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All the new leisure facilities set to open as Newport Centre is approved The council has approved plans as part of the £90-million college campus 10:21, 23 FEB 2021 A sketch showing how the leisure centre could look (Image: Newport City Council) There are always big stories on WalesOnline - don't miss any with our daily emailInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign me up now When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more n...

Of the cash the majority - £26.5m - will go toward supporting those on vocational courses.

The plans would see Coleg Gwent’s Nash Road campus relocated to the Newport Centre. Newport County Council has made an application to Welsh Government for £7 million of the £19.7 million estimated cost of the project. Speaking previously about the plans, the leader of the council, Cllr Jane Mudd, said: “We have an amazing opportunity to create a new leisure centre in the city centre. As a cabinet, we are very excited by the prospect of being able to provide fantastic new facilities, in an accessible location, for the citizens of Newport. “On top of that, it would mean Coleg Gwen...

The opening of the Learning Zone was due to take place at the beginning of this academic year, however building work was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic - with contractors working at at a reduced capacity to comply with social distancing measures. Pupils who had been due to start the autumn term at the Learning Zone instead had their in-person teaching at Coleg Gwent's Pontypool campus. In September 2020, the site was officially handed over to Coleg Gwent staff so the furniture and equipment could be fitted, and the following month, students got their first look inside the new c...