New questions have been raised over Newport Council’s investment in the redevelopment of the city’s indoor market.
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City Deal accounts delays ‘not good enough’
A Newport council committee has criticised accounting delays for the Cardiff Capital Region’s City Deal as “not good enough”.
Residents’ feedback and complaints ‘important’ if council is to improve
Senior officers told a council committee the feedback, whether positive or negative, was crucial if people wanted to see improvements.
Claim council took ‘wrong approach’ by not consulting residents on children’s home
Neighbours should have been consulted over plans to convert a nursing home into a children’s home, a Newport councillor has claimed.
Charity’s bid to take over community centre hit by ‘frustrating’ delays
Proposals to hand over a Newport community centre to a local group have suffered “frustrating” and “soul destroying” delays.
Council sets out final list of roads which could revert to 30mph speed limits
Newport City Council is expected to revert 14 roads back to higher 30mph speed limits following a review.
Trading standards teams seize illegal tobacco, vapes and fake goods worth £6.5m
Trading standards officers seized goods worth £6.5 million in Newport last year, during crackdowns on illicit tobacco, vapes and counterfeit items.
Council ‘borrowing heavily’ to fund school rebuilding programme
Cllr Dimitri Batrouni told colleagues the local authority’s total borrowing increased by £31.3 million in the last financial year.
Only one Gwent council funding specialist mental health support scheme
Newport City Council has a specialist programme to address issues such as drug or alcohol misuse among people who are mentally unwell or deal with issues such as homelessness.
‘It’s about equity’: Council commits to supporting people with autism and ADHD
Public services in Newport will be adapted to meet the needs of neurodivergent people, following a councillor’s appeals for “inclusion, compassion and respect”.