Category: Newport

A Newport primary school’s kitchen was closed and deep-cleaned on Monday following a food hygiene inspection.

A proposal for a new HMO in Newport has failed to win approval from city council planners, who said the conversion could have a “negative” impact on the area.

Conservative councillors in Newport have put forward “amendments” to next year’s budget proposals they say would mean a lower rise in council tax bills.

Newport is on track to record the second-highest level of pupil attendance in Wales this year, but remains below pre-pandemic levels.

Newport city centre and two neighbouring areas will be targeted for £20 million of new investment over a ten-year period.

Newport City Council could plunge millions into potholes and other road repairs, under the local authority’s final budget proposals.

A Newport shopkeeper’s hopes of selling alcohol later at night have faced opposition from police and council officers, who argue it could lead to problems for neighbours.

New bike and bus lanes between Newport and Cardiff are still at the design stage but will give people “more transport options” when they are completed, a minister has said.

Newport City Council has chosen the sites from a list of more than 60 put forward by ward members as “areas of concern”.