State-of-the-art Merthyr Tydfil college campus opens

First Minister Carwyn Jones will officially open a new state-of-the-art campus at the College Merthyr Tydfil today.

The sixth-form college, in Ynysfach, is part of the University of South Wales.

The new building boasts IT facilities worth more than £2m, science laboratories and a professional standard sports hall.

In 2010, there were protests against the potential closure of sixth forms in four secondary schools in Merthyr.

The decision was taken by the Welsh Government to close them and move pupils to the new college, which is known as a tertiary learning facility.