February 7, 2009
New prison worth over £17m
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Not exactly the best of properties to be landing on your doorstep, but nevertheless, the prison will now help out over 500 people secure full time work.
A decision to site a new Welsh prison in Gwynedd is being welcomed as one of the largest investment projects in the region for a decade.
The jail on the former Ferodo brake factory near Caernarfon will be able to hold 1,000 inmates, and is estimated to be worth millions to the economy.
