Green measures pay off

9:44am Monday 21st April 2008

AN ANNUAL investment of £100,000 in Newport council's energy efficiency programme has paid off with an overall reduction of 3.7 per cent in carbon emissions from its own buildings, corporate director Graham Bingham told the cabinet.

Council set to buy empty homes

9:44am Monday 21st April 2008

VACANT, deteriorating properties in Newport could be compulsorily purchased and brought back into use.

Tributes paid to council cabinet

9:34am Monday 21st April 2008

NEWPORT'S managing director Chris Freegard paid tribute to the cabinet's work over the last four years and its success in taking the city forward.

Museum reopens

4:25pm Friday 18th April 2008

Oxford House Museum reopens: The museum, in the Old Miner's Institute at Oxford House will reopen on May 10 and will be open every Sunday from 10am to 12.30pm throughout the summer months.

Gwent Bridge Academy

9:15am Friday 18th April 2008

WINNING WAYS: The annual championship teams was held over two Fridays recently. The winners were Adrian Thomas, Gordon Roxburgh, Philip Felman, Graham Jones and Paul Cunningham.

Congratulations!

9:07am Friday 18th April 2008

CONGRATULATIONS! Congratulations go to all the youngsters who took part in the Grassroots drama production working alongside the drama group from Zimbabwe.

Nightingale Court

9:05am Friday 18th April 2008

NIGHTINGALE COURT: There is an alteration to the events I printed last week. Thursday, April 17 was cancelled and transferred to Wednesday, April 23.

National recognition

9:01am Friday 18th April 2008

NATIONAL RECOGNITION: The fantastic Newport Wetlands Reserve at Nash has been given the highest possible accolade by being officially designated as a National Nature Reserve.

Community association

8:58am Friday 18th April 2008

COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION: Moorland and Broadmead Community Association. At last we are up and running at our new base, Newport East Community Centre. It is situated on the Moorland Park Estate, Lliswerry, on the site of the old centre.

Healthy living centre

8:55am Friday 18th April 2008

ST JULIAN'S COMMUNITY HEALTHY LIVING CENTRE: The long campaign to secure sports and community facilities at the rear of St Julian's School for the benefit of the general community, including the secondary and feeder primary schools, is coming to a climax.

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