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09/07/2014
Majority Of Newport Schools To Close For Nato Summit
Thirty eight of Newport's schools are to close on 04 and 05 September when the Nato summit takes place in the city.
Newport has 57 schools in total; 48 primary and 9 secondary. Of these, 38 have said that they will be closed during the summit, 6 will close early, 3 will remain open as normal and the remaining 10 have yet to decide.
The Nato summit is being held at the Celtic Manor in the city and will be attended by 60 world leaders.
The assistant chief constable of Merseyside Police, Chris Ammitt, who is running security for the summit, has said that 9,000 officers will be on duty. Cost for security at the event have been estimated at £50m.
This is the first time the Nato Summit has been held in the UK since 1990.
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Newport has 57 schools in total; 48 primary and 9 secondary. Of these, 38 have said that they will be closed during the summit, 6 will close early, 3 will remain open as normal and the remaining 10 have yet to decide.
The Nato summit is being held at the Celtic Manor in the city and will be attended by 60 world leaders.
The assistant chief constable of Merseyside Police, Chris Ammitt, who is running security for the summit, has said that 9,000 officers will be on duty. Cost for security at the event have been estimated at £50m.
This is the first time the Nato Summit has been held in the UK since 1990.
(MH/CD)
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