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Getting To Know Us: Dani Murray

Who is Dani? Q. How long have you been with Newport City Radio and what is your role? I've been with Newport City Radio since 2015. I co-present the Pure Local & Pure Local EXTRA show. I also co-present & produce the Metal Kettle Show with Aimee & Ethan Q. Which song makes you want to dance? A. I don’t really dance – I have no rhythm but if I […]

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Local History

Newport History: Tom Toya Lewis, Local Hero

Who Was Tom Toya Lewis? Once upon a time, there was a popular pub in Newport owned by Wetherspoons. The Tom Toya Lewis. Many people from Newport would enjoy a drink and a meal here, but not a lot of people know his story. Who was Tom Toya Lewis? Tom was a local hero in Newport. Around this time in Newport, the docks were expanding. Newport had become a busy place for exports and to […]

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Getting To Know Us: Dan Price

Who is Dan? Q. Dan, how long have you been a volunteer at Newport City Radio and what is your role? A. I joined the team in 2014. I co-present and produce Throwback Thursday with Angela and I produce and record the What’s On guide with Avery. Q. What’s the best thing about being part of Newport City Radio? A. It helps me to keep the old grey matter active! […]

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Newport’s Medieval Ship

Wait....Newport Has A Ship? During the construction of the Riverfront Theatre in 2002, on the banks of the river Usk, the remains of a 15th century ship was found. A team of archaeologists excavated and lifted the ship from the ground, timber by timber. The ship was probab;y built around the area of France and Spain around 1449. The ship was a three-masted, merchant vessel. It was over 30 metres […]

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Getting To Know Us: Ethan Barnes

Who is Ethan? Q. What’s your role at Newport City Radio? A. I’m a Co-Presenter on The Indie Show with Luke & Stephen & The Metal Kettle with Dani Murray, as well as helping around with the live sound tech at events. I’m on the blogging team also. Q. What’s your favourite part of being on the team? A. The feeling of being welcome and the overall friendliness of everyone. Q. What song makes you want to dance? […]

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Our LLMA Sponsors: Coleg Gwent

Want To Learn More? Coleg Gwent is Wales' largest further education and one of the best-performing colleges, delivering a wide range of part-time and full-time academic and vocational courses to over 16,000 students annually. Operating across five local authorities, we pride ourselves on delivering the best education and training to meet the individual needs of our communities while providing the best opportunities for learners to achieve their potential. At Coleg Gwent, we offer a […]

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Local Music

Our LLMA Sponsors: TIWN Media.

Who are TIWN Media? TIWN Media started as three individuals with one common goal: to shout out about the amazing wealth of musical and artistic talent that Wales has - crossing over geographic and linguistic barriers to promote talent via worldwide radio shows, podcasts, magazines, live events and television often working in partnership with other like-minded individuals and organisations. We provide PR, radio plugging, affordable and high-quality merchandise, live performance opportunities, interviews, digital media […]

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Children Of The Mines

Black Gold The coal industry in Wales in the ninetieth and twentieth century was very important. By 1913, 60 million tons of coal were produced from over 600 colliaries and one in ten welsh people worked in the mining industry. Iron and coal were transported from the Gwent Valleys to Newport Docks and from Newport to the world. Until the mid-ninetieth century, men, women and children worked alongside each other […]

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Local Music

Gig Goin’ – WRKHOUSE at Le Pub

Introducing: WRKHOUSE After releasing their debut EP ‘Out of the Blue’, North Wales four-piece WRKHOUSE made their live debut at the iconic Le Pub. This sold-out show, thanks to their loyal and fast growing fanbase, was highly anticipated by supporters and the band themselves. The line-up was completed by support from Good Things and Cyn Cwsg providing an exciting mix of indie and rock artists from different parts of Wales. […]

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Nightlife

A love letter to Newport’s nightlife – 1997

Curry and laughs Its 1997, I’m still studying in Falmouth and running ‘Flavour’ Falmouth College Radio. I’m about to have my first curry, hand in one 5,000 and one 10,000 document and pull the mother of all practical jokes on my best mate. In music, dance was about to dominate the charts and my life.On completing my major dissertation of 10,000 words, and after a radio show for Flavour it […]

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