Councillors in Newport want to extend a hand of friendship to owners of empty homes in a new bid to tackle the city’s housing pressures.
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Newport schools facing ‘unsustainable’ budget pressures
Schools in Newport are currently expected to go over budget by £4.5 million this year, according to a forecast by the city council.
Free parking confirmed for Newport city centre in festive run-up
Free parking will be available in seven of Newport’s car parks on Saturdays in the run-up to Christmas, the city council has confirmed.
New homes approved for second time following boundary error
Applicant Antony James won planning permission for the new properties at a committee meeting in July 2024.
Newport Council plans to make more customer services digital
Newport City Council must modernise the way residents can contact the authority or risk “leaving the next generation behind”, its leader has said.
Calls to tackle schoolchildren’s ‘dangerous and illegal’ use of e-scooters
A councillor in Newport has called for “real accountability” to stop children riding electric scooters to and from school.
Free car parking proposed for Newport’s busy Christmas period
Free car parking is set to be reintroduced across Newport in the run-up to Christmas, the city council has said.
Claim ‘very little has happened’ to ‘prominent’ building despite hotel and flats plans
Planning permission was granted previously for a 123-room hotel or new homes at Crown Buildings, which overlooks Clarence Place in Newport.
New plan to grow ‘urban forest’ to 25% of city in next decade
Thousands more trees will be planted across Newport, to add to the current green areas, woodlands and parks which make up its “urban forest”.
New plan to tackle ‘waste’ of empty homes amid growing demand for housing
Rising demand for temporary accommodation in Newport is fuelling a new plan to tackle the “waste” of empty homes.