Eligible traders in Newport could continue to receive a business rate reduction of up to 65% in the coming financial year.
Category: Newport
Budget passed after row over council tax increase
Councillors in Newport have backed a new budget which supporters say invests in important services for residents – but critics say will cost taxpayers more.
‘We need to see something positive happening’ in city centre
Newport City Council “should be pushing harder to get potential businesses into the city centre”, a councillor has claimed.
Huge spending required just to maintain current state of Newport’s roads
Newport Council’s maintenance backlog for its highways assets is currently estimated to be £118.7 million, including £50 million of road repairs.
City aims to boost tourism and create jobs through new culture strategy
A new strategy will help Newport Council support members of the city’s creative sector and help them organise events to draw in visitors.
Newport council leader pledges to turn street lights back on and reopen public toilets
Cllr Dimitri Batrouni promised a “bread and butter budget” for 2025/26 that he said would focus on “the issues people see in their day-to-day lives”.
Thumbs up for redevelopment of former city club
Planning officers have approved the ongoing refurbishment of the former Irish Club in Newport’s Commercial Road.
Landfill site at centre of Bitcoin saga to close down
Newport City Council anticipates losing a lucrative income stream next year when its landfill site shuts down.
Decision delayed on HMO in area residents say parking is a ‘nightmare’
Newport Council officers have recommended planning permission be granted, despite objections from 22 neighbours and two ward councillors.
Objectors say new HMO would have ‘unacceptable’ impact on street
The four-bedroom house at 27 Morden Road could become a five-bed HMO (house in multiple occupation), under new plans.