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Category: Newport

Approval sought for cafe conversion five years after work was carried out

Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Planning permission is being sought for a cafe conversion in Newport, five years after the work was carried out.

New play area and all-weather pitch approved for school

Tuesday, December 23, 2025

A Newport primary school is in line to receive a new play area and all-weather sports pitch after receiving council approval.

Pupils help choose new school’s name ahead of £18m construction

Tuesday, December 23, 2025Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Plans to merge two Newport primaries have taken a symbolic step forward after pupils helped choose the new school’s name.

Six-bed HMO proposed for ‘substantial’ city home

Tuesday, December 23, 2025Tuesday, December 23, 2025

New proposals have been submitted to convert a five-bedroom house in Newport into a six-bed HMO (house in multiple occupation).

Offices near hospital could become flats for health workers

Tuesday, December 23, 2025Tuesday, December 23, 2025

A property near Newport’s Royal Gwent Hospital could be revived as residential accommodation, after spending some time as office space.

Cleaning firm plans revamp of former bank building

Tuesday, December 23, 2025Tuesday, December 23, 2025

A cleaning company in Newport is seeking planning permission to open a new base at a former bank building.

New food and drink venue proposed for city centre

Monday, December 22, 2025Monday, December 22, 2025

A new business could open in Newport’s Upper Dock Street, according to plans submitted to the city council.

City-centre flats plan approved despite noise concerns

Monday, December 22, 2025Monday, December 22, 2025

Stuart Nicholson, of the Burlesque hair salon at 16-18 Cambrian Road, applied to convert the building’s upper floors into two one-bedroom flats.

Antisocial behaviour prompts tougher security at car parks

Monday, December 22, 2025Monday, December 22, 2025

Antisocial behaviour in two Newport car parks has prompted the city council to tighten security measures – a move it claims will also make visits easier for drivers.

Pub’s serving hours curbed after report of ‘violent altercation’

Friday, December 19, 2025Monday, December 22, 2025

The incident, reportedly involving “six to eight” people, happened outside the Ship and Pilot, in Pill, shortly after 1am on Sunday October 26.

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