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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...

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.

Council refuses 22-home development at Traston Lane over flood and biodiversity fears

Newport City Council has rejected a planning bid for a housing project in the city. The scheme, put forward for land on Traston Lane, requested consent to construct 22 affordable residences alongside...

Hospital Road in Pontnewynydd, Torfaen, to close again for electricity pole repairs

A route through a Torfaen village is facing fresh closure just days after traffic resumed following a police probe. Hospital Road in Pontnewynydd will be inaccessible on Sunday, August 16, after a ve...

Cefn Golau Together lodges plans for new community centre in Tredegar

A fresh community centre could be built on a site in one of Wales's most disadvantaged neighbourhoods after plans were submitted to Blaenau Gwent council. The Cefn Golau Together group is seeking per...

Hazelwood Road fire in Pantside destroys multiple homes, 20 displaced

Fresh video has exposed the complete scope of destruction wrought by a significant residential fire. The footage illustrates the complete devastation wrought by a fire in Pantside on Wednesday that r...

Gwent fire service warns deliberate blazes as wildfires burn and rail services disrupted

Multiple wildfires remain active throughout the area as emergency responders tackle numerous fires, with authorities confirming a fifth incident in Ebbw Vale. Firefighting teams continue operations i...

Vistry Homes pays over £850,000 to Monmouthshire council for 110-home development

A financial package exceeding £850,000 will be delivered to the local authority following an agreement connected to a proposed residential development. Members approved a scheme for a maximum of 110 ...

Around 20 residents displaced as fire destroys homes on Hazelwood Road, Newbridge

On Thursday morning, the acrid scent of smoke remained in the air over Pantside as locals gathered beyond security barriers, seeking information less than a day after flames ripped through their neigh...

Wales First Minister chairs Cobra meeting on extreme heat and wildfires

First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth led a Cobra emergency committee session alongside Prime Minister Andy Burnham as the nation grappled with searing temperatures that sparked multiple wildfires across Wa...

Six homes destroyed in Pantside fire, 20 residents moved to Premier Inn

A significant blaze in Pantside has resulted in six properties suffering extensive damage or being completely wrecked, displacing occupants who required emergency accommodation and triggering an exten...

Five bungalows destroyed in Pantside fire, no casualties reported

Residents of Pantside in Newbridge have been left reeling after flames swept through five properties on Tuesday afternoon. South Wales Fire and Rescue Service received the emergency call at approxima...

Closure dates confirmed for Coldra Beefeater and Brewers Fayre restaurants in Gwent

Hospitality group Whitbread has confirmed when its final two Brewers Fayre outlets and a prominent Beefeater location in Gwent will shut their doors for good, as part of a sweeping programme to exit t...

Newport council approves more HMOs despite residents raising concerns

This week, Newport City Council revealed that its planning division would tackle inhabitants' worries about the growing quantity of apartments and houses in multiple occupation receiving permission th...

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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...

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.

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...

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.