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Early morning for us local councillors. Huge thanks to the local community volunteers & Nathan Thomas from Keep Wales Tidy for joining. Bigger thank you to the queen of Newport litter picks @Julie27Rose who organised it. We collected 67 bags of litter. Let’s keep our city clean💪🏽
November 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Early morning for us local councillors. Huge thanks to the local community volunteers & Nathan Thomas from Keep Wales Tidy for joining. Bigger thank you to the queen of Newport litter picks @Julie27Rose who organised it. We collected 67 bags of litter. Let’s keep our city clean💪🏽
Fantastic Newport xmas lights switch on with Peter Andre. A big thank you to Newport Now and council staff for organising and delivering and to Newport City Radio for hosting the event. The city centre was absolutely packed. Joy to see.
November 15, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Fantastic Newport xmas lights switch on with Peter Andre. A big thank you to Newport Now and council staff for organising and delivering and to Newport City Radio for hosting the event. The city centre was absolutely packed. Joy to see.
This is our city’s highly impressive youth council and youth service team. I joined them at their anti-bullying workshop. It is anti-bullying week and they pressed upon us the scale of the situation and what more we can all do to help tackle this situation. Amazing video guys!
November 13, 2025 at 9:27 PM
This is our city’s highly impressive youth council and youth service team. I joined them at their anti-bullying workshop. It is anti-bullying week and they pressed upon us the scale of the situation and what more we can all do to help tackle this situation. Amazing video guys!
Here is Red Watch based at station 45, Malpas. I want to thank them for giving me a tour of the station, highlighting some of the amazing work they do & for their service to our communities. They save lives in Newport, and the rest of South Wales, all year round.
November 12, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Here is Red Watch based at station 45, Malpas. I want to thank them for giving me a tour of the station, highlighting some of the amazing work they do & for their service to our communities. They save lives in Newport, and the rest of South Wales, all year round.
Guess who will be doing Newport’s Christmas lights switch on this year? 🎅🌲
November 7, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Guess who will be doing Newport’s Christmas lights switch on this year? 🎅🌲
Always a privilege to attend and speak at the Chartist Memorial at Newport Cathedral. The fight for democracy should always be remembered as those rights, which were hard earned, need to be defended by every generation.
November 4, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Always a privilege to attend and speak at the Chartist Memorial at Newport Cathedral. The fight for democracy should always be remembered as those rights, which were hard earned, need to be defended by every generation.
Senior execs of Microsoft & myself speaking to national & international journalists about the new data centre at Newport. My message: This is only the beginning of the city’s rebirth. This development alone creates circa 2000 jobs for local people, according to a WPI report.
October 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Senior execs of Microsoft & myself speaking to national & international journalists about the new data centre at Newport. My message: This is only the beginning of the city’s rebirth. This development alone creates circa 2000 jobs for local people, according to a WPI report.
From the bottom up, we will fight wealth inequality, so no Newport community feels left behind. This will be led by local groups 💪🏽. Duffryn will be the first to benefit, but it won’t be the last.
October 20, 2025 at 5:31 PM
From the bottom up, we will fight wealth inequality, so no Newport community feels left behind. This will be led by local groups 💪🏽. Duffryn will be the first to benefit, but it won’t be the last.
Excited to start our collaboration with LSE. Time for Newport to reach beyond the Welsh ecosystem. 5 cabinet members & 5 officers will have access to experts in behavioural science, modernising services & much more as part of LSE cities initiative. All focused on delivering better public services.
October 8, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Excited to start our collaboration with LSE. Time for Newport to reach beyond the Welsh ecosystem. 5 cabinet members & 5 officers will have access to experts in behavioural science, modernising services & much more as part of LSE cities initiative. All focused on delivering better public services.
Newport at the top table where it belongs. We are the only Welsh city part of the Bloomberg & London School of Economics (LSE) leadership initiative. Delighted to join cities like Madrid, Turin, Oslo & many more. We will forge a city fit for now, our children & our grandchildren
October 6, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Newport at the top table where it belongs. We are the only Welsh city part of the Bloomberg & London School of Economics (LSE) leadership initiative. Delighted to join cities like Madrid, Turin, Oslo & many more. We will forge a city fit for now, our children & our grandchildren
Newport’s state of the art new leisure centre with two pools and lazy river is progressing.
October 1, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Newport’s state of the art new leisure centre with two pools and lazy river is progressing.
Important we unite as a city & clearly stand against WRU’s proposal to cut the number of regions from 4 to 2. I’ve already made our position clear, but I hope all cllrs from across the political spectrum support the motion below and sign the letter to the WRU @dragonsrfc.bsky.social
September 21, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Important we unite as a city & clearly stand against WRU’s proposal to cut the number of regions from 4 to 2. I’ve already made our position clear, but I hope all cllrs from across the political spectrum support the motion below and sign the letter to the WRU @dragonsrfc.bsky.social
Lovely to welcome the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales, Derek Walker, to Newport. He and his team wanted to discuss the great strides we are making in harnessing data and AI to improve our performance, improve residents lives and deliver more for less. @futuregencymru.bsky.social
September 18, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Lovely to welcome the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales, Derek Walker, to Newport. He and his team wanted to discuss the great strides we are making in harnessing data and AI to improve our performance, improve residents lives and deliver more for less. @futuregencymru.bsky.social
Delighted to confirm we are building a brand new primary school in Bettws, an £18m investment. All our children and staff deserve the best facilities. More investments in our schools to be announced in the coming months. (Disclaimer - the image is not a real representation 😂)
September 16, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Delighted to confirm we are building a brand new primary school in Bettws, an £18m investment. All our children and staff deserve the best facilities. More investments in our schools to be announced in the coming months. (Disclaimer - the image is not a real representation 😂)
Today at Cabinet I announced £450,000 for a state of the art CCTV system for the city centre & start getting Newport ready for the 21st century by creating a Smart City & developing a digital twin. By harnessing the power of real-time data, we will make Newport safer & smarter.
September 10, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Today at Cabinet I announced £450,000 for a state of the art CCTV system for the city centre & start getting Newport ready for the 21st century by creating a Smart City & developing a digital twin. By harnessing the power of real-time data, we will make Newport safer & smarter.
Grateful to the council’s grounds team for putting up with me for a few hours. I wanted to see first-hand the great job they do, amongst many things, maintaining our flower beds across the city.
September 4, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Grateful to the council’s grounds team for putting up with me for a few hours. I wanted to see first-hand the great job they do, amongst many things, maintaining our flower beds across the city.
We are blessed to have an historic & great rugby club like Newport RFC. We will always support them. We must also retain Dragons RFC in Newport & Gwent. Newport City council will continue to support & work in lock step with the club to maintain professional elite rugby.
August 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
We are blessed to have an historic & great rugby club like Newport RFC. We will always support them. We must also retain Dragons RFC in Newport & Gwent. Newport City council will continue to support & work in lock step with the club to maintain professional elite rugby.
Another significant step for Newport’s economic future: the construction of a new Microsoft AI data centre. This is part of Microsoft’s £2.5bn investment in the UK. Positive conversation with the Head of Microsoft UK about a training centre where we could upskill local people.
July 29, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Another significant step for Newport’s economic future: the construction of a new Microsoft AI data centre. This is part of Microsoft’s £2.5bn investment in the UK. Positive conversation with the Head of Microsoft UK about a training centre where we could upskill local people.
Lots of community events taking place across Newport. Fun-filled sport, music and many other activities.
July 24, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Lots of community events taking place across Newport. Fun-filled sport, music and many other activities.
While visiting our schools, headteachers have told us about things that need doing at their school. We listened & I’m super pleased we have managed to grant over £1m to 8 schools before the end of term, including 100k to Malpas Park Primary for a new perimeter fence & gates.
July 22, 2025 at 7:28 PM
While visiting our schools, headteachers have told us about things that need doing at their school. We listened & I’m super pleased we have managed to grant over £1m to 8 schools before the end of term, including 100k to Malpas Park Primary for a new perimeter fence & gates.
Honoured to be asked to speak at the AI Unconference (a non structured conference) at the Spark building, Cardiff Uni. The benefits of AI for public services are clear: better services for less taxpayers money. Risks: being left behind.
July 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Honoured to be asked to speak at the AI Unconference (a non structured conference) at the Spark building, Cardiff Uni. The benefits of AI for public services are clear: better services for less taxpayers money. Risks: being left behind.
After visiting Newport Wastesavers recycling centre & saw the scale of the operation, I asked for all cllrs to be invited to visit. The centre collects 22,000 tonnes of waste a year & we have a recycle rate of 71.41%. The highest performing city in the UK. Thanks to all residents.
July 10, 2025 at 8:34 PM
After visiting Newport Wastesavers recycling centre & saw the scale of the operation, I asked for all cllrs to be invited to visit. The centre collects 22,000 tonnes of waste a year & we have a recycle rate of 71.41%. The highest performing city in the UK. Thanks to all residents.
People ask why I’m bullish on Newport’s future. Today KLA opened a $137M world-class facility here, creating 750 skilled, high-paying jobs. They build machines that make the chips powering the AI revolution—98% of which are exported. British advanced manufacturing, right on our doorstep.
May 23, 2025 at 4:56 PM
People ask why I’m bullish on Newport’s future. Today KLA opened a $137M world-class facility here, creating 750 skilled, high-paying jobs. They build machines that make the chips powering the AI revolution—98% of which are exported. British advanced manufacturing, right on our doorstep.
Truly privileged to be re-elected Leader of Newport Council. This city has bags of potential & community spirit. First year anniversary, I’ve visited & listened to many groups & residents; focused on their issues & delivered a bread-and-butter budget to start tackling them. Excited for what’s ahead.
May 18, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Truly privileged to be re-elected Leader of Newport Council. This city has bags of potential & community spirit. First year anniversary, I’ve visited & listened to many groups & residents; focused on their issues & delivered a bread-and-butter budget to start tackling them. Excited for what’s ahead.
Important conference today for Cardiff Capital Region about skills. We, through cross-sectoral partnerships, have to get better at harnessing and upgrading the skills of our residents, so they can get higher paying jobs and continue to drive an economic boom for the entire region.
May 15, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Important conference today for Cardiff Capital Region about skills. We, through cross-sectoral partnerships, have to get better at harnessing and upgrading the skills of our residents, so they can get higher paying jobs and continue to drive an economic boom for the entire region.