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Police action against cannabis growing in empty buildings sees 17 arrests and 11,500 plants seized.

Councillors in Newport have broadly welcomed plans to double council tax bills for long-term empty properties.

Gwent Police say raids in Newport city centre disrupted a major organised crime group growing £7m worth of cannabis.

AS FREEZING temperatures hit Newport, residents have been urged to make the most of grant funding to set up ‘warm hubs’ for their communities.

PEOPLE at risk of homelessness in Newport have to be housed in hotels and B&Bs because there is not enough emergency accommodation available.

Owners of long-term empty properties and second homes in Newport could pay twice as much council tax.

The leader of Newport City Council has urged residents facing a proposed 8.5 council tax increase to “look beyond the headline”.

A PLAN to increase council tax bills by 8.5 per cent in Newport has been branded a “bitter pill to swallow” for city residents.

COUNCIL tax bills in Newport could go up by 8.5 per cent later this year, as the city council warned it would have to find around £5 million in…

Families living in Forge Mews have been trapped in their street since the Old Bassaleg Bridge into Newport was closed by the citys Labour-run authority amid safety fears.