Newport and Cardiff City Councils are to join together in a bid for regeneration funding from the European Community in June 2008. Newport are proposing to use the funds to regenerate the Pill area, Cardiff's interest is the Butetown district.
FIGHT GOES ON FOR TAX OFFICE
John Griffiths is continuing to fight against the decision to relocate the Tax Office out of Newport. HMRC services’ February announcement which recommended the Tax Office in Newport to relocate to Llanishen in Cardiff in February was described as a ‘shameful decision’ by the AM for Newport East. However, a similar announcement to relocate the Valuation Office to Llanishen was overturned last month.
John Griffiths said: “It is imperative that Newport retains both these services which should be available locally to users in the area. I’d like to see the treasury looking creatively about how we could co-locate services now that both are located in the Crown Building. Newport is currently witnessing great economic, cultural and social advances. It is important to retain these jobs to ensure Newport continues to be a thriving city of opportunity for all.”
MAN DIES AFTER BEING STRUCK BY TRAIN
A man has been killed after being struck by a train between Cardiff and Newport. He was hit near Green Land Bridge at Marshfield by the 1920 BST Arriva Trains Wales service from Maesteg to Cheltenham Spa. British Transport Police were called to the scene at about 1930 on Wednesday. At this stage officers are not treating the incident as suspicious and are preparing a report for the coroner.
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