Office block dubbed as ‘Alcatraz’ to be turned into 37 affordable flats

Dale Spridgeon, Local Democracy Reporter Plans to turn an imposing former government office block dubbed as “Alcatraz” into affordable flats and a housing hub are being considered by a Welsh council. The pre-cast concrete Crown Buildings at Penrallt, Caernarfon, are set to be turned into “much needed” local homes by planning bosses in Gwynedd. The…