ONE of Shoreham’s most recognised landmarks will soon be no more as Adur District Council’s plans to regenerate the town centre take another step forward.

For years the red-bricked Adur Civic Centre was the municipal heartbeat of the area.

But with council staff now relocated to the revamped Shoreham Centre, demolition teams have moved into the Ham Road site.

In just a few weeks a hole can be seen in the side of the building as a large section has already been dismantled with the cost being met by the Coast to Capital Local Enterprise Partnership.

Adur District Council leader Neil Parkin said: “I’m delighted to see the progress being made to dismantle this landmark building.

“This is a triple win situation for us.

“We are not paying for the demolition, which takes the risk out of it, and once it’s gone we will save more than £100,000 a year in business rates.

“But it also means we are able to move forward in redeveloping the wider site as part of our exciting plans to regenerate this part of the town centre.”

This is scheduled to finish in autumn 2017. No decision has been made as to what will happen to the site.