An agreement has been signed between the University of Wales, Newport and the Opal Group, who specialise in building, owning and managing student accommodation, which will see the University allocate 150 of its students to the flats being built on the banks of the River Usk in Newport City Centre.The University’s Accommodation Manager, Helen Powell, said, “We are delighted that the Nomination Agreement has been signed between the University and Opal.The flats in the new building are very attractively designed to meet the needs of today’s students, with en-suite bedrooms and spacious communal areas – and all within 200 metres of the new City Centre Campus.The University will take an allocation of about half the flats in the building for its students, and with this agreement signed, it means we can now start arranging accommodation for our students in the city centre, for September.This will provide much needed extra accommodation for the thousands of students who are choosing Newport as a place to study, as there has been increasing demand for our existing accommodation on the Caerleon Campus for some years now. It signals a confidence in the University and Newport as a desirable destination for students.” The site for the new City Centre Campus has been prepared and construction will begin at the start of July.
NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICING INITIATIVE
Shoppers in Maindee met police officers from their local station this weekend during a day-long roadside surgery. Neighbourhood Policing Teams who patrol the Maindee area joined together on Caerleon Road to meet the public to discuss issues that affect them. Leaflets and other materials containing police advice were available from a mobile police trailer that was set up at the roadside.Dale Morris, a PCSO with St Julian's Neighbourhood Policing Team, believes the event provided an opportunity for people who do not normally attend police surgeries or meetings to meet their local officers.
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