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Our Top Ten Tunes: Lee J

We think you can learn a lot about a person by the music they choose to listen to. So we're sharing with you some of our favourite tunes. Here are 10 tracks that our Lee J loves My Country - Midnight OilChance - Big CountryIron Maiden - Two Minutes To MidnightCool Rasta - HeptonesLittle Bitch - The SpecialsEarly Warning - Baby AnimalsDry Acid - Cool Stick & The UpsettersNightwish - Ghost Love Score (live at Wacken 2013)I Want Your Love […]

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Delicious Dee on the Pure Local Extra show

For the first show of 2026, new host Keys was joined by myself and Dee to get the new year started off with some local music and a chat about (almost) anything To start off the show, Dee gave us a little explanation as to what type of music he makes. He described his ‘sound’ as a blend of genres, especially taking inspiration from the genres he likes. He finds a lot of love with alternative ‘weird’ music, each element […]

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Our Top Ten Tunes: Kym Frederick

We think that you can a lot about a person from the music they love to listen to. So we're sharing with you some of our favourite tunes. Here are 10 of Kym's top tracks. All Right Now – Free Twilight Time – The PlattersFireball – Pitbull ft John RyanBlinded by Your Grace – Stormzy Sunshine on Leith – The Proclaimers Human –The Killers Independence – Lulu – My Girl – Temptations All I Wanna Do – Sheryl Crow The Best Things in Life Are Free – […]

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The Adventures of Marcus and Nelson: Winter Wonderland

Fun on the Ice! Marcus had been counting down to Christmas Winter Wonderland since November, which in Marcus time meant forever. Now it was finally here. Lights twinkled like spilled stars, music jingled from every direction, and the air smelled of sugar, pine needles, and hot chocolate bravery. Perched proudly in Marcus’s left eye socket was Nelson Haddoc Popeye Harris the XXIV, who was already vibrating with excitement. Ice skating, he whispered. Or rather, he shouted. Ice skating is basically […]

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Blink and you’ve missed it – 2025, a whirlwind of a year in review

Thank You for Being Part of Our 2025 💛 As the year draws to a close, I wanted to take a moment to say something simple, but important.Thank you.If you’ve listened, watched, shared, commented, volunteered, donated, or even just had Newport City Radio on in the background while getting on with your day, then you’ve been part of what made 2025 such a special year.A year powered by peopleThroughout 2025, Newport City Radio did what it’s always tried to do […]

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Our Top Ten Tunes: Jack Cartwright

We think you can learn a lot about a person from the music they love to listen to. So we're sharing some of our favourite tunes with you. Here are 10 of our Jack's top tracks. Call Me - ShinedownThis is War - Thirty Seconds To Mars MayDay - Three Days Grace The Unforgiven 3 - Metallica Lonely Train - Black Stone Cherry Enter Sandman - Metallica I Need A Doctor - Eminem Under Your Skin - Shaman's HarvestPower Of Suggestion - Steve Stevens Nothing Else Matters […]

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Children

The Adventures of Marcus & Nelson: Christmas Eve

Looking out for Santa Christmas Eve crept into Marcus’s bedroom on tiptoe, carrying the soft glow of fairy lights and the cinnamon smell of mince pies drifting up from the kitchen. Marcus lay curled beneath his duvet, red curls poking out like question marks, one green eye firmly shut. The other eye, Nelson, was very much open. Wide open. Marcus had fallen asleep halfway through explaining, for the hundredth time, that Santa was definitely real and that he absolutely must […]

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