Councillor reveals big rise in pothole compensation ‘claims’ made to Newport Council Sunday, 2 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 QUESTIONS Allt-yr-yn Conservative Councillor David Fouweather recently submitted a question to Newport Council asking how many compensation claims had been received by the council for highway defects? These should include trips, injuries and... 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
The long fight to reopen Newport’s Splash Park - 10 years after Labour shut it. 8th February 2024 A blogpost by Newport Campaigner, Michael Enea. Recently, I read a great quote on why politics is now like football. If you take one political position, you are... Local News
Newport Conservatives & Newport BID look forward to a positive 2024! 29th January 2024 Newport Conservative Councillors Matthew Evans and Chris Reeks recently met with members of the board of Newport Now BID (Business Improvement District) to... Local News
Coronavirus testing available to all essential workers 24th April 2020 All essential workers in England and members of their households who are showing symptoms of coronavirus will now be able to get tested. National News
Our Future Fund for supporting innovative British businesses 21st April 2020 We’re supporting start-ups by delivering £250m of new government funding to innovative businesses across the United Kingdom. National News
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications 21st April 2020 The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications – and will provide support for millions of businesses and employees across the UK. National News
Why we’re extending the Coronavirus lockdown 17th April 2020 The Government announced that the social distancing measures currently in place to tackle the coronavirus will continue for at least the next three weeks. National News
Our £750 million support package for charities during the Coronavirus outbreak 9th April 2020 This Government’s announced an unprecedented £750 million package of support for charities – ensuring they can continue their vital work during the coronavirus... National News
Business Secretary Alok Sharma: we'll tackle Coronavirus together 6th April 2020 The Business Secretary, Alok Sharma, wrote for The Sun on Sunday thanking workers and businesses for their support during the coronavirus pandemic. National News
