University of Wales, Newport still demanded more evidence before committing to further talks and in November 2012, Leighton Andrews withdrew a consultation on plans to force a merger. The University opened a new £35 million campus in Newport's City Centre formally on 10 January 2011. The project was a collaboration between the University, Newport City Council and the Welsh Assembly Government operating through Newport Unlimited, the urban regeneration company for the City. The campus is situated on the east bank of the River Usk in the City Centre and it was the first phase of an intended £50m development for the University. It housed
River Wear of Britain may very well be the River Wear. The name may be derived from Brythonic "*wẹ:drā", which meant 'a bend' (c.f Welsh "gwair"). Also suggested is a possible derivation from the Brythonic root "*wei-", which is thought to have meant 'to flow'. The name 'Wear' has also been explained as being an ancient Celtic name meaning 'river of blood'. River Wear The River Wear (, ) in North East England rises in the Pennines and flows eastwards, mostly through County Durham to the North Sea in the City of Sunderland. At long, it is one of the region's longest