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Super prison will be in Wrexham

The location for a new £250m super prison in North Wales has been announced. The jail, housing 2,000 inmates, will be built at the former Firestone factory site on Wrexham Industrial Estate. The UK Government says it will create up to 1,000 jobs.

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Welsh Secretary: 1,000 jobs 'entirely realistic'

Welsh Secretary David Jones says the Ministry of Justice estimate that 1,000 jobs will be created by the building of a new super prison in Wrexham is "entirely realistic."

He told our presenter Ruth Wignall that they will be "good, high quality jobs", and a "huge boost to the local economy."

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