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Members of band Grand Mirage sat in NCR

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Grand Mirage on the Pure Local Plus Show

Today Kym was joined with band members of Grand Mirage for a chat To start the show, Kim got the band to tell us about how long they've been together. They have known each other for over ten years and have been writing with each other for a while, lots of it starting in a bedroom or music practice room in school.The 3 that joined today, Alex, Noah and Alex […]

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Artist Adjua

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New Music – 2nd May 2026

Here are some of the new local songs you may have heard on Newport City Radio this week: Ru & The Intelligent Vines - TreehouseBand Pres Llareggub - Ti Neud Fi SymundRed Cavalry - Tonight Crime Scene - SoftspotAdjua - Forest WildSlinky Malinky - VenusRusty Shackle  - Your ArrowsKidsmoke - I'm Always Getting Carried Away

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Community

Razzle Dazzle…and all that Jazz!

Sequins, sass and standout performances lit up the Dolman Theatre as Cross Keys College took on the iconic musical Chicago—and absolutely nailed it! Last night, Pamela of Newport City Radio's Curtain Call, Bryony, and I took our seats at the Dolman Theatre for an evening of razzle-dazzle, as Cross Keys College brought the iconic musical Chicago to life.From the moment the lights dimmed, the production stepped confidently into the spotlight, […]

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Amber and Matt Kiano sat in NCR.

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Matt Kiano on the Pure Local Plus Show

Today Kym was joined by Matt Kiano for a catch up In the almost 2 years since Matt last came in, he has formed a band which he had spoken about getting together as at the time he was still playing solo. They have spent the last year gigging anywhere they can go.  Back in November he released a song called 5 and a Half Minutes which ironically is only 3 […]

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Comedy

Confessions of a Wedding DJ

Picture by AI Weddings are a strange mix of love, logistics and low-level chaos, held together with satin ribbon and blind optimism. Add alcohol, relatives and unresolved emotional history, and you don’t so much get a celebration as a slow-moving social experiment. Family feuds, too much booze, naughty bridesmaids and lecherous guests. For Roxie Clements, it was just another Saturday.She had been a wedding DJ for nearly twenty years, and […]

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Alys Hardy

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New Local Music – 18th April 2026

Here are some new local songs we've been playing here at Newport City Radio: Alys Hardy - If You Don't Mind Bloodslugs - Easy Dan Bettridge - Time & You Emmy Seren - Penny CHROMA - Coalminers Granddaughter Simon Love - The One True Prince Of Wales (Album) Moddion - Weithiou (EP) Martyrs - Church Street (EP) Grace Parry - How To Love Inconia - The Gambler (Album) Rightkeysonly & […]

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