NNovemeber 2w014 pThe officiral ntew spaMper ofa Newtpotrt Ceity Crous ncil £10m budget deficit confirmed Newport’s draft budget settlement from the Welsh Government has confirmed Newport City Council’s fears that cuts to next year’s budget will be greater than originally expected. The council had started innovative new ways of from other fees and charges. The council’s scrutiny meeting for consideration. making plans to save £4.9 delivering services and in As a result the council has committees have also been Following that meeting, million next year, on top of some instances even having already taken steps to explore looking at options for cuts. further public consultation £50 million of cuts in the past to stop services that we have areas for more potential Using the public feedback, will take place on the specific few years, when the Welsh traditionally provided but savings, but this is becoming scrutiny recommendations proposals. In February, Government warned councils can no longer afford. more and more difficult o and on-going work to cabinet will again consider all to expect even bigger cuts, This worsening situation save money without having a modernise our services, a the feedback received and potentially up to 4.5 per cent. will only mean that there will major impact on key services. new draft medium term put forward their Although the Newport be even more difficult What happens next? financial plan will be recommendations which will settlement was below this, decisions to make which will A number of events have produced and presented at then be considered at the full the council will still have to impact on the key services been held across the city the December cabinet council meeting later that find savings of around £10 we deliver. giving residents the chance to month. million as well as preparing The Welsh settlement grant have their say on which for further potential cuts in accounts for around 80 per services are important to years to come. cent of the council’s net them and how the council The council has already funding with council tax could make savings. You can made significant financial from residents contributing also complete our savings through developing just 19 per cent to the pot. questionnaire on page 2. new service models, finding The remainder is made up
Your council Have your say • Visit www.newport.gov.uk/budgetchallenge • We provide over 1,000 different services for 146,500 local • Attend our consultation sessions in December and January people living in 65,000 households • Complete our budget questionnaire on page 2 or online • Our population is growing. Largest growth is for children • Join our citizens panel under five and older people over 65 • Email your suggestions to [email protected] • We provide employment for over 5,000 local people • Write to Budget Challenge, Public Relations, Newport City Council, Civic Centre, Newport NP20 4UR
£10m of savings for 15/16, how does that impact? Local people could make a big difference Illustrative figures: • Supporting a further 70 older people to live independently • £154 less per household at home would save £1m • Almost twice the current spend on leisure and cultural • Recruiting 35 more foster carers would save £1m in care placements services • Recycling 70 per cent of household waste would save over £1m • More than the budget for regeneration and regulatory services • More use of online council services would save £150k • About 12 per cent of the schools budget • Stopping fly-tipping would save £75k a year • Over 16 per cent of the social services budget
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I Latest Christmas in 365 gym challenge Business Chartist special redevelopment news Newport supplement supplem ent Recycle for Newport – pop me in your blue recycling box News... Newyddion... 175 years Please help us to prioritise services by of Chartism sharing what matters the most to you:
Care for elderly and vulnerable adults Highways, transport & parking Waste, street cleansing and recycling Care for children and young people Environment & flood protection Economy and employment Education and skills Housing & homelessness City centre improvement Children’s play / youth services Libraries & community facilities Council support and public engagement Parks and green spaces Sports, leisure and cultural facilities Other (please specify) Bob Bright, Leader of the council. Community safety Street & road repairs 175 years ago more than Why do they matter to you? 3,000 men marched down Stow Hill. They were How can we do things differently? protesting about inequality and knew that change could only happen How can you or your community get more involved in helping us to save money? if they had a voice in Government. After the violent Would you like to join our Involve Newport citizens panel? YES NO suppression of previous Involve Newport is a panel of Newport residents who have agreed to take part in public consultations and represent the views and opinions of the people in the risings they expected to be city. If YES, please provide an email address: met with force. So they came prepared to confront the Are you? Newport magistrates who Please return to: had imprisoned four of their MALE FEMALE 0 - 10 11 - 17 Policy & Partnerships, Freepost SWC1476, Civic Centre, leaders for making seditious 8 - 24 25 - 34 35 - 44 45 - 54 Newport, NP20 4UR 1 speeches. 55 - 64 65 - 74 75+ years For further information visit our website: Soldiers fired on the crowd What area of the city do you live in? www.newport.gov.uk/budgetchallenge and at least 22 were killed and as many as 50 wounded. Five of their charter’s six demands are the foundation Deliberate fires Tannau bwriadol of our present day South Wales Fire and deliberate fire setting. Mae Gwasanaeth Tân ac Achub Mae cynnau tanau’n fwriadol parliamentary system. Rescue Service (SWFRS) Deliberate fires are De Cymru (GTADC) wedi cael yn drosedd y gallai olygu Every November the young dedfryd o garchar i’r sawl a geir has attended a significant considered arson, which eu galw allan i ddelio â nifer o people of Newport re-enact achosion o danau a gafodd eu yn euog o’r drosedd honno. number of deliberate fires could mean a prison term for the march down Stow Hill to the person convicted. cynnau’n fwriadol yn ardal Drwy bartneriaethau a across the Newport area – the Westgate. This year Through partnerships and Casnewydd – dros 560 yn ystod sefydliadau cymunedol, mae’r concerts, readings and a over 560 in the last year. community organisations, the y flwyddyn ddiwethaf. gwasanaeth yn ceisio annog musical are also being held Refuse fires accounted for service looks to encourage Llosgi sbwriel oedd yn gyfrifol cymunedau a thrigolion i roi throughout the month. nearly half of the deliberate communities and residents to am bron hanner o’r achosion gwybod am unrhyw weithgarwch amheus i’r uned The council believes that fires, with crews also report any suspicious activity hyn, a bu’r criwiau hefyd yn delio â 155 o achosion o losgi troseddau tân. the annual commemoration attending 155 grass fire to the fire crime unit. glaswellt a 43 o danau mewn Yn anffodus, yn ystod y of the Chartist rising has the incidents and 43 vehicle fires Unfortunately, in the last cerbydau yn ystod yr un cyfnod. flwyddyn ddiwethaf bu rhaid i potential to grow into a major during the same period. year SWFRS also attended 60 attraction for Newport. In During 2013/14, the service Yn ystod 2013/14, bu’r GTADC ddelio ag 60 o alwadau malicious fire alarms in gwasanaeth hefyd yn cefnogi’r ffug yng Nghasnewydd. Gallai future it will provide a focus also had to support the Newport. Crews being called for the citizens of many parts ambulance service as the gwasanaeth ambiwlans gan fod galw criwiau allan i ddelio â out to false alarms could galwadau ffug achosi oedi o ran of Wales and will attract deliberate fires caused 94 y tanau bwriadol wedi achosi 94 result in delays in attending a o anafiadau a 34 o achosion lle delio â digwyddiad go iawn. much needed tourism. injuries and 34 rescues. real incident. bu’n rhaid achub pobl. I roi gwybod am unrhyw We hope you enjoy the SWFRS works with To report suspicious Mae GTADC yn gweithio weithgarwch amheus ffoniwch special pull-out that provides communities, activity call 0800 731 7287 or gyda chymunedau, grwpiau 0800 731 7287 neu neighbourhood watch, the latest research on the download the free South gwarchod cymdogaethau, lawrlwythwch ap ‘Tân De schools and the council to Chartists and the lessons that Wales Fire app. You can also ysgolion a’r cyngor i godi Cymru’ am ddim. Gallwch can still be learned from the raise awareness of the impact visit www.southwales- ymwybyddiaeth am effaith a hefyd fynd i www.southwales- first movement for civil rights and consequences of fire.gov.uk chanlyniadau cynnau tanau’n fire.gov.uk/Cymraeg and social justice. fwriadol.
2 Items that may be delivered alongside Newport Matters are not associated with the council NEWPORT MATTERS Changing city... Newid dinas... H&M signs up for Friars Walk
Queensberry Real Estate with approximately 150 look at the Friars Walk (QRE) has announced people on site. Floors and development with visits to that H&M has signed up roofs are being formed, the site. for the new retail and staircases and lifts are being Pupils from Llanwern installed and the first High School visited the site leisure scheme due to external walls are going up to hear talks about the open its doors in autumn on the Debenhams block. construction industry as a next year. Soon buildings will be potential career while The fashion chain will be enclosed. pupils from St Woolos also making a welcome return to Cooke and Arkwright has visited the site. The pupils the city centre alongside a been appointed as the new are using Friars Walk as a number of other big names. retail letting agent for the case study for their Work is progressing well development by geography project and had Work on the Debenhams and Cineworld buildings is progressing on the buildings for key Queensberry Real Estate. a tour of the site offices and well and can be seen taking shape anchor tenants, Debenhams They are the third letting saw the plans for what it and Cineworld, and in agent working on the will look like when work recent weeks steelwork on scheme and join national finishes next year. Funding for Maindee another block next to agents Lunson Mitchenall You can keep up-to-date Debenhams on Upper Dock and Strutt and Parker. with activity on the site at Unlimited welcomed Street has started. Local school children www.friarswalknewport.co under the Maindee There is a large amount of have been getting a special .uk or follow Queensberry A community-led group Unlimited umbrella. activity on the development on Twitter @QBerryRE has won funding for a series of projects It is already embarking on including pop-up shops, a regeneration programme in Maindee and one of its Dragons try new homes street events and the priorities is the revitalisation development of a of the district centre. at Glan Llyn development business improvement Alison Starling, secretary district. of Maindee Unlimited, said: Maindee is to receive The properties will be developed by UK leading “We’re delighted to have Up and coming Newport £38,200 from the Welsh available under the regeneration specialist St received this funding to Gwent Dragons players Government’s town centre government’s help to buy Modwen using a phased support local businesses and Matthew Screech and partnership fund and the scheme making them ideal approach delivering 4,000 help revitalise the heart of Cory Hill opened the investment will also be used for first time buyers or new homes over the next Maindee. Maindee doors to new four- for a ‘health check’ survey as those looking for their 20 years. The 600 acre site Unlimited has only just been bedroom show homes at well as marketing support second or third home. will provide a new local launched and this is a for local businesses. the £2 billion Glan Llyn Prices range from £139,000 centre offering leisure and fantastic start to our hopes Newport City Council development last month. for a two bedroom home to retail space supported by and aspirations of creating a made the successful bid on The 47 new St Modwen £249,000 for a four new education facilities, all thriving community, where behalf of Cynefin Newport Homes properties at Glan bedroom home. surrounded by 80 acres of people living in the area can which has brought together a Llyn will comprise a range Glan Llyn is being extensive open parkland. help change their of two, three and four broad range of organisations environment for the better.” bedroom homes, with a number of properties New owner for Kingsway Centre overlooking the lakes and The Kingsway Centre has mature green landscape at the Kingsway Centre. the development. been bought by Bywater Paul Sargent, chief Newport West MP Paul properties and executive of QRE said: “This Flynn, said: “Having Queensberry Real Estate is the first of a number of worked at the steelworks (QRE). The 250,000 sq ft similar acquisitions we hope from 1962 to 1984 it is Kingsway Centre is to be involved with over the deeply satisfying to see immediately adjacent to next 12 months – a strategic new natural beauty emerge. the 390,000 sq ft Friars purchase that will both complment and leverage off St Modwen has earned the Walk development which the growing success of gratitude of Newport with is set to open next year. the sensitive development Newport city centre’s retail Queensberry will act as story. of a new community which asset manager of Kingsway will combine lakeside “Newport is the obvious Centre with Bywater the place for us to start as living with fine community main buyer. Sarah Eaton, sales consultant at St Modwen Homes with investors due to our in-depth amenities. Croeso Glan Plans for Friars Walk will Llyn." Newport Gwent Dragons players Cory Hill and Matthew Screech knowledge of the city and its not be altered to incorporate catchment.” NEWPORT MATTERS For the latest redevelopment news visit www.newport.gov.uk/cityontherise 3 THIS YEAR ’S COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE ON THURSDAY 20 N OVEMBER , 4.30 PM – 7.15 PM BY THE RIVERFRONT AND THE WAVE .
ENJOY STREET THEATRE AND PERFORMANCES WITH A SNOW THEME FROM SAMI THE SLEIGH. Family panto at The Riverfront MAKING A WELCOME RETURN TO The Riverfront in Alderman Fitzwarren (Mike NEWPORT IS THE POPULAR BJORN THE association with Hiss and Onslow) and their larger than BEAR AS WELL AS THE FESTIVE SNOW Boo will present another life and hapless cook Sarah family pantomime this (Lee Mengo – the finest dame GLOBE AND ATHER HRISTMAS WHO in panto land), killing the rats F C December. in their shop. With witty jokes, a WILL BE IN AND AROUND THE However, super baddie sparkling script, memorable King Rat (Richard Elis – RIVERFRONT THEATRE. songs, fabulous acting and Eastenders) has plans to take audience participation, Dick over the world, and these do Whittington will be on from not include Dick and FROM 5PM ONWARDS THE STAGE BY THE 2 December 2014 until 4 Tommy. Their battle takes January 2015. AVE PLAYS HOST TO FESTIVE MUSIC place on the high seas and on W , This year’s pantomime the exotic shores of Morocco. brings you all the delights CULMINATING IN A FANTASTIC With plenty of madness, a and the dare devil antics of touch of love, lots of mad-cap FIREWORKS DISPLAY ALONG THE RIVER AT one very special Tommy the antics and a sprinkling of Cat (Emma Goodwin) and 6.30 PM. S TEVE J AS OLLY MURS PERFORMS LIVE AFTER THE magic from Fairy Bowbells his master, Dick Whittington (Nerine Skinner), it’s the FIREWORKS SO STICK AROUND AND ENJOY AN EVENING OF FREE (Gareth Tempest). pantomime with something Attracted to the idea of for everyone. ENTERTAINMENT. London’s streets being paved Tickets are priced from with gold, the two friends £5.50 to £18 and can be arrive in the city only to booked on 01633 656757 or NEWPORT ’S CHRISTMAS SNOWMAN TRAIL discover it is infested with online at rats. Tommy quickly comes Primary schools in Newport have been beavering away, sticking, www.newport.gov.uk/theriv to the rescue of the beautiful painting, cutting and creating ten seasonal snowmen which are dotted erfront Alice (Elin Llwyd – S4C across the city in various shops, venues and cafés. Can you find them all? Stwnch), her father, The trail will run between 20 November and 4 January. Pick up a trail map from The Riverfront, libraries and leisure centres.
CHRISTMAS CREATIVES Some of the best and brightest artists and designers both local and regional will be showcasing their work at a pop up shop inspired event running throughout November (1 –29). From prints to photography, jewellery and ceramics, modern screen-printed tea towels, bags and mugs, the Christmas Collective will be distinctly different and is perfect for the discerning shopper looking to buy quality handcrafted goodies for all ages. Dick Whittington is coming to Newport for this year’s pantomime
4 For the latest news visit www.newport.gov.uk NEWPORT MATTERS Festive market returns Mayor’s Christmas message Warm seasons greetings to After launching in 2013, all Newport residents. Newport’s festive food I am thoroughly enjoying market will return to the my time as Mayor of city on Saturday 6 Newport and have December. experienced some exciting There will be around 40 events and met some quality stalls brimming with wonderful people. I really festive treats, mouth-watering enjoy school visits and food, last minute stocking talking to youngsters and fillers and more. hearing about the activities Showcasing some of our they have been involved with prime food and drink as well as meeting people producers from across the who volunteer for a wealth of region, plus a selection of arts different projects – they are The Mayor and Mayoress and crafts people, the unsung heroes of our city. the city. This year’s Teenchef winners receive their award Commercial Street and One of the stand out During my year as mayor I Bridge Street will be full of The festive food market activities including exhibitor moments so far would have am supporting Teenage Christmas cheer for the day. follows on from the stalls selling delicious to be Newport hosting the Cancer Trust and Newport Seasonal specials will be on successful Newport Food produce, free chef Nato summit. I attended the Sea Cadets. Money raised the food menu plus a family Festival held last month. The demonstrations, special reception at the Celtic Manor through donations and friendly line up of festive event was sponsored by master classes and family Resort that had been various fundraising activities entertainment throughout the Coleg Gwent and Celtic entertainment. organised by HRH Prince will go to these two very day. Manor Resort. More than Robbie Bowen, Jack Cox Charles and met local people worthwhile charities. People 6 December, 9.30am –5pm 12,000 people visited the city and John Jones from who had played a role. can donate to the charities via Last month I held one of Commercial Street and centre and enjoyed a full Underwood youth group the Mayor’s office – call 01633 my main fundraising events, Bridge Street packed menu of events and were crowned winners of the 210735/6 or email Teenchef competition which a charity gala dinner which mayors.offi[email protected] was sponsored by Western celebrated Newport’s finest The next fundraising event Power Distribution. Their and raised money for my two will be held on Saturday 22 winning dish was chicken chosen charities. I also November at The Parkway tikka masala which was recently attended the launch and is a dinner dance judged by MasterChef of Newport Monopoly. I evening organised by the winner Ping Coombes, chef think it is great that the city Chamber of Trade. and Newport Food Festival has its own version of the The landscape of Newport patron Hywel Jones and game and residents and is changing rapidly with the Karen Welch from Western visitors, both young and old, construction of the new retail Power. The youngsters will can have a permanent and leisure development now enjoy a kitchen reminder and souvenir of the Friars Walk gathering speed. experience with Hywel at great range of places and Speaking to residents I know Lucknam Park. venues the city has to offer. that this development is The game truly shows the welcomed by them and I look diverse range of attractions in forward to it opening in a Christmas shop window comp our city, and I cannot wait to year’s time. play the Newport version Finally, there are still lots of with my family over the Join in the festive spirit stall and a Mayor’s award. wales.co.uk by 5 December things planned for this year festive period. and I am looking forward to and enter the Newport Judging the competition or by post to Andrea Hall, One of the highlights also Christmas shop window will be the Mayor of senior field sales manager, the Newport Christmas has to be the Newport Food Countdown event on 20 competition. Newport, president of South Wales Argus, Cardiff Festival. It was great to see November and the Festive There are a number of Newport Chamber and Eve Road, Maesglas, Newport thousands of people food market on 6 December. categories including retail Williams. The judging date NP20 3QN. Please include sampling produce, attending The Mayoress and I would (includes all retailers and will be Thursday 11 the name of the premises, chef demonstrations and like to wish you all a very charity shops), commercial December. To nominate address, contact name and celebrating the food offerings Happy Christmas and a premises (offices, cafés, your business email your number, along with the of our city. There was a healthy 2015. restaurants, health and entry to category you wish to enter. tremendous atmosphere in Councillor Matthew Evans beauty salons), best market andrea.hall@gwent- Gwent Music Christmas extravaganza Free Christmas park and ride Buses will run every ten Orchestras, bands and A free park and ride More than 600 Christmas Carols in the minutes from 9am to 6pm ensembles will be on stage service will be running youngsters will take part foyer. until Saturday 27 while some of the young between the Civic in the Gwent Music There is something for December. brass players, all members of Centre car park and the Christmas Extravaganza everyone in the Christmas Drop-offs/pick-ups will the Greater Gwent Youth on Friday 5 December at Extravaganza and it is not to city centre every be on Queensway and Brass Ensemble, will play Newport Centre. be missed. Saturday. Bridge Street. NEWPORT MATTERS [email protected] 01633 656656 5 Contacting the council Christmas waste and recycling
Civic Centre opening times: HWRC & landfill site • Wednesday 24 December, open until 3pm Thursday 25 December Closed • Thursday 25 and Friday 26 December, closed Friday 26 December Closed • Monday 29, Tuesday 30 and Wednesday 31 Thursday 1 January Closed December, normal opening hours Friday 2 January Open as usual • Thursday 1 January and Friday 2 January, closed The site will be open as usual on Tuesday 24, Saturday 27, Monday 29, Tuesday 30 and Wednesday 31 December. Contact centre (01633) 656656 opening times: • Wednesday 24 December, 8am – 4pm Refuse and recycling collections • Thursday 25, Friday 26 December, closed Normal collection Changed to • Monday 29, Tuesday 30 and Wednesday 31 Thursday 25 December Saturday 27 December December, normal operational hours Friday 26 December Sunday 28 December Thursday 1 January Friday 2 January • Thursday 1 January and Friday 2 January, closed Friday 2 January Saturday 3 January An emergency out-of-hours service will operate Collections due to take place on Tuesday 24, Monday 29, Tuesday 30 and at all other times on 01633 656656. Wednesday 31 December are unchanged. Recycling centre winter opening times The Household waste recycling centre (HWRC) and Second Chance re-use shop will be open during the following hours over the winter. HWRC Second Chance re-use shop (From 1 November 2014 to mid-March 2015) Wednesdays 10am –4.30pm (from 1 November) Monday –Friday 7.30am –4.30pm Saturdays 9am –12pm (from 15 November) Saturdays 9am –4.30pm The shop sells items that are too good to tip from golf clubs, to Sundays 9am –4.30pm furniture, to bikes. For more information on waste and recycling matters, including what you can recycle where, visit www.newport.gov.uk/recycling
6 Do it online www.newport.gov.uk NEWPORT MATTERS Business city... Dinas busnes... Help for city businesses
Businesses in Newport can benefit from a range of incentives including rate relief, grants, loans and finding skilled workers. Newport City Council broadband in the city and is training potential staff, there operates a number of operating a voucher scheme is a recruitment service to schemes offering business for businesses.Nearly all link local companies with support. SMEs are eligible for up to the right people – all free of Grants of up to £1,500 are £3,000 towards their charge. offered by the council and connection fees. There is assistance UK Steel Enterprise for Helping people into available for businesses who start-ups and new work – and businesses to employ disabled people, businesses that have been find the right employees apprentice and graduate operating for less than 12 Fifty people in the recruitment packages and months. council’s community two years on-going support They can be used towards development team are now for employers. Further details about the properties – those that have the first year’s rental of dedicated to supporting Rate relief schemes scheme will be announced been unoccupied for a commercial premises, Newport people to find jobs A one-off grant fund of shortly. continuous period of 12 investments in plant and working in collaboration £160,000 for rate relief will Two other Welsh months or more, have a equipment, information with other organisations be used by Newport City Government schemes offer rateable value of no more technology and websites. such as the Department for Council to help small and rate relief for new than £45,000, or meet other There are also two low- Work and Pensions (DWP), medium-sized businesses developments or businesses certain criteria – will be interest loan schemes to Communities First, Local based in the city. moving into previously entitled to claim 50 per cent help companies grow by Service Boards, Working The money has been empty properties. rate relief for 12 months supporting investments in Links and Careers Wales. allocated by the Welsh The New Developments subject to state aid limits. plant and equipment, The aim is to encourage Government to support scheme will exempt all Newport’s business information technology, local companies to recruit businesses that have been newly built, vacant services team helps marketing projects and skilled labour and improve adversely affected by the commercial property from established city businesses, building improvements. the skills of local people to postponement of a rate business rates for the first 18 entrepreneurs wishing to Through the Super meet business need. revaluation months following start up and companies Connected Cities project, the Businesses are also It has been decided that completion, if finished after wanting to locate to the council is working with the supported through the the allocation of the limited 1 October 2013 and city. UK Government to improve Work-Based Learning funds should be based on completed before 30 More information about the availability and use of Academy. As well as economic and social criteria September 2016. the team and the assistance superfast and ultrafast to ensure they support The Open for Business available can be found at businesses to develop, so scheme encourages the re- www.newport.gov.uk/ aiding regeneration. occupation of long term business Properties with a rateable vacant properties. Eligible value of between £12,000 and £80,000 can apply. This Newport on world stage again would assist local firms who employ less than 50 people Newport is hosting an Manor Resort in September. and are not already in international investment The conference will be held receipt of full or partial rate conference aimed at at the Celtic Manor which relief. creating jobs and growth was also the venue for the second Newport City The relief will be allocated for the UK this month. Summit last week. It was an by the council and must be It is one of the legacies of opportunity to discuss and used by the end of this the successful Nato summit build upon the success of the financial year. which was held at the Celtic Award-winning Elm Tree Foods has received council support Nato summit. Start-up grant helps new business
Natasha Davies started helps other entrepreneurs Because U Can at the end to challenge themselves, of last year and acquired their beliefs and their story an office at 35 Stow Park and to grow their Circle offering coaching businesses just like she did. She also offers coaching and training. for companies to enable Because U Can received a them to motivate their staff, start-up grant from and for more successful Newport City Council and entrepreneurs to position UK Steel Enterprise. their business for growth, Natasha’s business offers to make the transition from coaching programmes and owner to leader, allowing sessions that help an their businesses to grow individual to improve their and enabling them to move mindset, grow their on to other projects. business and learn more From her market research about themselves. She can Natasha believes that her help transform them from coaching style and what business owner into a she offers distinguishes her powerful leader who can from her competitors. She lead and motivate their uses a straight line team. coaching style to get results When setting up her own quicker. Natasha believes business Natasha that people tend to self discovered that although sabotage their own success, she had invaluable help and so she helps them Councillor John Richards, cabinet member for regeneration, Glyn Thomas of UK Steel Enterprise from various sources, most break through barriers so and Natasha Davies of Because U Can of the learning happens they reach their full when you begin running potential. Her motto is ‘the entrepreneurs. Her service your business. only limitations are those will boost Newport’s She found that when she that you choose to believe economy as she continues hit challenges the biggest are truth’. to work with more barrier was herself, her Her workshops are entrepreneurs in the area beliefs and her story of why designed to wake up the and help them in achieving she couldn’t. unconscious and move their business goals. Determined to get her people from their story of For more information business to a place of ‘can’t’ into their power of visit www.because-u- stability and growth and ‘can’ and she is currently can.co.uk knowing the benefits of working with several Newport City Council coaching, she got herself a organisations to deliver has a low interest loan coach. 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Tiny Rebel is Newport’s established to allow “We have had a really only micro brewing collaboration across the good reaction from company and in two years local food and drink sector Newport people and has achieved an awful lot, to ensure a sustainable and everyone has been but they are not resting on vibrant event. supportive,” said Gareth. their laurels and have big “We believe the food “The beer has been well ambitions for the future. festival is very important received and we are often “Ideally we would like to for the city and puts asked when we’re going to open a bar in Newport and Newport on the map as a open a bar in Newport. The there will be a time when food and drink destination. answer to that is when the we will have to expand the It is especially important time is right we will do. brewery again. We did so for local producers,” That is one of our Gareth, Brad and Hannah of Tiny Rebel Brewery in 2013, a year after continued Gareth. ambitions. opening, but we would “The festival is a real “The regeneration of Two years ago we highlighted a Newport want it to be located in crowd puller and for Newport’s city centre is business that had just launched with financial Newport,” said Gareth. talented chefs in Newport important for us as a “I’m from Newport, as is and the locality it gives business and Newport has support from Newport City Council, Tiny Rebel Brad, and it is important them exposure. Tiny Rebel its own identity. We would Brewery. We felt it was time we caught up with for us to stay in the city.” is pleased to partner the love to have a bar in the them again to see what they’ve been up to and to Eight people are currently food festival and it is a middle of the city.” find out what they have in store for the future. employed at the brewery chance for us to raise For more information on and they are looking to add awareness in the local Tiny Rebel visit In just two years Tiny taken the brewery scene by to that number soon. In its community as a lot of www.tinyrebel.co.uk Rebel Brewery has gone storm. Just this year they Cardiff bar they employ from strength to strength. It have scooped gold for the between 20 and 25 people. has doubled its capacity, second year running in the The business has employed more people, Champion Beer of Wales developed strong links scooped numerous awards, competition and their with Newport businesses opened a bar in Cardiff and Cardiff bar won best new and earlier this year is exporting its beer to pub in Britain in the teamed up with The Lamb Singapore. summer. on Bridge Street. Co-founder of Tiny Rebel, “One of the highlights of “We have a good Gareth Williams, takes up the past two years is relationship with The the story: “Two and a half working for yourself and Lamb, and they are the years ago my brother-in- having your own business, only pub we supply law Brad Cummings and I especially as it started as a regularly to in Newport. opened the brewery on hobby and is now my full We did a tap take over with Maesglas Industrial Estate time job,” continued them where they but two years prior to that, Gareth. “We have won exclusively sold our beer. It in our garage, we were Champion Beer of Wales went very well and while experimenting with for two years in a row Newport is not renowned brewing beer. which has been really as a place for real ale, “In the two years since pleasing and one of our slowly that is changing. opening the brewery the beers has just been Doing things like the business has really taken shortlisted in the British partnership with The Lamb off. We have expanded our Beer Festival. This is a real helps to introduce people brewing capability by 100 accolade as between 200 to our beer.” per cent meaning we can and 300 British brewers are As well as the now brew twice a day and shortlisted and there are in relationship with Newport have taken on more staff.” excess of 1,000 in the UK. businesses, Tiny Rebel was In 2012 Tiny Rebel was Opening our own bar in also involved in the The Tiny Rebel team with a member of the council’s business officially launched and has Cardiff has to also be one of Newport Food Festival and services team Grant for local solicitors helps to restore city centre premises Solicitors Roger James behaviour. The grant from Clements and partners the council was used to located on Bridge Street restore the building. was provided with a The restoration was not straightforward and was a grant under Newport challenge as the property is City Council’s key located in a conservation buildings scheme. The area and as a result all work scheme aims to revitalise had to meet exacting Newport by providing standards for restoration grant assistance towards works. As well as this, the the restoration of shop design had to satisfy the fronts and fa çades in the historical sensitivity of the city centre. area. The business is an The council was able to expanding legal assist with the difficulties professional firm and had the company was facing taken over the long-term and work is now complete. vacant property next door The firm is very pleased to its premises. This with their new premises, property was an eyesore which they are in the Roger James Clements and partners with the council’s economic development manager and and used for anti-social process of occupying. Councillor John Richards Local business already benefitting from Friars Walk Bar Piazza, located in Martin Tresidder, senior Newport’s city centre, has development manager at been benefitting from the Queensberry Real Estate, Friars Walk retail and said: “Bar Piazza has leisure development. been very supportive to Since construction began the Friars Walk the family run business has development, and we are been providing food and very pleased that we drink for corporate lunches and functions held by main have been able to contractor Bowmer and support them. Kirkland and developer “They have provided Queensberry Real Estate. first class lunches for a Angelo Attorre, owner of number of events and Bar Piazza, said: “The the service has been regeneration of Newport will not only benefit traders but fantastic.” the whole of Newport. ” Angelo Attorre of Bar Piazza serves up treats to Tony Rides and David Watkins of Bowmer and Bar Piazza is open 9am –5.30pm, Monday to Saturday. Kirkland Sporting city... Dinas chwaraeon... 365 gym challenge Velothon to ride The Active Newport gym your own pace. guest passes. in to Newport teams at Newport Centre, There are some great prizes For further information Newport International on offer for those who ask at a gym reception or The inaugural Velothon riders will be able to take in Sports Village and the complete the challenge visit Wales is an event that will the sights of the majestic Active Living Centre are including three months free www.newport.gov.uk/active deliver a weekend of Caerphilly Castle. celebrating a year since membership, an iPod and newport cycling on a scale Wales Detailed routes will be announced soon. the redevelopment of has never before At the time of going to witnessed and it will pass their facilities with an press there were still spaces exciting gym challenge. through Newport. available priced at £55 for the The 365 gym challenge is Taking place on 14 June 120km route and £40 for the open to members and pay 2015, the event will see more 50km route (plus a £3 and play customers to take than 10,000 amateur riders booking fee). part in until 31 November. cycle alongside professional There are also a number of The challenge requires cyclists in a closed road race. charities with entries completion of 300 burpees, 65 It is anticipated that the event available including Velothon squats and to burn 365 will attract some of the Wales’ gold charity partners calories. Instructors are on world’s top cyclists. Leukaemia & Lymphoma hand to help and guide The race will start and Research and Save The participants so you can finish in the heart of Cardiff Children who are offering complete the challenge at city centre and the individuals the opportunity completely closed road to enter for just £30, Riverfront sportive will take riders on a providing they reach New home for ambassadors challenging 120km route minimum fundraising through the breathtaking targets. Are you a student who is Welsh countryside. To find out more and enter There is also a 50km route Newport Ship passionate about theatre visit www.velothon- which will head towards and events? wales.co.uk Newport’s medieval ship £20,000 per year for the next Newport before going west Facebook.com/VelothonWales Riverfront Student towards Caerphilly where will have a new home in three years to support the Ambassadors have the Twitter.com/VelothonWales a recently constructed conservation and storage opportunity to watch live commercial property. project. However, this grant performances for free, get The lease on the current was conditional on the behind the scenes of a home of the ship in Maesglas chosen storage providing professional theatre and industrial estate will expire adequate public access. enhance their CVs. All at the end of December and The new building will be that’s asked in return is for there was no option to renew able to store the timbers that a little of your time to help it. Therefore, a suitable have been through the freeze promote events at The storage space for the ship’s drying process, the conserved Riverfront Theatre. conserved timbers in artefacts recovered during For information visit Newport and space to the excavation, project www.newportcreatives.co. continue the conservation of archive documents, uk or call 01633 656679. the project had to be photographs, plans and the identified for the next three model created as well as Search for best years. other ancillary equipment. It young dancer Welsh Government has will also mean that the public confirmed there is a grant of open days will still be able to Newport City Council’s be held. Riverfront Theatre and Arts Centre is to host the category finals of a prestigious national dance competition next year. Talented dancers aged 16 to 20 are being invited to take part in the BBC Young Dancer competition with ballet, contemporary, hip hop and south Asian dance categories. NEWPORT MATTERS www.newport.gov.uk 01633 656656 7 News... Newyddion... School pupils name new streets Pupils at Bassaleg School challenges, it is rewarding to Chartists); Novelis was built with money commemorate the visit to the having been helping to see that new homes and Road/Heol Novelis (to reflect donated by area by President Obama). Nearly 1,000 homes are name the streets in the communities are still being the last use of the site); Scottish-American businessman and being built at the former new Jubilee Park housing built in Newport. Hurricane Way/Heol Hurricane (metal for the philanthropist Andrew Alcan site in Rogerstone over development, Rogerstone. “This project with local school children will help give WWII aircraft was produced Carnegie); Obama a 12-year period. Year seven and eight pupils a real sense of community here); Spitfire Road /Heol Grove/Rhodfa Obama (to were asked to consider the and history to the residents Spitfire (metal for the WWII geography and history of the who move there.” aircraft was produced here); site, carry out research and The street names chosen are: Copper Grove/Clos Copr think of their own Ebbw Close/Clos Ebwy (copper rolling mills on site experiences when (Ebbw River runs close to the during 18th century); considering names for the site); Alcan Grove/ Rhodfa Aluminium Close/Clos new streets. Alcan (to reflect the previous Alwminiwm (aluminium Councillor John Richards, use of the site); Welsh Oak was produced on site); cabinet member for Way/Ffordd y Dderwen (the Carnegie Close/Clos Carnegie regeneration and Welsh Oak Pub was a (to link to the Carnegie development, said: “Despite meeting place of the Library in Rogerstone that the tough economic Artist impression of the new development at Jubilee Gardens Voluntary organisations helping people in Newport Remap Gwent please contact us (preferably contact the secretary, Denise lonely, had a film unit which treasurer. Remap Gwent is a local arm by email) at Painter, on 01633 277021. provided films for many If you would like to of a national charity. We are [email protected] TocH homes and hospitals, volunteer to help in this work Resourceful Engineers or call 01633 675141. There has been an increase of arranged outings for children please call either 01633 Making Anything for People Happy Hearts interest in TocH as we and disabled people and 667344 or 01633 667727. with disabilities unable to Our cardiac exercise group commemorate the much more. Progress find a commercial solution meets at the Beaufort Centre, anniversary of the First Today the organisation, We are a registered charity for their needs. St Julian’s, every Wednesday World War because the which has its own hall in set up by patients in 1996 to Established in 1993, we do from 11am until 12pm. organisation was started as a Eveswell Street, has only 12 provide advice and support need new members to keep We exercise for about one result of that war. Army members – some in their 80s for patients and their families our aims alive. As well as hour and then sit down for a padre Rev Tubby Clayton set and 90s – so the work we do before, during and after those with practical skills, we cup of tea or coffee and up a rest centre for soldiers a has to be restricted and we diagnosis and treatment for also need members with biscuits. We also run monthly few miles behind the run just three activity groups prostate cancer and related administrative skills. day trips and other social frontline in Belgium in Talbot each week catering for problems. There is ample reward for activities for our members. House – TocH in army between 60 and 70 people We also raise public what we do but it is never Our members range from signallers code. who are elderly, disabled and awareness of prostate cancer, financial. The reward comes approximately 55 upwards It was open to all ranks and vulnerable. have a 24-hour helpline from seeing those we help and generally have heart after the war Rev Clayton On Tuesday afternoons (01633 234237), a help desk at gain greater independence problems or have had heart thought it would be a good there is a structured meeting some clinics in the urology and quality of life. surgery, but many members idea to pass on to future with speakers, demonstrators department at the Royal What we do varies from have other ailments such as generations the special or entertainment. Light Gwent Hospital as well as easy tasks to very difficult walking or atmosphere of fellowship and refreshments are provided. holding an annual awareness challenging ones and the breathing. We also accept friendships without barriers. The Friday coffee morning day. membership includes members with no specific TocH accepted all who is a drop-in event while a In addition we hold competent crafts people, health problems but who like were in sympathy with its gentle exercise group meets quarterly meetings and other occupational therapists and to exercise with members of aims, not just ex-servicemen. on Friday afternoons from social occasions as well as scientists, including our their generation. The Newport branch 3pm to 4pm. attending various events president, Professor Heinz We are affiliated to the received its charter in Three or four coach trips are throughout Newport and Woolf. British Heart Foundation and December 1929 and is now also organised each year. south east Wales. While anyone can ask for also work closely with St the only remaining branch in Our greatest need at present For further information, our help, most projects are Woolos Cardiac Trust. We Wales. is for younger volunteers who please write to us c/o Urology requested by occupational employ a fully qualified All TocH members are are prepared to take on Dept, Royal Gwent Hospital, therapists who have failed to instructor who adheres to unpaid volunteers who in the responsibility for running the Cardiff Road, Newport, ring find a suitable solution for a standards set by St Woolos past started the blood work in an executive capacity our helpline, email person under their care. Cardiac Trust and members transfusion service at the such as getting speakers, [email protected] We meet at 2pm on the go at the pace they set Royal Gwent Hospital, ran introducing them at meetings or visit prostategwent.com second Monday of each themselves. brownies, guides and rangers or organising the coach trips. month. If you are interested If you are interested please packs, started the club for the We also really need a younger 8 Call the city contact centre 01633 656 656 NEWPORT MATTERS News... Newyddion... Are you caring for a child Connecting people to that isn’t your own? combat loneliness An estimated 10,000 step-parent, grandparent, children are privately sibling, aunt or uncle, for fostered in Wales and more than 28 days then they A new scheme to combat England but last year only are in private foster care. the social isolation that 1,500 of these Private fostering can be felt by older and arrangements may occur for arrangements were vulnerable residents was a variety of reasons but those notified to local councils. involved must inform the launched by Newport Private foster care can be a council. City Council this autumn. very positive experience but Newport’s private fostering Community Connectors it can also place some officer can be contacted on aims to reduce that sense of children in a vulnerable 01633 656656 or email loneliness by helping people position. [email protected] to connect with their If a child aged under 16 - or For more information on communities. under 18 with disabilities - fostering visit Initially there will be three, and is cared for by someone Newport’s new community connectors are there to help www.newport.gov.uk/privat fully-trained, workers who other than a close family efostering will assist people to access Councillor Paul Cockeram, council officers to try to find member, such as a parent, services and activities in their cabinet member for social solutions to the problem. local area; help them to meet care and wellbeing, said: “Community Connectors is more people in their “One of my priorities as one of the ideas that sprang community; provide cabinet member has been to from those meetings and I information and advice on tackle the issue of social think it is an excellent the support available and; isolation that can often have a scheme.” importantly, help to build detrimental effect on the lives For more information call confidence and promote of older members of our 01633 656656, visit independence. communities. www.newport.gov.uk/comm They can be contacted for “It is something I feel unityconnectors or email information and advice by passionately about and last community.connectors@ phone or at a face-to-face year I brought together a newport.gov.uk meeting. range of organisations and Picture posed by models Are you sure you’re Chartist project Helping to crack managers registered to vote? The Chartist Commission down on fraud has been established to Why is it important to be voter registration scheme deliver a commemoration registered to vote? was introduced. Previously, The National Fraud public bodies in order to one person in every of the Newport Chartist prevent and detect fraud. Because it gives you a say Initiative is a data household was responsible uprising, which celebrated • Payroll on important issues that matching exercise that for registering everyone else its 175th anniversary on 4 • Trade creditors affect you. helps detect fraudulent who lives at that address. November this year. • Insurances You must be on the and incorrect payments Under individual electoral The commissioners recently • Private supported care electoral register in order to from the public purse registration, each person is advertised for a project home residents vote for your political now required to register to manager and is delighted to across the UK. • Residents parking permits representatives at a local, Newport, along with other vote individually. announce the appointment of • Blue badges national and European level. councils in England and Most people who were Emma M Price of EMP • Concessionary travel passes Without a vote, you can’t Wales, is required to take already registered will be Projects and Jo-Anne Breckon • Market traders / operators have your say on things from part in this exercise which is transferred automatically to of Ceridwen as joint project • Taxi drivers roads and recycling in your carried out under Part 3A of the new register, but it is managers. Emma and Jo- • Personal licenses to supply area to education and climate the Public Audit (Wales) Act worth checking you are still Anne will be responsible for alcohol change. 2004. registered – especially if any arranging public consultation, • Personal budgets (Direct Not being on the register Information from the of your details or developing the artists’ brief Payments) can also affect your credit following databases will be circumstances have changed and securing funding for For more information visit worthiness, whether you are provided to the Audit recently. delivery of the www.newport.gov.uk/finance looking to apply for a credit Commission and compared To find out more and to commemoration. There will or contact the chief internal card, mortgage or even to information from other register visit be further information as the auditor on 01633 656656. mobile phone contract. Earlier this year, a new www.aboutmyvote.co.uk project develops. NEWPORT MATTERS Recycle for Newport www.newport.gov.uk/recycle 9 Alcohol Awareness Week 17-23 November 2014 What may seem like just a affect our health. The lower • If you tend to have a drink bottle or can). There are For more information, advice drink or two most evenings risk guidelines can help with at a certain time of day, more drinks with less and interactive tools visit can do a lot of harm to your this. All you really need to do, break the habit by doing alcohol available these www.nhs.uk/Change4Life body, inside and out. if you choose to drink, is to something different at that days. Some of them are stick within the guidelines time. If you drink every day, cheaper too and often have If you drink alcohol regularly, shown. There’s one for try to have at least two days fewer calories. you might notice that you’re women and one for men. a week when you don’t building up a bit of a spare drink at all. tyre. That’s because there No one can say that drinking • Why not try pacing and Women Men can be a lot of calories in alcohol is absolutely safe, but spacing? Pace yourself by Should not Should not alcohol. Perhaps your mood if you keep within these sipping slowly and enjoy regularly* regularly* can be a bit low in the guidelines, there’s only a low the taste. And space your drink more drink more mornings, maybe your skin’s risk of causing harm in most drinks out – have a soft than: than: not as clear as it was. And circumstances. drink or glass of water in did you know that drinking between. too much can lead to Easy drink swaps • Have a smaller bottle of 2-3 3-4 decreased sexual beer instead of a can or a performance, especially for You can still have a drink – single measure instead of a men? just aim to have less and stick double. units a day units a day • Swap your usual for a drink within the guidelines. Our That’s not much more than That’s not much more than with less alcohol. Choose It can be a bit tricky to swap ideas can make it easy standard 175ml glass of a pint of strong lager, one with less alcohol understand and remember for you to cut down on wine (ABV 13%) beer or cider (ABV 5.2%) how much alcohol is in alcohol instead of cutting it content – “ABV” (you can drinks, and how this can out altogether. find this on the side of the 10 Follow us on Twitter @NewportCouncil NEWPORT MATTERS What’s on... Beth sydd ymlaen... Sessions open mic night & boutique market Newport Cathedral The Riverfront – 01633 656 757 01633 212077 stalls (12 Dec) Workshops (ongoing) Boutique stalls adorn the foyer from 5pm until 11pm and Concert – St Woolos The Riverfront plays host to a vast range of workshops with performance fills the air in the café from 7pm. All types of Players Orchestra something to suit all ages, interests and abilities. performers are welcome to come along from comedians to (16 Nov) poets and musicians and all you need to do is turn up on the Cinema (ongoing) Tickets £10, available at the night. This event is not aimed at under 16s; acts after 9pm may The Riverfront plays a broad range of films from around the world. Cathedral shop and at the be unsuitable for children. We also have a selection of matinée and bring baby showings. door. 3pm. Christmas arts collective (until 28 Nov) Concert – The Flying A selection of hand-crafted goods for sale – perfect Christmas Tredegar House – 01633 815880 Shepherds (13 Dec) presents. Christmas weekends (29, 30 Nov, 6, 7, 13, Admission free with leaving Sing-a-long Frozen (16 Nov) collection. 12 noon. A fun-packed interactive celebration of the Disney movie that has 14, 20, 21 Dec) Celebrate Christmas together with our traditional 'A Christmas wowed children and adults alike. Events are The Forgotten (19 & 20 Nov) Carol' themed festivities. Father Christmas will be visiting with a The voices of working men, women and children who joined in gift for all the children, just make sure to watch out for Scrooge! subject to protest against the injustices of the age and called for ‘one man, 11am –4pm. change – one vote’. visit www. Clown in the Moon Newport Museum and Art Gallery – 01633 (21 Nov) 656656 newport.gov.uk/ A dramatic portrait of Dylan Object enquiry session (11 Dec) whatson for Thomas’ chaotic, frequently Bring along your archaeology and social history objects and works updated listings hilarious and all too brief life. of fine and decorative art. Please bring no more than two objects Rites of War (22 Nov) at a time. 2pm. newportcitycouncil Two soldiers serve in wars 100 years and 3,000 miles apart. A performance of endurance, grief, Newport Wetlands – 01633 636363 @newportcouncil humour and hope. Sinfonia Cymru with Reedbeds in winter (15 Nov) Caerleon TIC Llyr Williams (23 Nov) A walk to explore the reedbeds in winter, 3.40–4.40pm, meet at A unique double concerto the reserve car park. Caerleon Tourist programme. Wildlife in Welsh (22 Nov) Information Centre is A guided walk looking at the birds at Uskmouth in the morning now operating new Frankenstein followed by the birds at Goldcliff in the afternoon. Conducted in seasonal opening hours. It will open from Thursday (27 Nov) Welsh. 10.30am –3.30pm. to Sunday (10am –3pm, National Theatre except Sundays 2 –5pm) Live broadcasts the Newport Centre – 01633 656757 between 1 April and 30 best of British September each year. theatre live from the Christmas tribute to the 50s and 60s Tourist information will London stage direct (13 Dec) still be available at local to cinemas across attractions and hospitality the UK. In aid of Ieuan the Lion Memorial Fund. Featuring Dave Wickenden providers all year round. Comedy Shed (28 Nov, 12 Dec) as Buddy Holly, Darren 'Graceland' Jones as Elvis Presley, Robb A proposal for seasonal Dee as Tom Jones. opening was previously The relaxed cabaret style comedy club on the last Friday of the agreed by the council as part month offers you the chance to enjoy a drink and catch up with City Centre – 01633 656656 of the on-going need to find three professional comedians. significant savings. Dick Whittington exhibition (1 Dec-7 Jan) For details of all our Christmas events, see pages 4, Featuring work tied to the characters and themes of this classic 5 and 6. story by local artists and schools. This edition of Dick Whittington (2 Dec-4 Jan) Newport Matters Witty jokes, a sparkling script, memorable songs and plenty of Ward meetings has been proofread audience participation – it’s panto time! See pages 4, 5, and 6 Discuss local issues with your ward councillors courtesy of for more info. Rogerstone: 19 Nov, 7pm, High Cross Primary School Rothwell Editorial First Wednesday (3 Dec) St Julians: 4 December, 6.30pm, St Julius and Aaron Church Hall www.rothwell A regular series of lunchtime recitals. Llanwern: 12 Jan, 6.30pm surgery, 7pm police, 7.30pm meeting, editorial.co.uk Redwick Village Hall. NEWPORT MATTERS For the latest news visit www.newport.gov.uk 11 12 www.newport.gov.uk [email protected] NEWPORT MATTERS