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Newport councillor calls for five-day email response rule

A politician from Newport wants to introduce firm deadlines for elected officials to reply to residents' requests. During a standards committee meeting, Cllr Debbie Harvey described it as shocking th...
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Basecamp Cooperative developing ethical letting agency for Chepstow tenants

A housing collective is creating a fair lettings service to help those in private rental accommodation. Basecamp Cooperative recently received a visit from Sir Fynwy Torfaen MS Lynne Neagle at their ...

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Newport councillor calls for five-day email response rule

A politician from Newport wants to introduce firm deadlines for elected officials to reply to residents' requests. During a standards committee meeting, Cllr Debbie Harvey described it as shocking th...
Education

Basecamp Cooperative developing ethical letting agency for Chepstow tenants

A housing collective is creating a fair lettings service to help those in private rental accommodation. Basecamp Cooperative recently received a visit from Sir Fynwy Torfaen MS Lynne Neagle at their ...
Education

Monmouthshire Building Society posts steady £3.7m profit amid transformation

A period of business transformation has resulted in consistent profitability for a building society operating in south Wales. Monmouthshire Building Society, whose head office is located in Newport, ...
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Cardiff Met wins £176k to develop AI tools for food safety

Cardiff Metropolitan University has obtained funding of £176,000 to investigate how artificial intelligence might enhance food safety standards. The initiative, financed through Behavioural Research ...
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Grass fire near Bryn Hill in Penllwyn extinguished after locals help

A vegetation blaze has been reported along St Sannan Road in the vicinity of Bryn. The incident adds to a series of countryside fires affecting the area. Emergency crews from South Wales Fire and Re...
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Newport smoke haze from 400-hectare wildfire near Ebbw Vale in Gwent

Follow our rolling coverage here, Dense smoke and a smoky haze have been observed throughout Newport during the morning hours as emergency crews work to extinguish multiple blazes burning throughout ...
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Smoke visible across Newport as firefighters tackle South Wales wildfires

Haze and mist have been observed throughout Newport this morning as emergency crews work to suppress multiple blazes across the Gwent region and South Wales. The atmospheric conditions may be connect...
Education

200 Torfaen pupils attend secondary school transition camps ahead of September

Approximately 200 young people in Torfaen are gaining early experience of secondary education through special transition camps running this summer. The seasonal initiative takes place across three se...
Education

Platform 9¾ trolley replica set for Cineworld Cardiff this August

A spellbinding photo opportunity is coming to South Wales as part of celebrations across Britain for Harry Potter. A reproduction of the famous Platform 9¾ luggage trolley, which gained fame through ...
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£6,000 community fund launched for South Wales grassroots projects

A housebuilder has introduced a £6,000 fund to help grassroots initiatives throughout South Wales, including the Gwent area. Barratt David Wilson Redrow South Wales is seeking submissions from commun...
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Newport youths create vibrant mural for Alway supermarket in summer 2006

During August 2006, young people from Newport gave up two weeks of their summer break to produce a colourful graffiti artwork depicting scenes from their local area. The teenagers from Alway, ranging...
Education

Nominations for South Wales Community Awards 2026 close August 16

The window for putting forward exceptional members of the community for a prestigious local awards programme is rapidly narrowing. Entries for the South Wales Community Awards 2026, staged by the Sou...

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Politics

Newport East residents asked for views in 12-week fireworks consultation

Newport East residents have been invited to give their views during a 12-week government consultation on fireworks and pyrotechnics. The UK Labour Government launched the consultation, which closes...
Events

Pill Carnival brings colour and crowds to Newport on Bank Holiday Monday

Pill Carnival returned with a parade, live entertainment, rides and stalls around Pill Millennium Centre.
Property

Toxic giant hogweed spotted along River Usk in Gwent

Concerns have been raised regarding dangerous vegetation appearing along waterways in the Gwent region. Giant hogweed, classified as an invasive and perilous species, has been observed at multiple lo...
Crime

Newport family appeals for information after 12-year-old injured by rock thrown from bridge

Blake O'Shea was knocked unconscious near the river after a rock was allegedly thrown from a bridge above him.

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