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Shropshire skate park work begins
Work has got underway on a new £200,000 multi-use skate park and arts venue in Newport, Shropshire, which is expected to open in early March.
Funding will be invested in the new facility over the next five years, and is being developed by Telford and Wrekin Council (TWC) and Newport Town Council in partnership with local voluntary organisation, Newport Sk8 and Ride. TWC cabinet member for community services, Stephen Bentley, said: "Skate parks are extremely popular among young people and we are keen to provide as many leisure opportunities as possible."
Project co-ordinators are now inviting local residents to put forward further ideas on how to make the skate park facility more valuable to the community.