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 . e d i s n I Latest Christmas in 365 gym challenge Business Chartist special redevelopment news Newport supplement supplement 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.