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With Mr P on a visit to Lodge Hill shops on a mobility scooter  Mr P is 88 years old and recently lost the ability to drive a car due to his eyesight. He possesses an electric mobility scooter. Mr P invited me to accompany him on a visit to the shops. We first...

November 5th marks six months since the local elections.  We stood on an ambitious manifesto that put the people of our city first - and we set to work straight away, delivering our promises and pledges.  In the run up to November 5th, we’ll share how we’re...

This month (October) Ruth Jones, Member of Parliament for Newport West joined our young people at the Coffiology Workshop for the monthly Politics & Pizza meeting. Born and bred on the Gaer in Newport, Ruth attended Duffryn Comprehensive School (Now John Frost...

The feedback on the Caerleon cost of living crisis meeting, held on Saturday 1 October, was very positive. The aim of the meeting was to make local people aware of the help and support available in meeting the challenge of rising inflation and the surge in the cost of...

The Winter Fuel Support Scheme 22/23 is now available. It will provide a one off £200 cash payment to one household member responsible for utility bills. The payment will be available to all eligible households regardless of whether they pay for their on-grid fuel on...

Caerleon Town Hall, Saturday 1st October 2022, 11.00 am - 12.00 noon Find out what support and advice is available and how to access it. Attending will be; Ruth Jones MP, Jayne Bryant MS, Cllr Claire Baker-Westhead, Cllr Steve Cocks & Cllr Jason Hughes. Also,...

Instead of our annual Strawberry Tea we decided to do something different this year and organised a Pudding Party. The buffet table was groaning with dessert, strawberry and cream cakes and trifles. As a goodbye to Boris we had an enormous Eton Mess, which is of...

Our Councillors attended this months police surgery in Caerleon on Saturday morning.  We discussed with local residents the concerns that had been raised over the past few weeks including the behaviour of a minority of young people in and around the town...

Our Councillors supported the Caerleon RBL branch event at St Cadoc’s this weekend where local residents came to support and watch the magnificent Blaenavon Male Voice Choir perform a fantastic set of classic and modern songs.  The event raised over £1300 towards...

Gŵyl Newydd  is a brand new Welsh-language arts and cultural festival that took place for the first time during the week of September 10th - 15th 2018, with the highlight of the week on the Saturday at Malpas Court, Newport. The second festival in 2019 changed venues...

Today we mourn the passing of a remarkable sovereign. It is a deep private loss for the Royal Family and our first thoughts are with them at this time. The nation shares in their grief. Queen Elizabeth II created a special, personal relationship with us all. A...