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
To unleash our full potential, we need women more than ever 28th November 2019 On the 100th anniversary of the first female MP taking her seat in the House of Commons, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has celebrated the contribution of female... National News
Jeremy Corbyn’s policy of continuing free movement with the EU would cost over £4 billion in benefits 27th November 2019 New analysis has revealed that Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to continue free movement with EU countries would cost DWP over £4 billion in extra benefit costs over the... National News
Boris Johnson: Poor mobile phone signal will be a thing of the past 27th November 2019 The scourge of poor mobile phone signal in rural areas will be a thing of the past under bold new plans to be fast tracked in the first 100 days of a... National News
New national vaccination reminder system to boost childhood vaccination rates 27th November 2019 A Conservative majority government will introduce a national vaccination reminder system to boost childhood vaccination rates. National News
Tax hikes for the many – new report reveals millions face tax hikes under Labour 26th November 2019 A new official report released by the Conservative Party today, The Twelve Taxes of Labour, shows Labour’s manifesto would mean taxes rising for millions of... National News
Jeremy Corbyn's plan to hold two referendums will take up the whole of 2020 and will cost over £150m 26th November 2019 New analysis has revealed that Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to hold two referendums in 2020 will take until September 2020 at the very earliest, and that the cost will... National News