Councillors in Newport have reluctantly turned down a proposal for a new children’s nursery in Lliswerry, largely over safety concerns.
Category: Newport
New flats planned for ‘scrubby’ riverside land
Plans for 14 new one-bedroom flats in Newport have won the approval of the city council’s planning committee.
Thumbs up for new football pitches and allotments at major housing site
New community football pitches will be built next to a major housing development on the outskirts of Newport, under a deal between the builder and city council.
Cut-off residents dealt new blow in long wait for new bridge
Plans for a replacement bridge in Bassaleg are in limbo once again after funding applications for the next stage of the project were unsuccessful.
Transporter Bridge expected to open in 2027 after ‘challenging’ renovations
Newport’s Transporter Bridge is expected to reopen to the public in 2027 once “challenging” refurbishment works have been completed.
Calls for traffic-calming measures on city road with ‘history’ of crashes
Traffic-calming measures should be installed along a stretch of Bassaleg Road in Newport before more crashes happen, a city councillor has argued.
City council’s Welsh language growth ‘remarkable’
Promotion of the Welsh language at Newport City Council has improved but “we will always be able to do better”, a cabinet member has said.
Warning change to councils’ funding could cost Newport millions
Councillors in Newport have agreed any changes to the way local government is funded in Wales must not come at the city’s expense.
More than 200 people oppose conversion of ‘vital’ green space into allotments
More than 200 people have told Newport City Council they do not want a green space in Rogerstone converted into new allotments.
Council almost united to warn against ‘catastrophic’ M4 junction closures
Closing down M4 junctions around Newport would be “catastrophic” and “shift the problem” of motorway traffic onto the city’s roads, councillors have warned.