In good news for the city’s green-fingered residents, Newport City Council is considering eight new allotment sites, providing 150 extra plots.
Author: Nicholas Thomas - Local Democracy Reporting Service
Old Green Roundabout petition set for council debate
Newport councillors will hear a petition against planned changes to the city’s Old Green Roundabout later this week.
Planners to weigh up retrospective bid for city HMO
A developer is seeking retrospective planning permission for his conversion of a Newport home into a HMO for up to seven people.
Flats plan revived at former pub but takeaway proposal dropped
Proposals for new flats at a former pub in Bargoed have been revived, after a first application was turned down by council planners.
Gym firm eyes expansion for ‘Hyrox-style’ circuit training
Elite Fitness has applied for planning permission to change the use of three new neighbouring units at Newbridge Industrial Estate, where it is based.
Four-bed HMO plan submitted for terraced house
A terraced house in Rhymney could be converted into a new HMO for four people, with plans submitted to Caerphilly County Borough Council.
Car park tariff hikes hitting ‘already struggling’ traders
Cllr Nigel Dix said the decision to remove a 40p one-hour option last November had “a negative effect” on high street traders still recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Thumbs up for ‘long-awaited’ school improvements
A new sports and teaching block for Caerleon Comprehensive School has won the support of councillors in Newport.
Pupils facing months in temporary classrooms due to school repairs
“Structural issues” at a Newport primary school mean pupils and staff face the prospect of months in temporary classrooms.
Bigger fence for primary school amid fears of intruders and dealing
A new security fence will be installed around a Newport primary school site due to “safeguarding concerns” around intruders and outsiders dealing “illegal substances”.