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Newport Music Trail: 25 Locations, 90 Acts, Workshops, Tours & More!

Get ready to follow the music! Newport’s music scene is about to take centre stage with the first-ever Newport Music Trail, bringing 25 venues, 90 acts, and 36 hours of live music to the city across Friday 28th and Saturday 29th March. This incredible free event has been curated with FOCUS Wales and will showcase some of the best talent from across the UK, with a mix of rock, indie, punk, folk, hip-hop, electronic, and more. 🎤 Headline Acts CVC […]

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Newport’s Got Good News

Calling All Music Lovers... Newport’s turning up the volume! On March 28-29, 2025, the city will host its first-ever Newport Music Trail, a free festival-style event showcasing live music across multiple venues. Think gig-hopping, discovering fresh talent, and celebrating our city’s buzzing music scene! A highlight? Le Pub, a beloved grassroots venue recently saved by Music Venue Properties, ensuring its future as a cultural hotspot. Also... we’ve got a surprise- keep listening to newport city radio this week to find […]

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Newport Live Act Fringe: A Bold New Festival for Performing Arts

A brand-new performing arts festival celebrating bold, ambitious, and innovative work in its early stages Newport is about to get a fresh injection of creativity this March with the launch of the Newport Live Act Fringe,Running from March 21st to 23rd, 2025, this exciting event will bring together a mix of theatre, comedy, music, drag, circus, spoken word, storytelling, puppetry, and more.Produced by Tin Shed Theatre Co., Newport Live Act Fringe aims to provide a vital platform for emerging artists […]

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Kym, John and Roz in NCR

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Pure Local Extra – John Morris

On todays Pure Local Extra show, we were joined by John Morris, an old friend of Newport City Radio Todays guest, John Morris joined us on the show after he last visit over a year ago. He had sent us some new music as well as a charity track, all of which we got some insight into.Firstly, we listened to one of his songs, 'We did it for the music'.  John used to be in a band called 'Hobo' in […]

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Newport’s Got Good News

Cardiff Keeps it Wholesome With Community Choir Down in Cardiff, a special choir is hitting all the right notes—both musically and emotionally. The Forget-me-not Chorus (FMNC) is a lifeline for those living with dementia and their loved ones, offering a weekly escape filled with music, laughter, and connection. Meeting every Thursday at Elfed Avenue United Church, the choir creates a space where memories resurface, and isolation fades. “Music is the last part of the brain to go,” says leader Nicki […]

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Everybody cut loose: St Josephs puts on a show

St Joseph's RC High School put on another spectacular production this year St Joseph's RC High School in Newport has been known to put on musicals on the same level as West End shows (according to many audience members) and it was no different with their latest musical, Footloose.On the 18th to the 20th of February 2025, the school put on 3 nights of the classic musical Footloose, directed by expressive arts teacher Bryony Doyle and performed entirely by students. […]

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Sue, Bongo and Kym in Newport City Radio

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Pure Local Extra – The Ralities

Today on the Pure Local Extra show, being broadcast at a brand new 3pm time, we were joined by Bongo and Sue, members of band ‘The Ralities’ The band consists of 5 members. Bongo, the lead vocalist, Jonathan, the bassist, Simon, the lead guitarist, Sally, the drummer and Sue, the backup singer.To start the show, we discussed the band's name. The band originally went by the name ‘Mind of Zebra’. The current name came from the band's guitarist Simon. He […]

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Teenage sensation tells us how that viral move changed his career

18 year old wrestling sensation Leon Cage caught the eyes of the wrestling world last year with his finishing move “Stomp into the future” receiving Millions of views. He was on this week’s edition of the Are You Ready podcast and explains “So when I did it, it was just an idea that was in my head. And I just thought, I don't know if this works, but there's no harm in trying and I tried, like, telling some people, […]

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Get ready for Newport Festival of Words: A Celebration of Literature and Creativity

An exciting new festival for our city. Newport is about to turn the page on a brand-new chapter in its cultural story with the launch of the Newport Festival of Words! Taking place from March 20-23, 2025, this exciting new festival will celebrate the city's rich literary history and showcase the incredible talent of contemporary writers, poets, and storytellers.A Festival for All Word LoversFrom novels and poetry to songwriting, history, and children’s literature, the Newport Festival of Words is designed […]

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