As South Wales braces for soaring temperatures later on this week, provisions are being made across Gwent to keep people safe while the red warning of extreme heat is in place.
Public Health Wales issued urgent safety advice earlier this morning, urging people to look out for one another, particularly older people, babies and very young children, who can quickly deteriorate in high temperatures.
Newport City Council are advising people to keep an eye on the Met Office's weather information, and to follow advice from Public Health Wales on staying cool in hot weather.
Any changes which are made to council services will be issued on Newport City Council's website.
This includes an already scheduled change to recycling and waste collections, which will start at the earlier time of 5am from tomorrow Tuesday, May 23 to Friday, May 26, to keep crews safe in the heat, with people being reminded to put their bins out in advance.
Schools in Newport are also making exceptions to their summer school uniform policy - which typically includes shorts and skirts - to help keep pupils as cool as possible.
The John Frost School in Newport confirmed that although it had previously been decided that pupils didn't have to wear their blazers, following the updated weather warning, pupils will be allowed to wear their PE kit into school from tomorrow - a decision that was also made by neighbouring school St Joseph's over the weekend.
Other residents, in Beechwood, raised concerns over the long grass and the fire risk it could present as temperatures increase throughout the week.
The South Wales Argus contacted Hedyn, who manage the area, for an urgent statement.
Alex Fisher Estates Manager at Hedyn said; “We’re aware of concerns regarding the length of grass in some of our communities and understand the concern this may cause, particularly during periods of higher temperatures, so our teams are on site today (June, 22) cutting back the grass in the areas highlighted.
"As we continue to adapt to changing climate conditions, we're also reviewing our approach for next year and expect to schedule additional cuts in May.
Elsewhere, in Caerwent the post office will be closing at 1pm from Tuesday to Thursday, in light of the extreme heat warning.
The warning, which is scheduled to last between 9am on Wednesday, June 24 and 9pm on Thursday, June 25, is anticipating hot and humid weather which is going to have a significant impact on the general public - and particularly the most vulnerable members of society.
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