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Cash to open up more coastal path | Cash to open up more coastal path |
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A path which stretches around the whole of Wales' coastline should be completed in time for the Olympic Games in 2012 after £9m was given from a £25m fund. | |
Other projects based in the Welsh countryside will also benefit from the multi-million pound funding to generate jobs in the "green economy". | |
Half the money comes from European money, with the rest match-funded. | |
Cycle paths, visitor centres and sites for fishing across Wales will also receive investment. | Cycle paths, visitor centres and sites for fishing across Wales will also receive investment. |
Environment minister Jane Davidson stressed the vital importance of creating a footpath round Wales' coast. | Environment minister Jane Davidson stressed the vital importance of creating a footpath round Wales' coast. |
"Wales' outstanding 850-mile coastline is one of our most important economic assets," she said. | "Wales' outstanding 850-mile coastline is one of our most important economic assets," she said. |
About £4m in European money will go towards improving sections of the path and making it accessible to all users. | About £4m in European money will go towards improving sections of the path and making it accessible to all users. |
Together with match-funding the total investment for Wales' coastal path will be around £9m. | Together with match-funding the total investment for Wales' coastal path will be around £9m. |
Local input | Local input |
Apart from cycle paths and visitor centres, local communities will have a say in how the projects could be developed. | Apart from cycle paths and visitor centres, local communities will have a say in how the projects could be developed. |
Tourists will be encouraged to come to Wales for fishing opportunities with more remote sites opened up to angling in a Wild Fishing Wales scheme. | Tourists will be encouraged to come to Wales for fishing opportunities with more remote sites opened up to angling in a Wild Fishing Wales scheme. |
A key priority of the funds, distributed by the Welsh Assembly Government, is to develop more tourist opportunities and generate the economy in parts of rural Wales. | A key priority of the funds, distributed by the Welsh Assembly Government, is to develop more tourist opportunities and generate the economy in parts of rural Wales. |
John Taylor, of the Countryside Council for Wales, said: "I hope that the projects which will come to life through this European funding will clearly demonstrate how the environment has a clear role for job creation and sustainable economic development." | John Taylor, of the Countryside Council for Wales, said: "I hope that the projects which will come to life through this European funding will clearly demonstrate how the environment has a clear role for job creation and sustainable economic development." |
The money comes from the European Regional Development Fund. | The money comes from the European Regional Development Fund. |
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