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Best-selling author set for Newport library visit
8+ hour, 55+ min ago (139+ words) A best-selling fiction writer is set to visit Newport Community Library next week. Thriller writer Mark Edwards will attend Newport Community Library for an interview and Q&A session next Wednesday, March 11." Edwards, whose psychological thrillers have sold more than…...
No quick solution for Newport parking problems near nature reserve, meeting told
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (458+ words) Beauty spots in Newport could be given special nature status but there will be no quick solution to chronic parking problems near one of them, a meeting heard. Telford & Wrekin Council was told that a proposal is being drawn up…...
Newport pub plans car park extension to boost business
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (207+ words) A pub in Newport is hoping to enhance its business with a car park expansion amid "very difficult trading conditions". Admiral Taverns has asked the local authority for permission to demolish one of ... Newport pub plans car park extension to…...
Newport swimmers serve up a Christmas cracker
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (263+ words) Swimmers from Newport & District Amateur Swimming Club delivered outstanding performances at its inaugural Christmas Cracker open meet with 60 podium places. The talented squad of 34 competed in the event at Wolverhampton Central Baths, showing their strength across all age groups and…...
Free NHS app help on offer at Newport Library
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (168+ words) Residents wanting a helping hand to use the NHS app are being offered free help at drop-in sessions available in Newport. AbilityNet and local volunteers are offering a free drop-in session to help residents install and use the NHS App…...
'Expensive but necessary': Non-native trees in Newport cemetery to be replaced with hedgerow after wildlife audit
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (196+ words) Several evergreen trees are to be felled at a cemetery in Newport to make way for a more environmentally-friendly hedgerow. 'Expensive but necessary': Non-native trees in Newport cemetery to be replaced with hedgerow after wildlife audit Several evergreen trees are…...
Planners give part permission for Newport pub refurb but tell brewer more work to be done
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (365+ words) A brewery has been given part permission for the work it wants to carry out to a historic Newport pub. Planners at Telford & Wrekin Council have told Rowton Brewery that more information about bats was needed before they can give…...
Newport Inner Wheel supports the elimination of violence against women
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (137+ words) United Nations International Day For The Elimination Of Violence Against Women And Girls. Awareness Walk: ONE DAY, ONE WALK in hundreds of towns and cities across the world. To support "UNiTE and Orange the World" (the campaign to end violence…...
Council ‘steps up’ to tackle flooding of gardens near Newport 'despite dispute'
3+ mon, 8+ hour ago (341+ words) A councillor says Telford & Wrekin Council has "stepped up to the plate" to help solve a flooding problem near Newport. The flooding in back gardens at Mulberry Close, in Church Aston, has been an issue rumbling on for 12 months and…...
Newport Music Club marks 50th anniversary year with exceptional concert by Lumas Winds Trio
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (896+ words) In the final concert of the Newport Music Club's 50th anniversary year held on the evening of Saturday, November 15, at Cosy Hall, Newport, the audience was treated to a truly outstanding performance of chamber music by the Lumas Winds Trio. Newport…...