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Kym and Chelsie

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Chelsie Robinson on the Pure Local Plus show

Today, Kym and Amber were joined by Opera singer Chelsie for a chat As it has become normal for the show now, Chelsie brought in an item for show and tell. She brought her mother's engagement ring, which she explained that she was given it after her mother passed. She said that she wears it for performances and that it acts as a sort of good luck charm. She told […]

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Band The Lost Cause

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New Local Music – 27th June 2026

Here is new local music played across our shows this weekend: The Lost Cause - Night's Still YoungWandering Orange - Lie Your SwordModern Neutrals - Beach TheatreBlackwood Rediffusion - Down To The SeaMenig - AsphaltHuw Cadwaladr - I BelieveFreyja Elsy - ControlDeerest - I Locked My Heart In a BoxHot Knife Club - Drum Machine

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Logo for Gig Goin'

Music Review

Gig Goin’: The Cure at Blackweir Fields – keeping it Hot, Hot, Hot!!

Wednesday, I'm In Love There are very few bands that can make a crowd of thousands stand in silence before making them dance, but The Cure have always existed in that strange space between melancholy and euphoria. On paper, The Cure and a blazing hot summer evening at Blackweir Fields might not seem like the most obvious combination. A band whose music has long been associated with rain-soaked streets, heartbreak […]

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Photo of Rodney Parade pitch from the commentary box

Sport

County fans… here are your 26-27 fixtures

Its what you've been waiting for Thank you to the club for inviting us to the 2026-27 season launchHere is the full fixture list Pre-season friendlies Sat, Jul 4 - 15:00 - Bristol Manor Farm v Newport (A)Wed, Jul 8 - 19:30 - Newport City FC v Newport (A)Sat, Jul 11 - 15:00 - Gloucester v Newport (A)Tue, Jul 28 - 19:30 - Newport v Reading (H)Tue, Aug 4 - […]

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The band General Waste

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New Local Music – 20th June 2026

Here are new local tracks played on Newport City Radio this week: I Wish I Lived In 2006 - General WasteDark Sky - Pork ChopDrop Dead Gorgeous - Lady GardenRiders Of The Purple Sage - Rusty ShackleIn The City - Red CavalryHMS Morris - Bwletin BrysDead To Me - Cally RhodesBreak It Buy It - BloodslugsGwreiddiau - Aleighcia ScottCarpet - MenigAngelina - AureliaPretty Sure - Juliet OwenAlways Leaving - Wildersky

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Brook Fox who joined this past week's Indie Show

Local Music

Brooke Fox: From Rugby Pitch to Rising Indie Star

Breaking Through South Wales singer-songwriter Brooke Fox is enjoying a breakthrough year. With the release of his debut EP Everybody's In Love, a successful headline tour across Wales, and a prestigious support slot alongside Emily Sandé on the horizon, the Burry Port musician is proving that determination, creativity, and a DIY ethos can take an independent artist a long way. Speaking on Newport City Radio's Indie Show, Fox reflected on […]

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Gavin, Kym and Tanaka

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Tanaka Holman and Gavin Facey on The Pure Local Plus Show

Today, Kym was joined by Gavin Facey and Tanaka Holman for a chat Tanaka is only 14 and comes from a very musical background, with her Dad making music and Mum singing with friends. She has always liked singing, her Dad starting to write songs with her in mind. They started working together, writing a song in lockdown. She sometimes helps with songwriting, but she said that he writes very […]

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The Band Hardy

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New Local Music – June 13th 2026

Here are some of the new local tracks played across Newport City Radio this week: Hold Her Tight - Aled HughesThe Storm - Nick Ward3AM - Rusty ShackleLost In France (Cover) - Nia JohnWaiting Around - James Jones & Hannah PalomaWhen The Boat Comes - Simon J KnightI Could Lie - Sophia GoldingDoing Just Fine - Adam LewisEdens Garden - HairdyeBruce Banner - E Marvellous & Texas RangerGrab The Reins […]

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Official photo of Modern Neutrals

Local Music

Modern Neutrals: Finding Their Formula and Raising Their Voice

South Wales indie outfit Modern Neutrals have spent the last few years steadily carving out a name for themselves on the local music scene. From headline shows at Le Pub to radio support and an ever-growing online following, the five-piece have been refining not only their sound, but the way they present themselves to the world.Appearing on Newport City Radio's Indie Show ahead of the release of their new single […]

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