£60M of Investment Coming to City Centre
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MNarch e2014 wpThe officiral ntew spaMper ofa Newtpotrt Ceity Crous ncil £60m of investment Inside... coming to city centre Newport City Council has Park Square car park been awarded £14.988 The façade of the car park and the neighbouring two million under the Welsh shops in Commercial Street will be transformed to create a Government’s vibrant and smart new façade with five flats above the foyer entrance. viable places regeneration Newport to be programme. This money will the star of new also unlock a further £45 Monopoly million of external investment in key city centre projects. Landmark buildings will get a successful bid. new lease of life thanks to the “The excellence of the submission money – some of the proposed was acknowledged by the Welsh projects are featured opposite. Government and the officers will Newport’s impressive bid was one now focus their considerable talents of only three to be awarded the full on getting these exciting projects off amount requested and in a change the ground. We have long recognised Griffin Island to previous improvement schemes, that introducing a strong residential This property, wrapped around the Council Tax and the funding for a series of projects element to the heart of the city centre corner of High Street, Skinner Street 2014/15 budget set has already been allocated and a is key to its regeneration. and Griffin Street, is one example of programme drawn over the next “A healthy mix of homes, retail, some of the stunning architecture that three years. business and leisure use will breathe can be seen in the city centre if you The council will work with the new life into this important area.” look up. Plans are for 40 flats on the private and third sector to transform Regular updates will appear in upper floors. some key properties, mainly future editions of Newport Matters. converting them into new homes but there will also be space for some Cardiff Road business start-ups. One of the first projects to begin Councillor John Richards, cabinet will be to convert this listed building member for regeneration and near the Royal Gwent Hospital into development, praised the council’s affordable homes. Working with the Transporter Bridge teams who put together the Seren Group, 15 apartments will be reopens for summer created in this fine old house. Members of Chartist commission confirmed Newport City Council is pleased Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams; commission to coordinate the 175th accepted this invitation.” to announce that three people Presiding Officer of the National anniversary celebrations. The first meeting of the commission have accepted invitations to be Assembly of Wales Dame Rosemary Leader of Newport City Council, took place recently. The council will part of the independent Chartist Butler and chairman of the Chartist Councillor Bob Bright, said: “I very support the commission and do what commission. anniversary committee Pat Drewett, much welcome the news it can to help with the community-led Chartist celebrations. The former Archbishop of have all accepted invitations to form a that three individuals who really care about Newport and Chartism have Food festival back for fourth year Recycle for Newport – pop me in your blue recycling box Friars Walk to rise up Newport’s new retail and leisure scheme is set to rise from the demolition site in the John Frost Square area. The council’s development partners Queensberry Real Estate moved onto the site last month in readiness for the construction phase of the project to begin. It has also been revealed that three more major retailers are set to join the likes of Debenhams, Next and Top Shop by taking up units in Friars Walk. The Friars Walk development site is changing quickly as preparatory work progresses Cineworld, Nando’s, Cosmo, Frankie and Benny’s, Chiquitos Queenberry Real Estate has Kirkland to carry out the building Friars Walk is scheduled to open and Prezzo have also signed up. appointed contactors Bowmer and work. in November 2015. Plan under spotlight New homes planned An independent inspector has people will have been informed when begun examining the soundness they need to appear. for Glan Llyn scheme of Newport’s Local Development The LDP is an important document St. Modwen has submitted a new homes, 6,000 new jobs at the Plan (LDP). As part of this that will shape planning decisions for planning application to build 47 site’s 100 acre Celtic Business Park the city until 2026. process, public examination new homes, under its residential and provide a range of facilities Meanwhile, there is a current hearing meetings begin on 1 including a new local centre offering consultation on a number of brand, St. Modwen Homes, at its April. £1bn Glan Llyn development in leisure and retail space supported by “focussed changes” to the LDP which new education facilities all . These round table hearings will ends on 7 April. These proposed Newport. take place in the Civic Centre over surrounded by 80 acres of extensive . Subject to planning consent being changes result from a correction to the open parkland. several weeks before the inspector legally protected route for the M4 relief granted, work is expected to start on . For more information on St. issues his final report which is road. Representations should be sent site in April 2014 with a view to expected in the autumn. Modwen Homes’ current sites, its y launching the first St. Modwen Homes in writing to: Planning Policy house designs and how the developer He will only be able to hear properties onto the market in the Manager, Newport City Council, Civic can help you buy a new home, visit t submissions from those objecting to summer. Centre, Newport, NP20 4UR or www.stmodwenhomes.co.uk or follow i proposals in the LDP and who asked When complete in the next 20 years, emailed to the housebuilder on Twitter to be heard when responding to the [email protected] Glan Llyn will deliver a total of 4,000 consultation in June 2013. Those (@StModwenHomes). c before 5pm on Monday 7 April 2014. Admiral’s new home on horizon g Fitting out of Admiral Group the first phase of the plc’s new seven-storey office redevelopment of the city’s n block in Newport is well Cambrian Centre, which gained i underway with the date for planning approval from the completion fast council in April 2012. Admiral Group will employ 500 staff at g approaching. the new offices from May 2014. Work is on track to be This phase of redevelopment completed by May this year. n also includes retail and leisure Lee Savage, development space, car parking, and a public director at Scarborough plaza, located opposite the city’s a Development Group, said: “We recently remodelled railway are delighted to be involved in station. The retail units will be h the construction of a significant available for occupation from building for Newport and for June 2014, before final such a major local employer as completion of this phase by C Admiral Group.” August 2014. The new building has dramatically changed the city’s skyline The office block is central to 2 For the latest news visit www.newport.gov.uk NEWPORT MATTERS Transporter Bridge gearing up for new summer season Newport's Transporter Bridge will open for the new season on Wednesday April 2. The Transporter Bridge in Newport is one of just six such working bridges in the world and last year more than 15,000 people visited the heritage attraction. Last year was the first time that visitors were able to walk across the top of the bridge as part of a normal visit and nearly 5,000 people took advantage of this and climbed to the highest point of any of the Transporter Bridges worldwide. Newport City Council cabinet member for leisure and culture, Councillor Debbie Wilcox is encouraging residents to visit the Transporter Bridge and commented: “Last year saw a large number of Newport’s iconic transporter bridge opens for the summer season people visit Newport’s Transporter on the Wales Coast Path and if the bridge being charged £1 and high level walkway, access to the Bridge and this year we want to anyone is planning to walk the £1.50 for a return whether on foot, motor house-the heart of the bridge encourage even more visitors. Newport section I would encourage cycling or in a car. Under threes are and unlimited trips across the river. “The top of the bridge offers them to include the bridge on their not charged. The opening times of the fantastic views across the Bristol journey.” A day ticket for adults is £2.75 Transporter Bridge are Wednesday Channel and beyond and are not to There is a new pricing system for while it is £1.75 for children. A day to Sunday, 10am to 5pm until the . be missed. The bridge also stands visitors with every person crossing ticket allows a visitor access to the end of September. Communities First in action Your garden . Communities First in Newport is education classes, nurture support for another project prepares young needs you s made up of four clusters where school children and an extended sixth unemployed people for education, It’s never too early to start teams deliver projects and form provision for young people not employment and training. planning for another w activities to improve the lives of engaged in education, employment or Employment related training helps wonderful summer display training. families and individuals in their residents become job ready with and the Newport In Bloom areas.