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Welcome to my hometown: There’s more to Newport than Goldie Lookin’ Chain, Tayce (and even Josie d’Arby) Ross Clarke © Provided by The Independent During lockdown, many of us made the pilgrimage back to our family homes – and rediscovered them through fresh eyes. Part guide, part love letter, “ ” is a new series in which we celebrate where we’re from. After all, it could be a while before we can go anywhere else… “What is this life if, full of care, we have n...

In the 1980s the hotel included a string of retail stores including Thorntons, Benetton and a jewellers. The Westgate Hotel in 1986 Today the the building is no longer used as a hotel but was opened in 2019 for temporary display by Our Chartist Heritage for the Chartist Rising anniversary. Statues outside the Westgate Hotel in Newport. Picture: christinsleyphotography.co.uk In Westgate Square stands three statues, Union, Prudence, Energy which commemorate the bloody battle of the Chartis...