor Clemens said: “I think the work that this council has undertaken in Newton Abbot has been admirable and I am really impressed so far by the progress in Market Walk. It looks so much lighter and brighter at the moment and we will continue our investment and improvements in Newton Abbot.”

The work in Market Walk will see the removal of the existing concrete entrance structure at Courtenay Street while existing shop fronts will be transformed with a range of colours and materials for added distinction.

To allow more natural light in and create an open feeling, a glass roof will run from Courtenay Street to Market Street alongside glass roofs for shops facing onto Market Square.

During the work all shops in Market Walk will remain open for business along with public access to the market and Market Square, but inevitably due to the large scale nature of the work there will be some disruption.

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