
Newcastle Emlyn
Part of the Ten Towns initiative
Located in the Teifi Valley between Cardigan and Lampeter and represents a traditional market town which serves a wide and largely rural community astride the River Teifi in both Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion.
The town supports several large regional employers including Dairy Partners together with a number of well occupied industrial areas hosting a range of enterprises including biotech and IT businesses.
The town also directly supports the rural economy through the livestock market and associated feed merchants, machinery and engineering uses.
Other notable industries include construction and numerous local services and trades that comprise up the foundational economy.
The rural hinterland supports a wider range of agricultural and land-based industries including food producers and tourism businesses.
The distinctive and historic town centre has a good mix of retail and services with a particular focus on convenience, food and drink and speciality retail.
Outside of the centre, the leisure centre and secondary school reflect the town's role as a key settlement in the north of the county. Overall, Newcastle Emlyn performs an important destination and service centre for employment, community, education, sport and retail needs of the wider area including Llangeler and Llandyfriog.
Our priorities
Our Economic Growth priorities are to develop and promote the unique, distinctive and historic town centre as a vibrant destination for local residents and visitors, and to build on the visitor economy to take advantage of the growth in the staycation market. The town has many assets, including its natural and historic built environment, together with proactive local community organisations and a comprehensive level of local facilities and services which serve a wide hinterland. The strategic priorities are as follows:
- COVID-19 Recovery
- Supporting business growth
- SMART digital town and countryside
- Town centre
- Walking and cycling
- Visitor economy
- Promoting Newcastle Emlyn
- Progressive Procurement
- Community energy schemes
- Circular economy
- Affordable homes
Newcastle Emlyn Action Plan (.pdf)

Located in the Teifi Valley between Cardigan and Lampeter and represents a traditional market town which serves a wide and largely rural community astride the River Teifi in both Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion.
The town supports several large regional employers including Dairy Partners together with a number of well occupied industrial areas hosting a range of enterprises including biotech and IT businesses.
The town also directly supports the rural economy through the livestock market and associated feed merchants, machinery and engineering uses.
Other notable industries include construction and numerous local services and trades that comprise up the foundational economy.
The rural hinterland supports a wider range of agricultural and land-based industries including food producers and tourism businesses.
The distinctive and historic town centre has a good mix of retail and services with a particular focus on convenience, food and drink and speciality retail.
Outside of the centre, the leisure centre and secondary school reflect the town's role as a key settlement in the north of the county. Overall, Newcastle Emlyn performs an important destination and service centre for employment, community, education, sport and retail needs of the wider area including Llangeler and Llandyfriog.
Our priorities
Our Economic Growth priorities are to develop and promote the unique, distinctive and historic town centre as a vibrant destination for local residents and visitors, and to build on the visitor economy to take advantage of the growth in the staycation market. The town has many assets, including its natural and historic built environment, together with proactive local community organisations and a comprehensive level of local facilities and services which serve a wide hinterland. The strategic priorities are as follows:
- COVID-19 Recovery
- Supporting business growth
- SMART digital town and countryside
- Town centre
- Walking and cycling
- Visitor economy
- Promoting Newcastle Emlyn
- Progressive Procurement
- Community energy schemes
- Circular economy
- Affordable homes
Newcastle Emlyn Action Plan (.pdf)