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05/07/2025

Join us to today on GwentRadio.com we have Stan Berry on Air at 10am - 12pm Saturday playing music across the decades 🎶 🎤 ❤️

11/06/2025

Diolch Nick 🧡🖤

Club News Nick Townsend leaves Newport County 9th June Newport County can confirm that goalkeeper Nick Townsend has left the club to take up another opportunity.Townsend, who was offered a new contract at Rodney Parade after his current deal expired at the end of last season, ends a successful seven...

11/06/2025

Row continues over homes plan for ‘cherished’ green space in village.

Villagers who say a new housing development will destroy a well-used green space have urged Caerphilly County Borough Council to rethink its plans.

11/06/2025

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will use her spending review on Wednesday to announce £445m for new rail projects in north and south Wales.

More details are expected on Wednesday, but five new stations in Cardiff, Newport and Monmouthshire, as well as upgrades in north Wales, are expected in the plans.

Five new stations in Newport, Cardiff and Monmouthshire, plus upgrades in north Wales are on the cards.

11/06/2025

A quarter of a Welsh city will be covered by tree canopies within 10 years due to a new plan to boost its "urban forest".

Newport council will plant 30,000 trees in an effort to increase its canopy cover to 25% by 2035.

11/06/2025

Newport County goalkeeper Nick Townsend has opted to leave the League Two club after seven years.

Newport County goalkeeper Nick Townsend opts to leave the League Two club after seven years.

11/06/2025

Plans to turn Cardiff's former Debenhams store into a park by 2026 have been approved by the city's council.

Plans have been confirmed to turn the former Debenhams store in the city centre into a park.

01/06/2025

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17/05/2025

In a landmark court case, Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water has been fined £1.35M for over 800 breaches of its permit to discharge sewage during the years 2020 and 2021 ⚠️

The company pleaded guilty to summarised charges relating to their self-monitoring responsibilities as part of their annual reporting to us 📈

The court’s decision and significant fine imposed - the largest under any NRW-led prosecution - is the culmination of a complex investigation and the diligence and commitment of our regulatory teams 👷‍♀️ 👷🏼

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15/04/2025

Barneys BIG BREAKFAST 🔥 Barneys Cafe
Star Trading Estate Ponthir Newport South Wales.

11/12/2024

Kebab shop fined after food poisoning outbreak.

Hassan Saritag (left) and Sami Abudullah admitted food offences after a kebab shop they ran caused a food poisoning outbreak.

The operators of a kebab shop behind a food poisoning outbreak that left 11 people in hospital have been ordered to pay more than £10,000 in fines and costs.

Sami Abdullah, 46, and Hassan The operators of a kebab shop behind a food poisoning outbreak that left 11 people in hospital have been ordered to pay more than £10,000 in fines and costs.

Sami Abdullah, 46, and Hassan Saritag, 38, each admitted food hygiene offences related to Marmaris Kebab House in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire.

More than 50 customers became ill from food served that was affected by shigella bacteria, Newport Magistrates' Court was told.

The precise source of the outbreak could not be determined, the court heard, but an investigation found it was associated with a failure to separate washed and unwashed vegetables in the preparation of coleslaw.

Takeaway director Abdullah and his associate Saritag admitted selling unsafe food in February 2023, as well as failures in maintaining proper food hygiene and record keeping.

The court was told the outbreak involved 51 cases and had a "widespread impact" on the victims, including an 11-year-old who became ill and later developed diabetes.

District Judge Sophie Toms told them their actions had "a serious impact on the health and wellbeing of your customers".

Saritag, 38, each admitted food hygiene offences related to Marmaris Kebab House in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire.

More than 50 customers became ill from food served that was affected by shigella bacteria, Newport Magistrates' Court was told.

The precise source of the outbreak could not be determined, the court heard, but an investigation found it was associated with a failure to separate washed and unwashed vegetables in the preparation of coleslaw.

Takeaway director Abdullah and his associate Saritag admitted selling unsafe food in February 2023, as well as failures in maintaining proper food hygiene and record keeping.

The court was told the outbreak involved 51 cases and had a "widespread impact" on the victims, including an 11-year-old who became ill and later developed diabetes.

District Judge Sophie Toms told them their actions had "a serious impact on the health and wellbeing of your customers".

Abdullah was ordered to pay a £2,000 fine, while Saritag was fined £3,065.
Both were also ordered to pay £2,792 in costs.

16/10/2024

A flood alert has been issued by Natural Resources Wales for the Usk Estuary.

It's in place until Sunday 20 October.

Details can be found here - https://ow.ly/zEyS50TMGio