Rogerstone Councillor enlists the help of the police to keep the roads safe... Monday, 27 January, 2025 A question to the Police Superintendent at January's Full Council meeting led to an operation being undertaken by Gwent Police which resulted in numerous prosecutions and an arrest. Rogerstone North Ward Councillor Chris Reeks raised the issue of lorries using the B4591 in Rogerstone as a cut-through from Junction 27 of the M4 to Chartist Drive to Superintendent White during the police question... Local News
Newport's Council tax rise branded "Outrageous" 21st January 2025 The South Wales Argus has reported that Councillor Matthew Evans branded the latest proposals from Newport City Council for a 6.7% council tax rise as "... Local News
Councillor reveals big rise in pothole compensation ‘claims’ made to Newport Council 2nd June 2024 Recent data has revealed a big rise in pothole compensation ‘claims’ made to Newport Council - with less spent on repairing and resurfacing the roads. THE... Local News
General Election campaign launch for the Welsh Conservatives. 31st May 2024 Our two election candidates were in attendance:- 🔵 Rachel Buckler for Newport East 🔵 Nick Jones for Newport West & Islwyn The Newport East Constituency has had... Westminster News
Work progressing at Newport’s Tredegar Park & Splash Pad. 30th May 2024 After years of campaigning, Newport’s Splash Pad is finally set to reopen at Tredegar Park, along with major upgrades also to nearby play areas. The project has... Local News
Have your say on 20mph in Newport! 8th May 2024 Which 20mph roads in Newport should go back to 30mph? Have your say! Between April and July 2024, the Welsh Government are asking for people's thoughts on 20mph... Local News
Hannah's Plan to make Gwent safer 13th April 2024 I am a hardworking, self-employed army veteran, committed to serving the public. In Gwent, we need a firmer approach to tackling crime to retain confidence in... Local News
Is Caerleon paying more for less? 3rd April 2024 By Chris Enea - Caerleon resident. Caerleon is the quintessential picturesque British town surrounded by rolling green hills, an olde-worlde central village... Local News
Newport Council’s Car Parks took £1m in 2022/23, but cost £1.17m to operate in 2023. 20th February 2024 Two recent freedom of information (FOI) requests - submitted by the Newport Conservatives Group - have revealed some highly questionable numbers on Newport’s... Local News
Newport East Conservative Candidate Selected 18th February 2024 On Friday 16th February, members of the Newport East Conservative branch met at the Caerleon Town Hall to select their candidate for the upcoming general... Local News
Kemi delivers speech on Equality under the Law 9th June 2026 Kemi has set out the Conservative plan to remove identity politics from public services National News
Conservatives call on the Government to cut the benefits bill 1st June 2026 Under Labour welfare spending has spiralled out of control, and it isn’t slowing down. National News
Energy prices continue to soar under Labour 27th May 2026 When they came into office, Labour pledged to cut energy bills by £300. Instead they're up by £221. National News
Conservatives force U-turn on Fuel Duty Increase 19th May 2026 Rachel Reeves has backed down on her plans to increase the fuel duty tax by 5p this September. National News
Kemi responds to Labour’s Kings Speech 13th May 2026 Starmer’s chaos in No10 continues as his party crumbles around him. National News
Labour MPs call on Starmer to resign 12th May 2026 As the pressure continues to mount, it’s clear that Starmer must do the right thing and stand down. National News
