Wales Economy Secretary, Ken Skates and Lifelong Learning Minister, Alun Davies visited Blaenau Gwent yesterday to discuss plans for the new Welsh Government funded £100m technology park. Following last week’s announcement, the Economy Secretary and the Lifelong Learning Minister, who Chairs the Valleys Taskforce, met representatives of Blaenau Gwent … [Read more...]
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Due diligence call for Ebbw Vale Automotive Zone
Days after rejecting support for the Circuit of Wales development, Welsh Government has called for “innovation and entrepreneurship”. Economy Secretary, Ken Skates launched BeTheSpark, a Wales-wide movement aimed at unlocking the potential for greater collaboration between entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, risk capital, academia and government to … [Read more...]
Welsh Conservatives challenge CoW rejection
Welsh Conservatives have challenged thinking behind Welsh Government rejecting backing for the Circuit of Wales. Shadow Economy Secretary, Russell George, said, “This decision immediately contradicts evidence given to the Public Accounts Committee by James Price yesterday, who claimed that the £55m spent to date on the Circuit of Wales had represented … [Read more...]
No money for CoW but automotive zone gets thumbs up
Circuit of Wales public funding has been shown a red flag by Welsh Government, but it is backing a new £100M automotive technology centre in Ebbw Vale Enterprise Zone. Within hours of the announcement, Welsh Conservatives called into question thinking behind the rejection. Here is the full statement from Ken Skates, AM, Cabinet Secretary for Economy … [Read more...]
Morris wins Silverstone 500
British GT Championship title contenders Seb Morris and Rick Parfitt Jnr delivered an utterly dominant performance during the three-hour ‘Silverstone 500’ on Sunday, to claim their second victory of 2017 and move to within touching distance of the top of the title standings. From the moment the lights went out at the start of the race, round six of the … [Read more...]
Seb eyes Silverstone silverware
Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit hosts the longest race of the British GT Championship season just a few days from now when the category’s flagship three-hour contest takes place, an encounter in which title challenger Welshman Seb Morris is targeting a realistic return to the top step of the podium. Round six, which takes place at the home of the British … [Read more...]
Seb struggled at Snetterton
Welshman Seb Morris declared himself satisfied with two hard-fought points finishes during rounds four and five of the British GT Championship at Snetterton last Sunday. The circuit is not ideal for his Bentley Continental GT3 racer and after a challenging visit to the Norfolk track delivered a best result of fourth position. Ahead of the third race … [Read more...]
Morris has eye on more British GT points
Title challenging British GT Championship racer Seb Morris says he is targeting a consistent haul of points at Snetterton 300 Circuit in Norfolk next weekend, when the second ‘double-header’ of the season takes place – rounds four and five of the campaign. Bentley Continental GT3 driver Morris, who is partnered by Rick Parfitt Jnr, heads to East Anglia on … [Read more...]
Racing lines 18 May
Mid Wales racing driver Ben Power has extended his lead in the MRF National Legends Car Championship after winning three races in the two-day meeting at Cadwell Park, Lincolnshire. Power, aged 27, from Guilsfield, near Welshpool, won both of Saturday’s heats and the second race on Sunday to give him a 130pts lead in the series this season. WRC Promoter … [Read more...]
Racing lines 4 May
Team Parker Racing’s Rick Parfitt Jnr and Welsh-driver Seb Morris claimed victory in British GT’s third round of the season at Rockingham at the weekend, after their race finished. They took top place on the podium after a post-race penalty for gaining an unfair advantage dropped Spirit of Race’s winners-on-the-road Duncan Cameron and Matt Griffin to … [Read more...]
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