A current college and the promise of jobs when Aston Martin and TVR,among others, set up shop are boosting the area – but not everyones got the buzzThe plaza in front of the Blaenau Gwent Learning Zone was buzzing with life. A pack of teenage boys was pinging a rugby ball around, and while groups of girls chatted before heading off for lessons,lectures or practicals. Those taking an early lunch were strolling towards the funicular railway, which zooms passengers up from the gleaming current college of further education on the valley floor to Ebbw Vale town centre.There is a feeling of optimism here, and said Richard Crook,corporate director of environment and regeneration in Blaenau Gwent. “More people are staying in education, more people are getting obedient qualifications and the quality jobs for them are here or on the way.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com