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Student ‘lucky to be alive’ after horror smash on Wyllie Bends prompts fresh safety calls

Wednesday, December 10, 2025Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Phoebe Miller, 19, of Ynysddu was driving on the B4351 Wyllie Bends early Sunday morning, December 7, at around 1.30am.

College’s £90m city centre campus ‘on schedule’ but funding yet to be secured

Wednesday, December 10, 2025Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Coleg Gwent plans to build the new £90 million campus on Usk Way, on the site of the former leisure and entertainment venue, Newport Centre.

A469 repairs will benefit residents who feel ‘forgotten about’

Wednesday, December 10, 2025Tuesday, December 23, 2025

An A469 repair project will restore connections to the Upper Rhymney Valley and ensure the safety of residents who “very often feel neglected and forgotten about”, its backers say.

Councillors call for evidence Old Green changes will improve junction

Wednesday, December 10, 2025Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Councillors in Newport have called for proof that planned changes to Old Green Roundabout will improve the busy city-centre junction.

‘We deserve the truth’: Bereaved families demand Wales-specific Covid-19 inquiry

Wednesday, December 10, 2025Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Bereaved families have issued a powerful plea for a Wales Covid-19 inquiry, warning the UK-wide process is fundamentally incapable of properly scrutinising devolved decisions.

School turns to remote learning as flu outbreak causes staff shortage

Wednesday, December 10, 2025

A comprehensive school has been forced to turn to remote learning following a ‘significant outbreak of flu-like illness’.

Senedd criticises ‘nowhere near acceptable’ pace of cladding repairs

Wednesday, December 10, 2025Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Labour’s John Griffiths chairs the Senedd’s housing committee which warned progress on remediation “has been far too slow and this should not be allowed to continue”.

End of the line for deregulation as Senedd backs bus shake-up

Wednesday, December 10, 2025Tuesday, December 23, 2025

The Welsh Parliament has given the green light for a bus services overhaul, putting ministers in the driving seat to decide routes, timetables and fares.

M4 Prince of Wales Bridge to close overnight for urgent safety work

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

The M4 Prince of Wales Bridge will be fully closed overnight in both directions on Tuesday December 9 for urgent safety work, National Highways has confirmed.

Welsh minister ‘concerned’ by proposed jury trial restrictions

Tuesday, December 9, 2025Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Wales’ top lawyer has vowed to challenge Ministry of Justice proposals to limit appeal rights and scrap jury trials for crimes with a likely sentence of three years or less.

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