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Episode 2: Lux Has Landed – Our Thoughts

This week's episode of Doctor Who, "Lux," has sparked a lot of conversation among our team. Here's a breakdown of our thoughts: Daniel's ThoughtsDaniel's ThoughtsAfter last week’s introduction to the wonderfully poised Miss Belinda Chandra, former Queen of Missbelindachandra-one, it felt like perfect timing to plunge her into the wonderfully weird world the Doctor inhabits. Miami, 1952, became the backdrop for mysterious disappearances around an American Picture House – or Cinema, for us Brits. The episode also offered poignant glimpses […]

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Amber and Scott stood in Newport City Radio

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Scott McKeon on the Pure Local Extra show

Today we were joined by Scott McKeon as he talked all about the upcoming Devauden Festival The main topic of today's show was the annual Devauden Festival, a festival based in Monmouthshire with many different musical acts and activities spread across 3 days. The festival has been running since 2010: initially something quite small and having to chase musicians to take part, the festival has since grown to be so big that they get over 500 applications each year. Of […]

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Ncuti Gatwa as The Doctor and Varada Sethu as Belinda Chandra in The Tardis

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The Robot Revolution: Our thoughts on the newest Doctor Who episode

Episode One Has Landed: Here Are Our Thoughts! The new series has officially blasted onto our screens, and we're here to dissect every thrilling moment! From familiar callbacks to intriguing new mysteries, the first episode has certainly given us a lot to think about. Join Daniel, Jack, and Amber as they share their initial reactions and burning questions. But be warned, there are spoilers. Daniel's Thoughts What a fantastic way to kick off a new era! The opening felt distinctly […]

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Zoila, Ramone and Amber sat in Newport City Radio

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Zoila Garman and Ramone Pickover on the Pure Local Extra show

Today we were joined by Zoila and Ramone for a chat about themselves and their music Zoila is a good friend of the radio station, she’s been in before and hosted many events for us. Ramone is the opposite, it was his first time visiting or being on a show.Firstly, Ramone talked about his band's latest single. His band, Grand Mirage, released a song entitled Cow Eyed Glances yesterday. The phrase “Cow Eyed Glances” means a more romantic and flirty […]

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Our ideas and theories from the new series of Doctor Who

One Week to Go! With the premiere of the new season of Doctor Who just around the corner, anticipation is bubbling over among the volunteers here at Newport City Radio. We’ve had weeks of speculation, fan theories, and trailer breakdowns. Now, with just one week to go, it’s time for a second round of thoughts from our resident Whovians.Daniel Price:Let’s talk about Belinda. She’s shaping up to be one of the most interesting companions in recent history, and the plotline […]

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Hairdye on the Pure Local Extra show

Today’s guests on the Pure Local Extra show were Hairdye, a young punk band from Newport Hairdye are a newer punk band from Newport made up of Tom, Penny Dakota and Rhys, although today, we were only joined by Tom, Penny and Dakota. We discussed a little bit of everything, but focused on their recently released single “Sick”. They’ve visited Newport City Radio before, but for a written interview and much more has happened since then.Firstly we discussed their newest […]

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Newport’s Got Good News

Died for 8 Minutes and Now He's Doing What?? Imagine feeling under the weather, heading to bed, and then—bam—you’re clinically dead for 8 minutes. That’s exactly what happened to 53-year-old Grant Williams from Newport. One minute, Grant was cruising through mile 11 of a training run, the next—bam—he was waking up in an ambulance to paramedics telling him, "You were dead for just over eight minutes." Yes, you heard that right. Eight. Whole. Minutes. The fitness instructor from Newport suffered […]

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Melissa and Amber stood in front of Newport City Radio

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Melissa Carter on the Pure Local Extra show

Today, we were joined by Melissa Carter, a very new name on the music scene, on the Pure Local Extra Show As well as Melissa, Tony Fitz, a more experienced musician, joined us for the first 10 minutes of the show. Today, he had been playing in the music trail, an event you may have heard of, all throughout the city, where various musicians were playing during the day at different locations and times. He gave us a brief rundown […]

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Emily, Amber and Jared in Newport City Radio

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Ladywolfe and Blackwood Rediffusion on the Pure Local Extra show

Ladywolfe (Emily) and Blackwood Rediffusion (Jared) joined Kym on the Pure Local Extra show for a chat about themselves and their music We started the show with Jared’s new song “Magpie” from his upcoming EP. The song started with the idea of an imagined band trying to get onto a radio show in the form of a battle of the bands. The other bands taking part kept taking ideas from the lead band in the song. The chorus sings about […]

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Episode 2: Lux Has Landed – Our Thoughts

Scott McKeon on the Pure Local Extra show

The Robot Revolution: Our thoughts on the newest Doctor Who episode

Zoila Garman and Ramone Pickover on the Pure Local Extra show

Our ideas and theories from the new series of Doctor Who

Hairdye on the Pure Local Extra show

Newport’s Got Good News

Melissa Carter on the Pure Local Extra show

Ladywolfe and Blackwood Rediffusion on the Pure Local Extra show

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