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Gavin Thompson

Reporter · GB

Indexed articles, last 90 days
5
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Sep 18, 2026
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Jul 12, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Gavin Thompson

    Work to build £105m new college campus will start next year and open in 2029 (opens the original)

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    Construction work on Coleg Gwent’s planned city-centre campus is set to finally start next year, but taxpayers will be paying off the project for 25 years. The £105 million development will be delivered through the Welsh Government’s Mutual Investment Model, with an annual service charge covering financing, maintenance and facilities management over a quarter of a century. However, the eventual long-term bill has not yet been confirmed, while final funding remains subject to approval of a full b

  2. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Gavin Thompson

    Mercure Newport hotel could close by Christmas 2027 amid ground-rent dispute (opens the original)

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    Newport's flagship Mercure hotel could close by Christmas 2027 unless a long-running dispute over ground rent is resolved, according to the developer behind the city-centre landmark. The warning comes amid a row between Andrew McCarthy's company, Garrison Barclay Estates, and Newport City Council over future payments linked to the Chartist Tower site. Garrison Barclay Estates is the development company responsible for the regeneration of Chartist Tower, which was converted from offices into the

  3. Article · Sep 1, 2026 · Gavin Thompson

    Fire crews in South Wales may lack resources for worse wildfire seasons, warn MSs (opens the original)

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    The ability of South Wales Fire and Rescue Service to cope with increasingly severe wildfire seasons is under scrutiny after resources were reported to have been stretched during a period when 11 significant fires were burning at the same time. Members of the Senedd have warned that firefighters may not have enough staff, appliances or specialist equipment to cope with longer periods of fires or several major incidents together. South Wales Fire and Rescue Service, which covers the Gwent area, u

  4. Article · Aug 30, 2026 · Gavin Thompson

    What M4 junction closures could mean for thousands of Newport drivers (opens the original)

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    Congestion on the M4 is a problem. When returning to Wales from a trip over the border, if you don’t grind to a halt at Newport, it’s a surprise. But closing junctions around Newport – currently being considered by the Welsh Government as a cut-price alternative to the scrapped relief road – only helps those speeding past Newport and instead moves the problems and gridlock into the city. In an exclusive interview with the Argus, Deputy Minister for Transport Mark Hooper said no decision had been

  5. Article · Jul 12, 2026 · Gavin Thompson

    Watch - David Gray shares Bonnie Tyler story before emotional Cardiff Castle tribute (opens the original)

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    Babylon singer David Gray led the crowd in an emotional tribute to Welsh icon Bonnie Tyler, who died last week, during his open-air gig at Cardiff Castle last night. Gray, who was raised in Pembrokeshire, added a cover of Tyler's classic Total Eclipse of the Heart to his set, and was joined by the crowd at the Depot Live concert. The singer, whose most famous album White Ladder sold 7 million copies world-wide, shared his only "Bonnie story" of a time when he was "shopping for fashionable clothe

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