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Live Aid tribute comes to city as iconic concert marks 40th anniversary

A special Live Aid tribute is set to come to Newport at the end of August to mark the concert's 40th anniversary. The concert is set to take place...

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'Let's leave the fake nostalgia behind and concentrate on the present'

Social media sites like Facebook are often awash with what I call fake nostalgia. You’ll see it everywhere. The rosy retrospection of people...

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'A 60% increase in the number of politicians in the Bay'

When Mark Drakeford won the 2021 Senedd Election, he believed he had a blank cheque in his back pocket. In the Welsh Labour manifesto, it said that...

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'We just had Reform portraying themselves as the justice party'

Reform UK are in the same position as the Lib Dems, the media never scrutinised their policies because they never got into No10. When a serious...

22.08.2025 8

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Rolling out the red carpet for President Putin was 'embarrassing'

There was much to be embarrassed about the meeting between Trump and Putin. Apart from his rowing back on increased sanctions, Trump promised that...

22.08.2025 8

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Is an expanded Senedd value for money for taxpayers?

At next years Senedd election we will have 'super constituencies.' 96 members, no referendum and a closed list system, and I therefore ask your...

15.08.2025 8

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'Seems to me Reform is the new Conservative party'

The Tories that recently joined Reform were in government when the drastic rise in migrants that got out of control crossed the channel. When the...

15.08.2025 9

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Trump is 'out of his depth' in Russia-Ukraine peace talks

Out of his depth. The debacle that is due to unfold in Alaska should concern Ukraine and Europe equally. I refer to the meeting between Trump and...

14.08.2025 7

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11 potential bids to take over council buildings and land... and still time for more

Community groups interested in taking over surplus or unwanted Caerphilly County Borough Council buildings have until September 30 to submit a...

12.08.2025 5

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Stars share memories of Alex Jones as she marks 15 years on The One Show

Famous faces have shared their memories of TV presenter Alex Jones as she celebrates 15 years on The One Show. The Welsh TV star, 48, had mainly...

11.08.2025 5

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LIVE: Updates from immigration protest at South Wales hotel

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Action packed wrestling event enjoyed by sell-out crowd

Caerphilly promotion Brilliance Pro Wrestling made its return to Caerphilly Leisure Centre with Broken Empire, a history making sold-out event...

09.08.2025 7

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'Trump will never get his Nobel Prize'

Readers are so vocal that Starmer, with Canada and France, joined with 147 of the 193 United Nations member states that have recognised the State of...

08.08.2025 7

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Israeli officials write to Donald Trump to pressure end to war

A group of some 600 retired Israeli security officials, including former heads of intelligence agencies, have written to US President Donald Trump to...

08.08.2025 7

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'There is a danger that swimming could become a middle class activity'

Did you learn to swim as a child? We are hearing more and more about how cost-of-living pressures are preventing too many children from getting...

07.08.2025 8

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Residents’ feedback and complaints ‘important’ if council is to improve

Newport residents have been urged to provide feedback to the council on its services, even if it takes the shape of a complaint. Senior officers...

05.08.2025 8

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'Crazy' Donald Trump Nobel Peace Prize nomination

Most people who follow politics would agree that it can throw up some crazy propositions; none less crazy than proposing Donald Trump for the Nobel...

02.08.2025 6

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Disbelief over those 'offended and shocked over what was said at Glastonbury'

I can't believe how some are so offended and shocked over what was said at Glastonbury. No IDF was killed by these words, but in return, the IDF are...

02.08.2025 7

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'If anything, things continue to go from bad to worse'

Health is without a doubt one of the top issues constituents get in touch with me about, and I am afraid to say it is for all the wrong reasons. It...

02.08.2025 7

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Reform's Senedd seat is 'not democratically earned'

I find it absolutely astonishing that Laura Anne Jones, an elected Welsh Conservative member of the Senedd, can defect on a whim to the Reform party...

01.08.2025 6

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'I truly feel that I am now part of the solution,' MS on switch

Breakups are never easy. Often when relationships have run their course, people stay together even though it’s not the right thing to do. Even...

30.07.2025 7

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'I'm working hard to make sure Monmouthshire's voice is heard'

It’s now been one year since you put your trust in me and voted for change, and what a year it’s been! I’m so proud of what we’ve already...

30.07.2025 6

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Charity’s bid to take over Newport community centre hit by ‘frustrating’ delays

Proposals to hand over a Newport community centre to a local group have suffered “frustrating” and “soul destroying” delays. City council...

26.07.2025 7

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'Nigel Farage is just like all the rest of the MPs'

In total, 318 MPs declared that they had received gifts in the year since the election, just under half the number sitting in the Commons. Reform UK...

25.07.2025 7

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Keir Starmer 'must be living in cuckoo land'

Is Keir Starmer for real?? He says he is 'as proud as hell' of Labour's first year in office. He must be living in cuckoo land. Labour...

25.07.2025 6

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Council sets out final list of roads which could revert to 30mph speed limits

Newport City Council is expected to revert 14 roads back to higher 30mph speed limits following a review. The local authority invited residents to...

23.07.2025 8

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'I personally cannot wait to continue moving in the right direction'

In the first year since Labour won the General Election, I've spent as much time as possible visiting residents across Newport West and Islwyn. As...

23.07.2025 8

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'She has been complicit in a lot of the failings'

Over the past week or so, I have been reading about Labour and its failings over the past year. I then decided to list all of the things Catherine...

18.07.2025 7

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'Its closure would have serious ecological and economic repercussions'

The Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal is far more than a scenic waterway winding through our countryside, it’s a vital thread in the fabric of...

18.07.2025 10

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'He has been seen at Farage's side on the campaign trail'

Nigel Farage is facing questions over why he is being accompanied on the campaign trail by an aristocratic friend who spent eight months in jail in...

14.07.2025 2

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Live : Stereophonics concert updates ,everything you need to know

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MS: 'I'd like to take this opportunity to remember Owain'

As we approach the end of the summer term, it has been a very busy time in the Senedd. This week, I was pleased to speak on a panel on child health,...

11.07.2025 6

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WATCH: This dance group is going viral with TikTok videos of their amazing routines

Meet the dance school with a million TikTok views that has inspired Newport’s newest generation of dancers to represent South Wales against the...

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LIVE : Delays of an hour on M4 as thousands of Oasis fans descend to Cardiff

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Starmer: Labour will not take away ‘safety net’ from vulnerable people

SIR Starmer: Labour will not take away ‘safety net’ from vulnerable peopleKeir Starmer has said “everyone agrees” the welfare system needs to...

29.06.2025 5

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'There was some controversy over the reason for this move'

Dyson was one of the most prominent UK business leaders to publicly support Brexit before the referendum in June 2016. Since the referendum, Dyson...

29.06.2025 2

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The Israel and Iran conflict is 'deja vu all over again'

The phrase ‘Deja vu all over again’ springs to mind in relation to the current crisis between Israel and Iran. The similarities between what...

27.06.2025 4

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There's lots to look forward to in Newport this summer

Summer in Newport is always a time to look forward to, with local communities coming together for events and celebrations across the city. There is...

19.06.2025 10

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Senedd debates ban on 'monstrous' solar farms

Senedd members debated calls for a temporary ban on ‘monstrous’ solar developments, warning the countryside, food security and Welsh farmers could...

14.06.2025 10

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'Wrecking ball' needed to tackle barriers facing disabled people

Wales needs to take a wrecking ball to the barriers disabled people face getting and keeping a job as a “tsunami” of proposed benefits cuts...

14.06.2025 10

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Senedd members tackle ‘existential crisis’ for democracy

Senedd members called for urgent action to tackle the "existential crisis" of abuse, harassment and intimidation faced by politicians on social media....

13.06.2025 10

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We must 'ask our MPs to vote no against these extreme amendments'

I never thought that we could get any more disrespectful of human life, but two Labour MPs, Tonia Antoniazzi, and Stella Creasy, are trying to do...

13.06.2025 10

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Nigel Farage is a 'long way from being the man of the working classes

In late January, Nigel Farage stood in front of a packed Reform party fundraiser in Oswald’s, an exclusive private members’ club in Mayfair,...

13.06.2025 10

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Reform's rise is 'meteoric' but lets see how they do in elections

It was said last week that Mr. Farage is 'living rent free' in the head of the Prime Minister! It seems the same can be said of Mr Nutt, whose...

07.06.2025 8

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Concerns over lack of targets in Welsh Government's disability rights plan

Campaigners warned it will be "impossible" to hold the Welsh Government to account on progress against its disabled people’s rights plan due to a...

06.06.2025 20

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Starmer should 'forget Farage' and stop 'wasting valuable time'

I have some advice for our Prime Minister. You can stop wasting valuable time battling with Nigel Farage and concentrate on governing in the interest...

06.06.2025 8

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Calls for independent process to deal with Senedd harassment or bullying claims

Witnesses called for a fully independent process to deal with bullying, harassment, or sexual misconduct by Senedd members. Jane Runeckles, of the...

05.06.2025 9

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Letter: Jessica Morden's new industrial revolution comparison is unrealistic

Jessica Morden MP's assertion that Newport is at the forefront of a new industrial revolution like the original of the eighteenth century is hardly a...

04.06.2025 9

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Letter: Fracking won't work in UK - so why is Nigel Farage cheering it on?

The head of one of Britain's biggest fracking companies said fracking will not work in the UK due to 'challenging geology' and will not bring down...

03.06.2025 10

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'Trade deals will bring significant benefits to Newport East'

I always enjoy meeting businesses across Newport East and hearing about their successes. During May, I visited Flannery Plant Hire on Traston...

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