Newport’s skyline is changing- and for the better. Walk or drive into town and you will see many cranes helping new buildings to rise, and older buildings being refurbished.

The old bus station has been demolished and new bus stands are being installed across the city centre. Newport Market also has a new façade, with a more open and accessible entrance, and many new stalls and shops waiting to be discovered inside. It is great to see these positive signs of regeneration!

I was delighted to open the newly refurbished Gaer Park Post Office a few weeks ago. The branch has moved to the new Spar store on Bassaleg Road, offering a wider range of Post Office products and services including the ability to renew your car tax. The positions at the rear of the store are open from 9am-5.30pm Monday to Friday, and 9am to 12.30pm on Saturday. The additional serving point is open the same hours as the Spar store which is 7am-11pm. Please support it!

The announcement that next year’s NATO summit will be held at the Celtic Manor is great news for the city of Newport. It is the first time since 1990 that the UK has hosted NATO leaders, and the first to be held outside London. This is a fantastic opportunity to showcase Newport and Wales to the rest of the world, and I look forward to updating constituents with further information in the coming months.

If you haven’t already looked at the consultation on the future of the M4 I would encourage you to do so. The public consultation on the draft plan will build upon the information that has already been gathered, and presents road users and local residents with the opportunity to share their views on the Welsh Government preferred strategy. If implemented, the draft plan would lead to a motorway being built south of Newport.

A drop-in session is taking place at the Newport Centre on the 25th and 26th November at from 12pm-7pm. Here you can find out more about the draft plan and pick up copies of the consultation response forms. You can also download the documentation online at www.m4newport.com or request a paper copy from Allan Pitt, ARUP, 4 Pierhead Street, Cardiff, CF10 4QP.

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