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| Geography | |
| Historic county | Monmouthshire |
|---|---|
| Ceremonial county | Gwent |
| OS grid reference | |
| Coordinates | 51°35N 2°59W |
| Post Office and Telephone | |
| Post town: | NEWPORT |
| Postcode district: | NP10, NP11, NP18, NP19, NP20, NP26 |
| Dialling Code: | 01633 |
| Administration | |
| 'Area' - Total - % Water | Ranked 18th 190 km² ? % |
| Admin HQ | Newport Civic Centre |
| GB-NWP | |
| ONS code | 00PR |
| Demographics | |
| 'Population': - Total () - Density | Ranked Ranked / km² |
| Ethnicity (2001 census) | 95.1% White 2.6% S. Asian 1.5% Afro-Caribbean |
| 'Welsh language' - Any skills | Ranked 20th 13.4% |
| Politics | |
 Arms of Newport City Council Newport City Council http://www.newport.gov.uk/ | |
| Control | |
| Mayor of Newport | Allan Morris |
| MP, Newport West: | Paul Flynn |
| MP, Newport East: | Jessica Morden |
| AM, Newport West: | Rosemary Butler |
| AM, Newport East: | John Griffiths |
'Newport' () is the third-largest city within Wales (after Cardiff and Swansea), in the United Kingdom. Standing on the banks of the River Usk, it is the cultural capital and largest urban area of the historic county of Monmouthshire and governed by the unitary Newport City Council. The population of Newport city is 140,000 inhabitants and the greater urban area is in excess of 160,000 (est. 2006).
The name Newport comes from the fact that Caerleon was the 'old port' on the river Usk, but as ships became bigger, they could no longer navigate the river to Caerleon so a new port/dock was built near to where the Riverfront Arts Centre stands today.
The Welsh name for the city, ''Casnewydd-ar-Wysg'' () means 'New castle-on-Usk' (this is a shortened version of ''Castell Newydd ar Wysg''). This refers to the twelfth-century castle ruins near the city centre. The original Newport Castle was a small Motte-and-bailey castle in the park opposite St. Woolos Cathedral. It was buried in rubble excavated from the railway tunnels that were dug under Stow Hill in the 1840s and no part of it is currently visible.
Newport also has the Latin name ''Novus Burgus'', meaning new borough or new town. It is sometimes labelled ''Newport-on-Usk'' on old maps.
The city's importance as a trading port in the Middle Ages was emphasised when a 15th century ship, referred to locally as the Newport ship, was uncovered from the bank of the Usk in 2002, during the construction of the Riverfront Arts Centre.
The city is home to the world-class Celtic Manor Resort, Europe's leading five-star conference resort and home of the Celtic Manor Wales Open, the annual European Tour golf tournament. The resort is also venue for the 2010 Ryder Cup.
Geography
Newport's iconic Transporter Bridge
:''See also: List of places in Newport''
The city is largely low-lying, but with a few hilly areas. Areas in the south and east of the city tend to be flat and fertile with some housing estates and industrial areas reclaimed from marshland. Areas such as Caerleon, near the banks of the River Usk are also low-lying. The eastern outskirts of the city are characterised by the gently rolling hills of the Vale of Usk. There is a ridge of higher land known as Ridgeway running through the city with good views of surrounding areas.
The suburbs of the city have grown outwards from the inner-city, mainly near to the main roads, giving the suburban sprawl of the city an irregular shape. Several out-of-town shopping centres have been built to cater for the needs of these suburbs. Such centres have large free car parks and are seen as more convenient than travelling several miles to shop in the city centre. The urban area is continuing to expand rapidly with new housing estates continuing to be built.
Districts
The city is divided into 20 wards. Most of these wards are coterminous with communities (parishes) of the same name. Each community can have an elected council. The following table lists city council wards, communities and associated geographical areas. Communities with a community council are indicated with a '
★ ':
People
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1801 | 6,657 |
| 1851 | 29,238 |
| 1881 | 48,069 |
| 1901 | 79,342 |
| 1941 | 116,434 |
| 1981 | 131,016 |
| 2001 | 137,017 |
People from Newport are known as ''Newportonians''. As of 2001, 71.9% considered themselves Christian, 2.6% Muslim, 1% other religions (mainly Hindu and Buddhist), 16.8% were non-religious and 8.1% chose not to answer the non-compulsory religion question on the 2001 census. The central areas of Newport are very ethnically, and racially diverse. The city is home to 7 mosques,[1] 50+ churches[2] (including Welsh, Chinese and Urdu speaking services). There appears to be only one synagogue;[3] the nearest Gurudwara[4] is in Cardiff.
Climate
Newport has a moderate temperate climate, with the weather rarely staying the same for more than a few days at a time. The city is one of the warmer and sunnier locations in the UK and its sheltered location tends to protect Newport from extreme weather. Like the whole of the British Isles, Newport benefits from the warming effect of the Gulf Stream. Newport has warm summers and cool winters.
Thunderstorms may occur intermittently at any time of year, but are most common throughout late-spring and summer. Rain falls throughout the year, Atlantic storms give significant rainfall in the autumn, these graually becoming rarer as the winter progresses. Autumn and summer have often been the wettest seasons in recent times. Snow falls nearly every winter and usually settles on the ground several times, but it is often light and usually melts immediately or after a few days. Newport records few days with gales compared to most of Wales, again due to its sheltered location. Frosts are common from November to April.
On 20 March 1930, the overnight temperature fell to -16.1 °C (3 °F) — the coldest temperature for the whole of the UK during that year, and the latest date in spring the UK's lowest temperature has been recorded.[5]
History
Newport Castle
St. Woolos Cathedral
Newport Civic Centre
The River Usk at Newport has always proved an attractive place to make a home. Bronze Age fishermen settled around its fertile estuary and later the Celtic Silures built hill forts overlooking it. In AD 75, on the very edge of their empire, the Roman legions built a fortress at Caerleon to defend the river crossing. According to legend in the late 5th century CE: St. Woolos church was founded by St. Gwynllyw, the patron saint of Newport and King of Gwynllwg . The church was certainly in existence by the ninth century and today has become St. Woolos Cathedral, the seat of the Bishop of Monmouth. The Normans arrived sometime from around 1088-1093 to build a castle and river crossing downstream and the first Norman Lord of Newport was Robert Fitzhamon. Around the settlement, the New Town grew to be become Newport, and was granted a charter by Hugh, Earl of Stafford in 1385. A second charter establishing the right of the town to run its own market and commerce came from Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham in 1426. A further charter was granted by James I in 1623.
As the Industrial Revolution took off in Britain in the late 19th century, the Welsh Valleys became key suppliers of coal and iron: these were transported down local rivers and the new canals to ports such as Newport, which grew rapidly as a result. Newport became one of the largest towns in Wales and the focus for the new industrial towns of the Eastern Valleys of south Wales.
Newport was the focal point of a major Chartist uprising in 1839, where John Frost and 3,000 other Chartists marched on the Westgate Hotel at the centre of the town. The march was met with an attack by militia, called to the town by the Mayor: at least 20 marchers were killed and buried in St Woolos' churchyard. John Frost was sentenced to death for treason, but was instead transported to Australia: he returned to Britain (but not to Newport) later in his life. John Frost Square, in the centre of the city, is named in his honour. (See Chartism for more information)
The county borough of Newport was granted city status in 2002 to mark Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee.[6]
Other key dates:
★ 1140: The first wooden castle is built on Stow Hill.
★ c1400: Town attacked by the forces of Owain Glyndŵr, rebel Prince of Wales: St Woolos Cathedral destroyed.
★ 1672: Tredegar House completed.
★ 1796: Opening of the Monmouthshire canal.
★ 1842: Town Dock opens — able to accommodate the largest ships in the world.
★ 1870: W. H. Davies, renowned poet born in Portland Street, Pillgwenlly.
★ 1877: Athletic grounds at Rodney Parade opens.
★ 1894: Belle Vue Park opens.
★ 1906: Transporter Bridge opens on 12th September.
★ 1937: King George VI visits Newport and cuts first sod of new Civic Centre building.
★ 2000: Original city status bid rejected.
★ 2002: Newport Unlimited regeration company set up to transform the city.
Regeneration
The city is undergoing a major regeneration programme led by Newport Unlimited.[7] The most important projects include:
City Bridge carrying the A48 over the River Usk
★ The Riverfront Arts Centre — this was the first structure to be built as part of Newport's regeneration by Newport City Council.
★ The Southern Distributor Road, including a new road bridge over the Usk, is completed, improving access and opening up new areas for development.
★ Improving the city centre road network, including Kingsway and Queensway, which will be turned into boulevards.
★ A new foot and cycle bridge called the Newport City footbridge is now open.
★ The city centre is currently being expanded to take in areas of the east bank. The area of land between Newport Bridge and George Street Bridge is being developed as a £43 million high-density combined commercial and residential area, joined to the west bank by the new footbridge. The plan shows a strong urban form along the river front, emphasised with tall landmark buildings.[8] The first phase will be known as City Vizion.[9]
★ The Cambrian Centre on Queensway Boulevard, near Newport railway station, will be redeveloped to include a 31-storey, 332 ft (101 metre)-tall block of apartments and four-star hotel, and a 10-storey office block, with a new retail area on the first few floors. The new buildings will be known as City Spires.[10][11]
★ In the next few years, a £50 million riverside University campus will be constructed adjacent to the new footbridge on the west bank.[12] One of the old University campuses in Allt-yr-yn, will be be transformed into high quality housing.
★ A new £210 million city centre shopping complex known as Friars Walk including a Debenhams department store and multiplex cinema, will be created in time for the 2010 Ryder Cup in Newport.[13] This complex will complement the adjacent Kingsway Shopping Centre, which is undergoing its own £20 million refurbishment and expansion, due to be completed by the end of 2007.[14]
★ A new stadium and sports and entertainment complex. The new stadium would be the 2nd biggest in Wales, having a capacity of over 20,500. It will be home to the Newport Gwent Dragons rugby team. There is also a strong possibility that the Newport County football team will share the stadium. The stadium could also be used for other purposes, such as music concerts and it could be built by as soon as 2009. The investors who plan to finance the project are as yet unknown and the location for the site is still under discussion.[15]
★ A new £11 million five-star Ramada Plaza hotel will be built at Celtic Springs Business Park in the west of the city. [16]
★ Permission has been granted to turn the Grade II-listed former Newport Technical College in the east of the city centre into luxury apartments.
★ The bus and railway stations will be extensively redeveloped. Work on the bus station is due to start in early 2008, whilst work on platform 4 of Newport railway station was completed in July 2007. The railway station's connection with the Ebbw Valley Line is due to be completed by 2009. Two further stations in the city's suburbs of Pye Corner and Rogerstone situated along the Ebbw Valley Line will also be re-opened, and four others are planned in the city's Unitary Development Plan.[17]
★ Thousands of homes will be built, especially in the Riverside "Old Town Dock" area, near Pill.
★ There are proposals to transform the disused Llanwern steelworks into 4,000 houses, shops and other facilities, with the creation of up to 6,000 jobs.[18]
★ A state-of-the-art hospital is planned to be built. Many local residents have suggested that the new District General Hospital be built at the Whiteheads site now the old Corus facility has closed, but no final site has been approved.
★ A new M4 bypass skirting the southern edge of the urban area of Newport is to built, reducing the congestion on the existing motorway and making Newport and the surrounding areas more accessible.
★ There are also calls for a barrage across the River Usk to be incorporated with the M4 bypass, so the level of the river stays permanently at high tide level, or possibly a barrage across the River Severn.
★ A Crindau Marina could be built. The Marina would be the southern terminus of the Monmouthshire canal and would provide opportunities for new housing, shops and leisure facilities.[19]
Transport
:''See category: ''
George Street Bridge, the first cable-stayed bridge in Britain
The city is excellently served with transport links — the M4 motorway comes within a mile (1.6 km) of the city centre, and Newport has six junctions. The Great Western main railway line also passes through the heart of the city, stopping at Newport High Street station. Cardiff is well linked with Newport, with rail and bus services between the cities every roughly 5 minutes.
Road
The principal east—west roads are the M4 motorway and A48. The A48 serves as an alternative to the M4 for travelling west. It is also the primary road for travelling to rural Monmouthshire and Gloucestershire.
The principal north—south roads are the A467 and A4042 and A449 trunk roads. The A467 and A4042 connect the surrounding valleys to the city and motorway network, and the A449 connects Newport to the Midlands. All are high-speed dual carriageways.
Bus
The municipal bus service is provided by the council-owned Newport Transport, who provide the "Newport Bus" branded service in the city. Other operators including Stagecoach in South Wales, Francis Drake Travel, Terry Ward, Cardiff Bus and Welcome Travel also served the city. Newport bus station is a large and thriving terminus.
Rail
Newport railway station is connected directly to the Great Western Main Line, Welsh Marches Line, Gloucester to Newport Line and Ebbw Valley Line. The Great Western line provides many passengers with high-speed connections to Cardiff, Bristol and London, and also other major towns such as Swansea, Swindon and Reading. There are also train services directly to Birmingham, Southampton, Manchester, Nottingham, Derby, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Gloucester, Bath, West Wales, the South Wales Valleys and many other smaller towns.
Air
Cardiff, Bristol and Heathrow airports are within driving distance via the M4, for those travelling by plane.
Education
Newport is home to the University of Wales, Newport which has two campuses in the city — one in Caerleon and the other in Allt-yr-yn. The university can trace its roots to the founding of the Newport Mechanics Institute in 1841. The Newport School of Art was one of the first Schools to be awarded degree status in 1963 and enjoyed a high reputation in painting and sculpture throughout the 1960s and 1970s. It is still highly regarded however, especially in Documentary Photography.
Plans have been granted for the first phase of a new £60m city centre university campus as part of the riverside regeneration plans by the urban regeneration company Newport Unlimited. This phase will see the return of the renowned Newport School of Art and Design to the city centre.
The City of Newport is home to eight state comprehensive schools, and one independent comprehensive school. All schools are governed by the Newport LEA. Newport also has a campus of the further education college Coleg Gwent called the City of Newport Campus, informally known as Nash College.
Employment
Newport has three major centres for employment: the city centre and business parks clustered around the M4 junctions 24 in the east and 28 in the west. The civil service industry is the biggest employer in the city.
Businesses in the city centre include the Passport Office for much of the south and west of the UK, and the Wales headquarters of the Charity Commission and British Red Cross.
Businesses on the west side of the city include: The headquarters of the Office for National Statistics, the headquarters of the Patent Office, the headquarters of Wales and West Utilities, a large Panasonic manufacturing plant, a manufacturing plant for International Rectifier and the shared-service centre for HM Prison Service. There is a huge plant on the Celtic Lakes business and science park originally built for the LG Group, but market conditions led to the semiconductor plant never opening, and the CRT plant eventually closing. There are many plans for the site, including transforming it into a conference centre along the lines of the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham or a large super-casino.
Industry in the east of Newport was formerly based on the Corus steelworks at Llanwern, and although the rolling mill is still active, steel manufacture ceased in 2001. The land formerly used for manufacturing is currently being redeveloped to provide 4,000 homes and up to 6,000 jobs.
Government
Newport shown alongside other principal areas of Wales
:''Main article: Newport City Council''.
Newport has long been the largest town in the historic Monmouthshire county and became a unitary authority in 1996, although was also a county borough between 1891 and 1974. The City of Newport is divided between the parliamentary constituencies of Newport West and Newport East. These two parliamentary constituencies cover a similar area to that of the City area controlled by Newport City Council. The city formerly had only one constituency until 1983 when the city was split into Newport West and East to due population growth.
The city is traditionally industrial with a large working-class population and a strong support for the Labour party, but the Conservatives have a significant minority especially in the more middle-class areas in the west. There has been a sharp increase in Liberal Democrat voters in recent elections. In the 2005 general election, the Liberal Democrats pushed the Conservatives into 3rd place in Newport East with Labour still holding on to a sizable majority but in Newport West the Conservatives gained a swing on Labour's lead, making their majority slim.
Culture and arts
Newport Transporter Bridge is one of the few remaining working bridges of its type in the world (the other British example being in Middlesbrough). Visitors can travel on the suspended cradle most days and can walk over the top of the steel framework on bank holidays.
Newport has a modern purpose-built Theatre and Arts venue, the Riverfront Arts Centre and the city has many works of civic art, including the giant steel Wave on the banks of the Usk, tiled murals and many statues dotted around the city centre including W.H. Davies. In July each year an Arts festival is held in Caerleon. Newport has two major museums: Newport Museum and the Roman Legionary Museum at Caerleon.
Tredegar House
The city is known for its night-life, containing many pubs, bars and nightclubs. The most famous of these is probably T.J.'s, an alternative music club where it is rumoured that Kurt Cobain proposed to Courtney Love. T.J.'s was voted one of the top 50 'Big Nights Out' in the world by FHM in December 1997.
Newport hosted the National Eisteddfod in 1897, 1988 and 2004.
Twinning
Newport has four international twinning[20] links:
★ Heidenheim in Germany
★ Kutaisi in Georgia
★ Guangxi Province in China
★ Annapolis in the United States
;Heidenheim
The Newport - Heidenheim Twinning Association was formed in 1980 to promote and assist Newport’s link with Heidenheim.
;Kutaisi
The twinning arrangement between Newport and Kutaisi, Georgia dates from 1989. Kutaisi is the second city in Georgia, set in a beautiful location between the Caucasian mountains and the Black Sea. The Newport - Kutaisi Twinning Association was founded to promote international friendships and to strengthen links between the two communities.
;Guangxi
Newport has been twinned with Guangxi Province in China since 1996.
;Annapolis
Newport is a sister city of Annapolis, Maryland.
Sport
:''See category: ''
The city has a formidable sporting reputation, owed mainly to the exploits of the world-famous rugby union team Newport RFC. One of the few clubs to have beaten all the major southern hemisphere touring sides, they were the only side to beat the Invincible All Blacks of 1962—63. Amongst the names associated with the club are Arthur 'Monkey' Gould, the first Rugby Union superstar, and David Watkins, the only man to have captained Great Britain at rugby union and rugby league. Since the regionalisation of Welsh club rugby in 2003, Newport RFC play in the Welsh Premier Division and operate as a feeder club to Newport Gwent Dragons who play in the Celtic League. Four other rugby union teams playing in the Welsh League are based in Newport; Newport Saracens, Pill Harriers, Newport High School Old Boys and Bettws. Newport's rugby league club are called the Newport Titans and play in the Welsh Conference Premier.
Newport's best known association football club is Newport County. Although currently playing in the Football Conference, Newport County have played in the second tier of English football and spent 68 consecutive seasons in the Football League, reached the last 16 of the FA Cup and the quarter finals of the European Cup Winners' Cup. Newport is also home to three teams who play in the Welsh Football League: Caerleon, Newport YMCA, and Llanwern. Lovell's Athletic were a fairly well-known team in the mid 20th century — due to the suspension of League football during the Second World War they were the premier team in the city, as Newport County did not field a side.
The city has a speedway track, home to the Newport Wasps speedway team, and Newport has one of the few indoor velodromes in Britain. Newport is one of three main cities where British Baseball is still played - the others are Cardiff and Liverpool - and the city hosts a Wales-England international match every four years at Coronation Park.
Newport has World-class golfing facilities at the Celtic Manor Resort, which will host the 2010 Ryder Cup.
The city is currently home to a number of annual sporting events, including:
★ The Wales Open European Tour golf tournament
★ The Welsh Open world ranking snooker tournament
★ The World Cup of Pool
★ The All
★ Star Cup celebrity golf tournament
★ The Elemis Invitational Trophy tennis tournament
Coat of Arms
Newport's coat of arms is unusual for two reasons. Firstly, it places a cherub above the shield of arms; secondly, one of the supporters is a winged sea lion - Newport was the first authority to use this rare heraldic device. In 1929 Newport obtained a grant to use the armorial bearings which, in fact, it had already been using for some time - certainly since 1835.[21] This is a gold shield with a red chevron in reverse; the shield is ensigned by a cherub. The shield is that of the Staffords, Earls and Dukes of Buckingham, lords of the Manor of Newport in the 14th and 15th centuries - but the reversed chevron marks the difference between these Borough Arms and those of the family.
In 1957 it was decided to petition the Earl Marshal for the supporters which all Boroughs are entitled to possess. A year later the College of Arms granted this request and a winged sea dragon and a winged sea lion were brought into use.[22] These supporters represent strength on land, sea and in the air. The motto ''Terra Marique'' was adopted at the same time and means 'By land and sea'.
The official description of the armorial bearings are: "(arms) or, a chevron reversed gules, the shield ensigned by a cherub proper. Supporters: on the dexter side a winged sea lion or, and on the sinister side a sea dragon gules, the nether parts of both proper, finned gold."
Notable People
Notable current and former residents and natives of Newport include:
Music, Arts & Literature
★ Reverend Augustus Robert Buckland (writer)
★ Josie D'Arby (actress and television presenter)
★ W. H. Davies (poet)
★ Nick Evans (trombonist)
★ Dub War (nu-metal band)
★ Goldie Lookin' Chain (satirical rap group)
★ Gareth David-Lloyd (actor)
★ Peter Greenaway CBE (filmmaker)
★ Holly Holyoake (singer, soprano)
★ Gerard Johnson (musician; Saint Etienne)
★ Colin Jeavons (actor)
★ Charles William King (writer)
★ David Langford (author)
★ Jon Langford (artist, musician)
★ Jon Lee (drummer of Feeder)
★ Desmond Llewelyn (actor; James Bond movies)
★ Arthur Machen (author)
★ Maggot (rapper; Goldie Lookin Chain)
★ Angus McBean (photographer)
★ Johnny Morris OBE (television presenter; Animal Magic)
★ Grant Nicholas (lead singer of Feeder)
★ Nigel Pulsford (musician)
★ Michael Sheen (actor)
★ Skindred (ragga/punk band)
★ Terris (Indie Band)
★ Leslie Thomas OBE (author)
Politics
★ John Batchelor (politician and anti-slavery campaigner)
★ David Davies (politician; Conservative)
★ John Frost (chartist)
★ Roy Hughes, Baron Islwyn of Casnewydd (politician)
★ John Savage OC (politician; Premier of Nova Scotia)
★ Frank Soskice, Baron Stow Hill, (politician)
★ James Henry Thomas (politician)
★ Sir Charles Hanbury Williams (diplomat and satirist)
Sport
★ Mark Aizlewood (footballer)
★ Stuart Barnes (rugby union player)
★ Nathan Blake (footballer)
★ Darren Campbell (athlete; Olympic gold medal-winning sprinter)
★ Roy Clarke (footballer)
★ James Collins (footballer)
★ Charlie Faulkner (rugby union player)
★ Michael Flynn (footballer)
★ Trevor Foster (rugby league player)
★ Arthur Gould (rugby union player)
★ Chris Gunter (footballer)
★ Lyn Harding (actor)
★ Adam Harrison (cricketer)
★ Venissa Head (athlete; shot put, discus)
★ Robert Henderson (cricketer)
★ Len Hill (footballer & cricketer)
★ Gary Hocking (motor cycle racer)
★ Keith Jarrett (rugby union player)
★ Ryan Jones (rugby union player)
★ Christian Malcolm (athlete; Olympic sprinter)
★ Peter Nicholas (footballer)
★ David 'Bomber' Pearce (boxer)
★ Alix Popham (rugby union player)
★ Phillip Price (golfer)
★ Tony Pulis (football manager)
★ John Relish (footballer, football manager)
★ T. Rhys Thomas (rugby union player)
★ Barrie Vassallo (footballer)
★ Nick Walne (rugby union player)
★ Bobby Windsor (rugby union player)
★ Chris Wyatt (rugby union player)
Other
★ Perce Blackborow (Antarctic explorer)
★ Cadoc (saint)
★ Lee Dainton (stuntman and skateboarder, star of MTV show Dirty Sanchez)
★ Abbas Farid (freestyle footballer)
★ Sarah Lang (game show contestant)
★ John Wallace Linton VC (Royal Navy Commander)
★ Sir Terry Matthews OBE (entrepreneur; Wales' first billionaire)
Freedom of the City
The title of Freedom of the City is a ceremonial honour, given by the city council to those who have served in some exceptional capacity, or upon any whom the City wishes to bestow an honour. Recipients include:
★ Rt. Hon. Godfrey Charles Morgan, 1st Viscount Tredegar, Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire
★ Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
★ Corps of the South Wales Borderers (24th Foot)
★ Royal Regiment of Wales (24th/41st Foot)
★ 104th Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers)
★ Royal Welch Fusiliers
★ British Merchant Navy Association
★ HMS Severn
References
1. Mosques in Newport
2. Established Christian churches in Newport
3. Synagogues in Newport
4. Gurudwara near Newport
5. The coldest days of each year in the UK
6. Letters Patent dated May 15, 2002
7. Regeneration timeline
8. Rodney Parade Supplementary Planning Guidance
9. City Vizion
10. City Spires development
11. Regeneration in Newport
12. City centre university campus
13. Friars Walk Shopping Centre
14. Kingsway Shopping Centre
15. New stadium in Newport
16. Celtic Springs press release 18 October 2006
17. Newport Unitary Development Plan
18. Llanwern regeneration
19. Newport Unlimited - Crindau Gateway
20. Town twinning
21. Letters Patent dated April 17, 1929
22. Letters Patent dated May 7, 1958
See also
★
★
★ Railway stations in Newport
External links
City of Newport
★ Newport City Council
★ Newport Civic Society
★ Newport Unlimited
★ Port of Newport
★ City Centre information
Education
★ University of Wales, Newport
★ City of Newport College (Coleg Gwent)
★ St. Joseph's R.C. High School
News
★ South Wales Argus
★ NP Life
★ Newport City News
Sport
★ Newport County Association Football Club
★ Newport Gwent Dragons Rugby Union Football Club
★ Newport Rugby Union Football Club
★ Newport Wasps Motorcycle Speedway Team
Community
★ Newport Transport
★ BBC Newport microsite
★ Newport Youth Council
★ Informative local website
★ Newport Wastesavers, recycling
★ Underwood Village Association
★ ECHO Stow Hill community site
★ Newport & District Refugee Support Group
★ Maindee Festival
★ Photos and discussions from around the city in Flickr
Politics
★ Paul Flynn, Newport West MP
Entertainment
★ Barefoot Ceramics paint-your-own pottery studio, aka a contemporary ceramics studio, on Charles Street
★ Newport City Live Arena
★ Newpart.co.uk, Art & Entertainment in Newport
★ Urban Circle Radio
★ Funk City: what's on in Newport
Culture
★ Caerleon Arts
★ Goff Morgan's Adventures in Hack Poetry (archived by the National Library of Wales)
Historical Newport
★ Newport Past - History of the City of Newport
★ Caerleon
★ Caerleon Tourist Information
★ Newport Ship
★ National Roman Legion Museum
★ Tredegar House
★ Newport Transporter Bridge centenary year
Business
★ City of Newport Business Club
★ National Statistics
★ UK Intellectual Property Office
Ryder Cup 2010
★ 2010 Ryder Cup - Official
★ 2010 Ryder Cup Property Rentals
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