Brew Wales (Free subscription) | 30/07/2009
The other night, as Brew Wales was making his way home after a night of research in the Capitol, he could not help to notice the roller shutters that have been fitted to the front of the Godfrey Morgan, a JD Wetherspoons chav-palace situated in Maindee, Newport. Now I realise the building was derelict before 'Spoons moved in, but roller shutters, on a former cinema built in the 1930s? Hardly in keeping...
Brew Wales (Free subscription) | 24/07/2009
From Brew Wales Well what a difference a year makes in Newport, the former Lliswerry pub, renamed the Seven Styles ( pictured above ), has now been demiloshed, yet another building site awaiting development in Newport ( pictured below ). There have been a few pub reopenings in Newport of late: Friendship, Ringland has become Harveys of Ringland Hornblower, Commercial St. Admiral Taverns Engineers Arms,...
Brew Wales (Free subscription) | 09/07/2009
From Brew Wales Been having a lot of hits recently for 'Hereford Arms, Cardiff' and why? Well a pub called the Hereford Arms has featured in some scenes in the current series of Torchwood. It is of course the Hereford Arms in Maindee in Newport. Real ale handpumps can be seen in the clips of the show and Crouch Vale Brewers Gold, Fullers ESB and Gales HSB pumpclips have all been spotted on the pumps....
Brew Wales (Free subscription) | 06/03/2009
Another day another pub closed in Newport. This time its the Globe, Chepstow Road, Maindee. Although not been run well for years and having to compete with 2 nearby super-pub chav-palaces, the Globe still retained a loyal customer base, who have no doubt found some other local pub to haunt. Nearby the Maindee pub is also shut and does not look like re-opening any time soon.
Paul Flynn - Read My Day (Free subscription) | 09/09/2007
A delighted event in the warm September sunshine. The 60th Anniversary of Pakistan Independence was celebrated in Newport today at Maindee School. The chief guest was Wales first Minister Rhodri Morgan, plus MP Jess Morden , AMs Rosemary Butler and...
BBC News (Free subscription) | 07/08/2007
Thirty homes are evacuated following a large fire at a joinery workshop in the Maindee area of Newport.
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