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Military base brings 5,000 jobs
« on: January 17, 2007, 09:46:27 PM »
The government has confirmed that a new defence training academy will be based at St Athan, creating 5,000 jobs, worth £58m annually to the local economy.

The investment, estimated at £16bn, is the single largest seen in Wales, and follows setbacks in securing the site as a centre of aviation excellence.

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