Festive shops have popped up in Newport. TWO pop-up shops in Newport High Street are providing extra options for Christmas shoppers. Shops at 30 and 36 High Street provide seasonal venues for shoppers to explore goods including festive decorations, children’s toys, fudge, leather handbags, wire-wrap jewellery and ceramics — all from local providers and with the majority made on the Island. The pop-up shops are in the old Laura Ashley building, and further down the High Street near the Guildhall. They were officially opened by Cllr Julie Jones-Evans this week. Support for the shops has come through the Shaping Newport partnership, a joint project of Newport and Carisbrooke Community Council, the Isle of Wight Council and Newport Business Association.