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Halfway There, Halfway Hooked! Doctor Who Season 2 – Our Mid-Season Verdict!

We've journeyed through four thrilling weeks of Doctor Who Season 2, and the TARDIS has certainly taken us on a wild ride! From musical maestros to light-devouring entities and the perils of online fandom, this season has delivered a captivating mix of scares, laughs, and intriguing mysteries. As we hit the midpoint, the team here at the blog have gathered our thoughts on what's unfolded so far: Daniel's Mid-Season MusingsOver […]

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Arts

Talk: Stanley Lewis’ ‘The Home Front’

Newport Museum and Art Gallery, John Frost Square, Newport, NP20 1PA Thursday 8th May 11:00 - 11:30 About Talk: Stanley Lewis' 'The Home Front' Newport Museum and Art Gallery cares for Stanley Lewis' large-scale painting ‘The Home Front’. In it, he depicted Newport’s Civil and Volunteer Services active during the Second World War, including firemen, fire watchers, doctors and nurses. Join us in the Art Gallery alongside the painting and related items from the Museum’s collection for an informal talk […]

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Arts

Talk: Stanley Lewis’ ‘The Home Front’

Newport Museum and Art Gallery, John Frost Square, Newport, NP20 1PA Thursday 8th May 15:00 - 15:30 About Talk: Stanley Lewis' 'The Home Front' Newport Museum and Art Gallery cares for Stanley Lewis' large-scale painting ‘The Home Front’. In it, he depicted Newport’s Civil and Volunteer Services active during the Second World War, including firemen, fire watchers, doctors and nurses. Join us in the Art Gallery alongside the painting and related items from the Museum’s collection for an informal talk […]

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Local Music

Newport Artist Murkage Signs to SIKA Records

One of Newport’s most respected underground voices, Murkage, has officially signed to SIKA Records — the powerhouse label known for backing UK artists like Devilman and MDotR. In this feature, we explore Murkage’s journey so far, what this new deal means for his future, and his own words from our exclusive interview.BIOGRAPHY Murkage is a trailblazing rapper and cultural voice from Newport, Wales, known for his gritty lyricism, unfiltered storytelling, […]

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Music

Steeleye Span

The Riverfront, Kingsway, Newport, NP20 1HG Wednesday 7th May 19:30 - 22:00 About Steeleye Span Tickets - £32 Together for fifty six years now, Steeleye Span changed the face of folk music forever by taking it into the world of gold discs and international tours. The Latest album the Green Man Collection brings together tracks from their recent releases with new versions of three classics (including a reworking of ‘Hard Times’ featuring Status Quo’s Francis Rossi), a cover of Elvis Costello’s ‘Shipbuilding’ […]

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Free

Creative Writing

The Place, 9-10 Bridge Street, Newport, NP20 4AL Wednesday 2nd July 18:00 - 20:00 Wednesday 16th July 18:00 - 20:00 About Creative Writing Ever been interested in writing? Whether aspiring or established, this new creative space is for you. Hosted by Matthew David Scott, who is a novelist, playwright and co-founder of theatre company Slung Low. Originally from Manchester, he now lives in Newport, and is looking forward to hearing some of its stories. Website https://www.theplacenewport.com/ Book event

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Talks

Dawn Chorus at RSPB Newport Wetlands

West Nash Road, Newport, NP18 2BZ Sunday 4th May 5:00 - 7:30 About Dawn Chorus at RSPB Newport Wetlands As the sun rises why not join us for a very special wildlife experience to hear the magical dawn chorus at Newport Wetlands. This spectacle of sound will include not only the more familiar garden birds but also some of our star species. Listen out for a booming bittern or calling cuckoo and hear the difference between a reed warbler and […]

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Music

CURE HEADS & SIOUXSIE AND THE BUDGIEES

Corn Exchange, Exchange House, The Old Post Office, High Street, Newport, NP20 1AA Sunday 4th May 18:00 - 22:30 About CURE HEADS & SIOUXSIE AND THE BUDGIEES Quite simply the best and most authentic tribute to The Cure there is.. This seminal band are brilliantly recreated and are heading to The Corn Exchange on bank holiday Sunday, 4th May 2025! Opening the night will be the excellent Siouxsie & The Budgies, who are a worthy tribute to the mighty Siouxsie […]

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Music

THE CURE HEADS & SOUXSIE AND THE BUDGIEES

Corn Exchange, The Old Post Office, High Street, Newport, NP20 1AA Sunday 4th May 19:00 - 23:00 About THE CURE HEADS & SOUXSIE AND THE BUDGIEES The Cureheads Playing all the best of The Cure and Siouxsie and the Banshees respectively. The Cureheads were formed in 1990. The band played its first show in Stockholmin July 1990 at Frietzfronten in St. Eriksgatan 89, an underground bar owned by a Swedish political party, and played its first large headline show at […]

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Cinema

Mr Burton (12A)

The Riverfront, Kingsway, Newport, NP20 1HG Tuesday 6th May 13:00 - Thursday 8th May 19:00 About Mr Burton (12A) Evening tickets - £5.50, concessions - £5 Matinee tickets - £4.50, concessions - £4 Running time – 124 minutes Director – Marc Evans Mr. Burton tells the true story of the relationship between Port Talbot schoolmaster Philip Burton and a wild young schoolboy called Richard Jenkins, the son of a wayward drunk. Richard dreamed of becoming an actor, but his ambitions […]

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