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Newport Matters July 2018 1 Chartist Reminder Tower of Bank Proposal New Mayor Holiday Waste and Mayoress Collections JULY 2018. Edition 17 ............................................................................................................................. Preparations are well award winning Tiny Rebel Brewery under way for this year’s who are the main sponsors for PUT THE DATE IN YOUR Tiny Rebel Newport Food the third year running. The event DIARY and Drink Festival. is also supported by Newport Now and the Celtic Manor. Put the date, Saturday 6 October, in your diary if you want to enjoy Hywel Jones, executive head chef a fun filled day for all the family. from Lucknam Park Hotel and Spa is the festival patron and is once again NM So far more than 75 drink and heavily involved in the chef demos NEWPORT food producers have signed including the teenchef competition, up to be involved in the city sponsored by the Celtic Manor. MATTERS centre event which is growing in popularity each year. A huge variety of food and drink offerings, ranging from organic dairy The official newspaper of Newport City Council products to gourmet meats, plus local ales and ciders will be on sale. This includes a range from the YOUR CHANCE TO HELP NEWPORT CITY CENTRE HOTEL TRANSPORTER BRIDGE A massive fundraising push to council needs to show HLF it has The Transporter Bridge is famous to continue being the iconic “I’d like to thank Chris for doing secure the future of Newport support to proceed to the second and loved by many people in structure it is and thanked Chris his bit to raise funds by allowing Transporter Bridge needs the round stage to win a further £9 Newport and across the world. for his kindness in allowing the the use of his fantastic picture. help of local communities. million to complete the work. appeal to use his bridge image. And award winning photographer “This is a piece of our history and Newport City Council was Supported by the Friends of Chris Goddard, who works for the “We know the Transporter Bridge it would be great if everyone felt successful in its bid to secure £1 Newport Transporter Bridge council’s Streetscene department, is is loved by many people not only this is their Transporter Bridge too million of Heritage Lottery Funding (FNTB), a registered charity, doing his bit by allowing his winning in Newport but across the world and had a stake in its future. We (HLF) earlier this year to help the council is now committed image of the bridge to be used and we are launching what is would love to see fundraising events carry out essential repairs to the to raising more than £100,000 on postcards and other items to essentially a crowd funding in schools and by local businesses as bridge and the Victorian gondola. as well as applying for other go on sale in the visitor centre. scheme to ensure it stands on well as people making donations. grants to support the appeal. the banks of the River Usk for The project also included Councillor Deb Harvey, Newport future generations to come. “We need to show the Heritage building a new visitor centre This could include opening City Council’s cabinet member Lottery Fund it is not wasting it’s and improving visitor facilities. the bridge for special events, for Culture and Leisure, said “Our city has more than 145,000 investment and we are doing some of which could take public support was essential in residents, if everyone gave just £1 our bit to raise the money,” Now the first hurdle is over, the place in the evening order for the Transporter Bridge each, we would smash our target. said Cllr Harvey. For more news visit www.newport.gov.uk ................................................................................................................................................................NEWPORT MATTERS JULY 2018 1 CHARTIST REMINDER TOWER OF BANK PROPOSAL NEW MAYOR HOLIDAY WASTE AND MAYORESS COLLECTIONS ELECTED Newport City Council and Wastesavers are to continue collecting waste and recycling on normal days in the week of the summer Bank Holiday next month. This means garden waste and refuse bin collections will take place as normal on the week beginning Monday, 27 August. An application for a new Wastesavers will also be working hotel in the heart of the city as normal this week so please centre is due to be considered put your recycling bag and by the council’s planning boxes out on the usual day. committee in the near future. If you want to check on your Garrison Barclay Estates proposes collection days then it is a to transform Chartist Tower into simple click, please log onto a hotel with gym, conference the council website, fill in your space, offices and a restaurant. postcode and the information Councillor Malcolm Linton He is a quantity surveyor Deputy Mayor is Councillor Phil you need will load up. The tallest building in Newport is Newport City Council’s for Engie and has worked Hourahine who represents St is part of a large property which Mayor for the term of office on projects with the Vale of Julian’s ward and is a governor at www.newport.gov. includes the former BhS store. from now until May 2019. His Glamorgan and Caerphilly St Julian’s School and Glan Usk uk/Recycling wife Sharon is the Mayoress. County Borough Councils. Primary School. A chartered The application also proposes engineer Cllr Hourahine is chair a ground floor coffee shop and The couple were appointed at The couple have three of the South Wales Institute of restaurant as well as alterations the annual meeting of the council children, son Wayne and Engineers and is also a director to the retail units fronting Upper held in May where Councillor daughters Donna and Kirsty. of the Gwent Association of APPLY NOW Dock Street, Austin Friars Debbie Wilcox was re-elected Voluntary Organisations (GAVO). FOR A NURSERY and Commercial Street. as Leader of the Council. Mrs Linton is looking forward to supporting her husband in his civic His wife Merille is Deputy Mayoress, PLACE Full details of the proposal Cllr Linton was first elected in 2004 duties where they plan to raise herself a former ward councillor for (reference number 18/0465), and and is the local ward councillor for money for their chosen charities St Julians she was also head teacher other applications can be found at Ringland. He serves on both the Motor Neurone Association at Lliswerry Infant School where www.newport.gov.uk/planning planning and scrutiny committee. and Epilepsy Cymru (Wales). she remained until her retirement. From September 2018, • They must be resident in one DIRECT DEBIT – THE Newport families will be among of the pilot areas in Newport WELSH those in Wales able to claim EASIEST WAY TO 30 hours of free childcare. • Both parents must be working in CHILDCARE a two parent family, or the sole PAY COUNCIL TAX Eligible parents or guardians in parent in a lone parent family, and OFFER IS Gaer, Maesglas, Rogerstone, be working 16 hours or more Parents of children born COMING TO Lliswerry, Malpas, St Julian’s, Stow either employed or self-employed between 1 September 2015 Hill and Shaftesbury, will be able and 31 August 2016 can Did you know that the easiest NEWPORT to apply online from 24 July. OR now apply for a nursery and safest way to pay your placement for 2019. council tax is by direct debit? The Welsh Government scheme is • Earning the equivalent of working being piloted in those eight wards 16 hours at national living wage Applications can be made There’s no queuing, no postage before being rolled out across the city. or national minimum wage online at www.newport.gov. costs, no need to remember to uk/schooladmissions from now pay and you have a choice of four It will be a combination of the OR until 14 September 2018. payment dates – 1st, 5th, 12th existing Foundation Phase Nursery or 20th of the month. Plus, if provision open to all three and • In receipt of specific caring benefits Free internet access is available at all money is tight, you can request four-year-olds and the additional Newport libraries. Help with online to spread the costs further paying funded childcare for eligible families. For further information applications is available at Newport by direct debit over 12 months about the scheme visit www. Information Station or phone 01633 instead of the usual 10 months. Parents have to meet the newport.gov.uk/childcareoffer 656656. For queries email school. following criteria: [email protected] If you don’t already pay by direct debit, you can use the • Have a child aged three or Decisions will be issued on online form to set it up at www. four years who is able to 30 November 2018 for newport.gov.uk/counciltax access part-time education a January 2019 start. 2 For more news visit www.newport.gov.uk ................................................................................................................................................................NEWPORT MATTERS JULY 2018 Runners from around the Thanks to a planned clean-up UK BIOBLITZ BREAKING PBS world flocked to our city for operation, over 1600kgs of waste the inaugural ABP Newport was collected including card, TOUR AND RECORDS Wales Marathon back in April. plastics, food and clothing textiles BIG SPLASH and nearly 89 per cent was recycled. - NEWPORT But it was two Welsh runners MARATHON who crossed the finish line first, Councillor Debbie Wilcox, Leader greeted by crowds of supporters of Newport City Council said: RETURNS NEXT and smashing records. “Feedback from competitors, visitors Fun for all ages is on offer at YEAR Local hero Natasha Cockram set and the crowds was extremely positive this year’s Big Splash family a female all-comers record by – this was an excellent event which street theatre festival due running the fastest marathon ran showcased our city.
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