Newport, Wales

City and county borough in Wales

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Newport is a city and county borough in Wales, situated on the River Usk close to its confluence with the Severn Estuary, 12 mi (19 km) northeast of Cardiff. The population grew considerably between the 2011 and the 2021 census, rising from 145,700 to 159,587, the largest growth of any unitary authority in Wales. Newport is the third-largest principal authority with city status in Wales, and sixth most populous overall. Newport became a unitary authority in 1996 and forms part of the Cardiff-Newport metropolitan area, also known as the Cardiff Capital Region.

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Obituary: David Watkins, Wales dual-code international David Watkins: Mercurial fly-half who helped Newport beat the All Blacks, captained Wales and the Lions before switching to rugby league. BBC Sport - Published on September 3, 2023
Dragons out of WRU control after takeover deal A consortium led by chairman David Buttress agrees a deal to repurchase Newport-based region Dragons from the Welsh Rugby Union. BBC Sport - Published on June 30, 2023
Cardiff, Newport, Swansea & Wrexham learn fixtures Wrexham host MK Dons on EFL return, as Newport visit Accrington, Cardiff travel to Leeds United and Swansea host Birmingham to start 2023-24. BBC Sport - Published on June 22, 2023

Wales prop Lee returns after 14 months out injured Scarlets' Wales prop Samson Lee returns from a 14-month absence with injury for Llandovery in the Welsh Premiership at Newport on Saturday, 6 May. BBC Sport - Published on May 6, 2023
Vardy double sees Leicester down Newport Jamie Vardy scores twice as Leicester's revival continues with a comfortable 3-0 Carabao Cup win over Newport County. BBC Sport - Published on November 8, 2022
Welsh Open: Joe Perry beats Judd Trump to win title Joe Perry beats Judd Trump 9-5 to win the Welsh Open title for the first time at Celtic Manor Resort in Newport. BBC Sport - Published on March 6, 2022

Welsh Open: Judd Trump beats Hossein Vafaei to reach final Judd Trump beats Hossein Vafaei 6-5 to book a spot in the Welsh Open final in Newport. BBC Sport - Published on March 5, 2022
Welsh Open: Ricky Walden knocks Ronnie O'Sullivan out in last 16 Four-time winner Ronnie O'Sullivan is out of the Welsh Open at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport. BBC Sport - Published on March 3, 2022
Four-year-old girl dies after crash on M4 motorway A four-year-old girl has died and a three-year-old boy remains in a critical condition following a crash on the M4 near Newport on Saturday. Sky News - Published on February 7, 2022