Niall Griffiths

GLAMPING is a pretty broad term to describe luxury accommodation these days, and for me I’ve always associated it with yurts or shepherd’s huts, writes Niall Griffiths.

DERELICT land which once housed a Poundstretcher could be brought back into use more than six years after the Blackwood store was burnt down.

A BUILDING in Newport city centre which formerly housed a Thorntons chocolate shop could become a coffee house.

Plans to house a community arts group and a children’s support service at a former primary school in Torfaen have been formally submitted.

UP TO 22 patients at St Cadoc’s Hospital in Caerleon were made to share two “heavily stained” showers between them for more than two years.

ALMOST 150 homes will be built on the site of the former Gwent County Council headquarters after plans were unanimously approved.

A PETITION signed by around 2,500 people opposed to parking charges at Fourteen Locks Canal Centre was submitted to Newport City Council – despite claims to the contrary.

CAERPHILLY council has disputed claims by Plaid Cymru that it will close the reception at its Penallta House offices.

PARKING charges at Newport’s Tredegar Park and Fourteen Locks Canal Centre will be signed off despite more than 300 further objections.

RESIDENTS in Newport are recycling more items than ever before despite initial concerns about the rollout of smaller bins.