Category: Newport

Newport City Council currently offers residential care to 208 adults who have learning disabilities – of whom 90 live outside Newport.

“Unprecedented” housing pressures are placing more people in Newport at risk of homelessness.

Public services in Newport could benefit from the city council moving to a new headquarters, a councillor believes.

Plans for a “new era” of prosperity in Newport city centre have been largely welcomed by councillors.

In their report, the inspectors commended the department’s “effective” leadership and said staff show a “strong commitment to providing high-quality care and support”.

Newport’s residents and visitors can look forward to a “new era” for the city, with fewer empty buildings, a “booming” events calendar, and a celebration of heritage snaking alongside the River Usk.

Senior councillors and volunteer groups in Newport hope post-Brexit funding for local authorities will continue in future, after the city received more than £32 million towards various projects.

Newport City Council is planning to launch a ‘no one left behind’ scheme for residents who feel their communities have missed out on previous support and funding.

Hosting the Eisteddfod yr Urdd could be transformative for Newport and “life-changing” for its young citizens, according to senior councillors.

A gardening products company has won planning permission for a new development in eastern Newport.Westland Horticulture Ltd will use the ten-hectare site in Llanwern to store and distribute products from pallets.According to…