History of the 'Newport Races' at the Marshes
In the first half of the 19th century, the Marshes (Shaftesbury Park) was home to horse racing and the annual Newport Races. This is the history of those races.
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Volume 1, Number 7
The Crindau Pigeon Match, a sturgeon caught in the Usk, an automatic stamp machine installed in Maindee, the noisy hot cross bun-boys, and Cambrian Road being built.
The Launch of In Shops
As part of a revamp of Kingsway Centre, the In Shops was opened in October 1986 and featured 163 retail units and a food court. Here's how the opening day went.
Newport's Little Switzerland
For at least 160 years, Little Switzerland has been a spot in Newport known for its ’double view’ of Twmbarlwm and the Bristol Channel. Here’s a potted history of how it developed over time.
When GWR Owned Station Approach
How the Great Western Railway used to ensure that Station Approach remained a private road and how the Coporation redeveloped the site.
Volume 1, Number 6
Vintage W.H. Smith adverts, stealing swedes, the Caerleon Leek, a ball at the King’s Head Inn, two wretched urchins and the 'one of handsomest smacks' ever to have launched in Newport.