AWILDLIFE club aimed at children aged eight to 12 who enjoy exploring their environment will begin at Porthkerry Country Park, Barry, next month.

LONG-AWAITED plans for a much-needed new school in Llantwit Major will be drawn up this summer with the aim of helping to prepare pupils for jobs at the multi-billion-pound Defence Training Academy in St Athan.

A design team has been appointed to draw up multi-million pound plans for three new secondary schools in the Vale of Glamorgan. News schools are needed in Cowbridge, Penarth and Llantwit Major because the current buildings are in such a poor state of repair.

By Peter Collins The pavilion at Penarth's historic pier could be restored and transformed into an arts centre under plans officially launched tonight.

By Abbie Wightwick Carwyn to call for more education cash in budget THE amount spent on each pupil's education in Wales varies by more than pounds 1,380 a year, depending on where they live, the Western Mail can reveal today.