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South Wales Argus

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Happy birthday! City centre gallery celebrates 'incredibly creative' art network

NEWPORT business Gallery 57 is celebrating its second birthday this week. Owned by former South Wales Argus editor Nicole Garnon, the gallery in the...

22.11.2024 8

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Art festival to return to the city for its eighth year

An interactive art festival and trail will return to Newport, for its eighth year, later this month. Art on the Hill (AOTH) is a weekend of art and...

11.11.2024 6

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Smash-hit Broadway show back for 2025 - how to get early tickets

A smash-hit Broadway musical is set to return to the Welsh capital next summer The Book of Mormon – which is a Tony, Olivier, and Grammy...

27.10.2024 5

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Film skills festival to showcase creative careers in Newport

Ffilm Cymru Wales, in partnership with Newport City Council, presents a four-week festival of free and fun film industry training for the people of...

20.08.2024 10

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Coffee, wine, and live music: Newport venue celebrates first year

A COFFEE and wine bar celebrates it’s first year this month – and what a year it has been! Coffee at 26 opened on Bridge Street, a stone’s...

07.07.2024 8

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Ballet Cymru 'masterfully performed' Romeo a Juliet - which is now on tour

Ballet Cymru recently premiered their main touring production for 2024: Romeo a Juliet. The award-winning adaptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and...

03.06.2024 10

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We visited the extreme circus experience that's in South Wales this week

Circus Extreme – a world record holding circus held in Europe’s largest touring circus big top – is advertised as not just a show, but an...

27.05.2024 30

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Welsh rapper hopes music fans 'feel connected' with upcoming album

We recently caught up with Welsh rapper Drew Iain who is gearing up to drop his new mixtape. Born and raised in the village of Gilwern, near...

13.05.2024 50

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Ready, steady, go... Monster Jam returns to Wales this summer

Are you ready?! The most unexpected, unscripted and unforgettable motorsports experience for families and fans is back in Cardiff by popular demand. ...

04.05.2024 10

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Revealed: The South Wales stores taking part in Record Store Day

Music fans in South Wales and beyond will soon be forced out of bed early – but for a good cause. Record Store Day returns for its seventeenth...

20.04.2024 10

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Revealed: This is what to expect at return of popular folk festival

A fabulous folk festival is set to return to the parkland surrounding an iconic house. Tredegar House Folk Festival is returning to Newport on May...

15.04.2024 10

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REVEALED: These are the big events lined up in Newport for 2024

GOODBYE 2023, hello 2024 – a new year which is jam-packed with events in Newport and beyond. There’s plenty of fun in store in Newport during...

31.12.2023 7

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'Dream come true': Welsh band's 2024 is peppered with some huge names

WELSH power-folk band Calan (whose name in Welsh represents “new beginnings”) has plenty in store for 2024. Calan the band – whose virtuosa...

30.12.2023 6

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REVEALED: How event organisers plan to pump nightlife back into the Valleys

A NEW festival is launching in 2024 – with the aim of pumping more nightlife into the Valleys. Organisers Coal Dust Events and Proper Nights Out...

19.12.2023 7

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Popular pub becoming live comedy hotspot - here's what's on

A MUSIC venue in Newport city centre is rapidly becoming a hotspot for live comedy. Le Pub, on High Street in Newport, is well known for being one...

14.12.2023 4

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'Couldn't be prouder': Newport band wins competition in new uniform

NEWPORT Brass Band has new uniforms – thanks to a generous donation. Building products manufacturer, Forterra, has donated £500 for new uniforms...

11.12.2023 6

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Join a quest above the clouds with Caldicot woman's debut book

CHILDREN can escape to a land above the clouds with a new fantasy book by a Caldicot woman. Zeeglit’s Quest, published through Austin Macauley, is...

10.12.2023 10

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'God and godlessness': Musician shares inspiration behind his latest book

A MUSICIAN living in Newport has published his fifth full collection of poetry. Mike McNamara, who is the lead singer of Big Mac’s Wholly Soul...

05.12.2023 10

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Newport man to appear on The Chase - with 'charming' Bradley Walsh

A FAMILIAR face will soon be on our TV screens - with a Newport councillor featuring on The Chase. Matthew Pimm, who represents Beechwood in...

04.12.2023 5

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