Newport residents could face a 6.7% council tax increase in April, according to the city council’s draft budget proposals.
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City council sets out firm stance on tourist tax policy
The Welsh Government has proposed giving councils powers to charge overnight visitors and then use that money to help fund tourism services.
Expansion plan for ‘oversubscribed’ school set for approval
One of Newport’s special schools is expected to open a new Key Stage 2 base later this year after becoming oversubscribed.
Newport Transporter Bridge project reaches important milestone
Work to build the new and much-anticipated visitor centre at Newport’s famous Transporter Bridge is nearing completion.
Sixth-form school transport fee rise confirmed
Parents of sixth-formers who use subsidised school transport in Newport will face a 5% hike in their contributions from January.
Support for new primary school after old building declared unsafe
Proposals for a new primary school in Bettws will be advanced, Newport City Council has decided.
New fees and licences confirmed for tattoo and piercings
Newport City Council has adopted new Wales-wide regulations for tattoos and piercings, requiring practitioners to pay for new licences.
Illegal cigarettes and vapes worth £500,000 seized in Newport
Trading standards officers in Newport have seized illegal tobacco and vape products worth more than half a million pounds so far this year.
Could relaxed tip-booking rules help cut city’s fly-tipping problem?
Relaxing the booking policy for Newport’s tip could help increase recycling rates, a councillor has claimed.
Newport Council still facing budget pressures despite ‘positive’ funding settlement
Extra money for Newport’s public services is “positive news” but the city council still faces “significant cost pressures”, its leader says.