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£29m for work on Vale of Glamorgan defence academy
The UK's armed services will have specialist training at the college
The company in charge of building a £12bn defence academy has received a £29m contract from the Ministry of Defence for early work on the project. The Defence Technical College at St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan stands to create over 2,000 jobs and provide all the military training in the UK.
Last week the UK government announced a final decision on the project would be delayed until the summer.
Local MP John Smith said the government remained committed to the academy.
The Metrix consortium, which will build and run the new academy, said the "early works" contract would ready the site for full-scale construction once the final go-ahead was given.
The first stage will involve moving an RAF training school to a temporary location to allow demolition of existing buildings and preparatory works.
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£29m for work on Vale of Glamorgan defence academy
The UK's armed services will have specialist training at the collegeThe company in charge of building a £12bn defence academy has received a £29m contract from the Ministry of Defence for early work on the project. The Defence Technical College at St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan stands to create over 2,000 jobs and provide all the military training in the UK.
Last week the UK government announced a final decision on the project would be delayed until the summer.
Local MP John Smith said the government remained committed to the academy.
The Metrix consortium, which will build and run the new academy, said the "early works" contract would ready the site for full-scale construction once the final go-ahead was given.
The first stage will involve moving an RAF training school to a temporary location to allow demolition of existing buildings and preparatory works.
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