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The Brief · Wales

What happened. What it means. Then you can go.

A chef at the pass in a working kitchen
The Brief

Hafod opens on Friars Walk on 4 September, lunch from £11

Newport High Street on a weekday
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Housing target: Newport 1,140 a year — flood risk is the limit east of the Usk

Newport station approach and High Street
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Both lifts at Newport station out until Tuesday — subway stays open

School corridor between lessons
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Croesyceiliog oversubscribed again — 38 children in the overflow pool

A billed night on a dark stage
The Brief · Awards

Nominate Gwent’s best pub, table or independent — shortlist in October, night in November

A dual carriageway through Welsh hills
The Brief · North

A55 overnight works: Junction 11 to 13, Friday to Monday

Newport High Street shops in daylight
The Brief · Crime

Gwent Police: shop theft up in Newport and Chepstow, burglary down, 40 blade offences

Newport High Street and Stow Hill shops
The Brief · Opening

Chapter Two opens on Stow Hill: second-hand books in a former vape shop

A Gwent A-road through town
The Brief · Roads

20mph in Gwent: where the cameras are, and what the Senedd review can change

Newport High Street shopfronts
The Brief · Business

One in eight Newport shopfronts empty — rates, theft, and two new independents

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