Merthyr shopping centre launches school art competition
St Tydfi l Shopping Centre have launched a brand-new primary school art competition inviting children to create a picture of something they enjoy about the local area, or something they enjoy doing. Whether it’s a picture of them spending time with their family, having fun at the park, or of a beloved pet, St Tydfi l Shopping Centre would like to see it. The pieces of art can be drawn, painted, or created from glue, glitter and any arts and crafts materials – the only limit is the child’s imagination. From all the pictures sent in to the competition, a selection from diff erent schools will be uploaded to the shopping centre’s Facebook page and the local community asked to vote for their favourite. The winning school will receive a £50 voucher to spend at The Works so they can add to their arts and craft supplies. All artwork must be submitted on A4 paper and have
the pupil’s name and their school written on the back. Entries can be sent to St Tydfi l Shopping Centre or dropped in to the Centre Management offi ce. The deadline for submitting entries is Friday 15th March. Full
Terms and Conditions can be read on St
Tydfi l Shopping Centre’s website at https:// sttydfi
lshoppingcentre.co.uk.
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Minister launches new ePassport gates at Cardiff Airport
Economy and Transport Minister, Ken Skates has offi cially opened the new passport checking system at Cardiff Airport. The latest-technology e-gates have been funded by the Welsh Government. They will permit travellers with biometric passports
to bypass AM DDIM
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Ar agor bob dydd: 9.30am-5pm. Teithiau cyson danddaear: 10am-3.30pm.
Llywio â lloeren, teipiwch Blaenafon (Blaenavon) neu NP4 9RL a dilynwch yr arwyddion twristiaeth brown ar ôl i chi gyrraedd y dref.
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manual inspections, allowing for a quicker entry into Wales. Although Cardiff International Airport Ltd (CIAL) was one of the fi rst airports in the UK to introduce e-gate technology, the three original gates were removed by the UK Border Force in 2017 as the initial technology was superseded. UK Government allows ePassport gates to be fi tted free of charge by UK Border Force only at airports with more than two million in-bound passengers a year, such as Bristol and Heathrow, so UK Border Force required a substantial capital payment from Cardiff Airport to install replacement e-gates. The Welsh Government has provided funding of up to £1m for the latest technology ePassport gates to be installed at Cardiff Airport. Visiting Cardiff Airport to launch the new e-gates, Economy and Transport Minister, Ken Skates said: “Passenger numbers at Cardiff Airport have increased by 60% since Welsh Government purchased the airport in 2013. The number of destinations has also increased signifi cantly with over 50 direct route destinations and links to over 900 connecting destinations being off ered, including a scheduled daily long-haul Qatar Airways fl ight to its Doha hub. “The new ePassport gates are an important part of our No Deal Brexit planning. They will help ensure queuing in immigration is minimised should the UK Government not secure a seamless departure from the EU.” “We stepped in to grant fund the e-gates when the UK Government refused to do so. Westminster’s decision not to fund e-gates in Cardiff whilst funding them in competing regional airports in England needs to be seen alongside its decisions to block our attempt to establish a network of Public Service Obligation air routes to cities across the UK and not to support devolution of Air Passenger Duty (APD) to Wales based on fl awed economic analysis.” “The UK Government has for too long distorted the market in favour of larger airports. Future devolution of APD would go some of the way to levelling the playing fi eld, which has been skewed in favour of other large airports in England.” Cardiff Airport chief executive offi cer Deb Barber said: “Cardiff Airport has been on a continuous journey of transformation over the past few years, during which time we have seen incumbent airlines such as KLM, TUI and Ryanair adding capacity, welcomed new airlines and seen new routes added to our route network – including a regular fl ight to Doha with Qatar Airways which creates vital links between Wales and the Middle East. “It is essential therefore, that we have modern and effi cient technology in place at the UK Border to create a safe, secure and seamless entry point into Wales for international passengers that is on a par with other larger regional airports in the UK. The unveiling today of our new ePassport gates is a very positive step forward in our long term strategy for growth and we are grateful to the Welsh Government for their support.”
6 - Friday 8th March 2019 - Cardiff & South Wales Advertiser
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