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Which local legends are up for an award? Lamsie talks to Sam from GAVO
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! […]
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 […]
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? […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
What is Cake Lab? I'm Rafia and I am a Welsh mum who loves getting creative with cake! So I used to bake from home alongside my full- time job as a teaching assistant but I always had a dream of opening a little shop of my own. Fortunately, this shop came up and my husband said let's take a chance and we did. It will be 2 years in […]
Finally, it's the return... After a 15 year hiatus and a couple of failed attempts beyond their control at a reunion show, it seems fitting that on Good Friday the beginning of the resurrection of Jesus that Newport's' Indie/Rock favourites Jump The Underground held their show at the recently refurbished and opened Corn Exchange venue.This sold out show was much anticipated both by fans and the band themselves no doubt. […]
