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Newport City Council met on 21 July 2026. It supported two motions: one opposing any closure of M4 junctions or diversion of motorway traffic onto city streets, and one asking Welsh Government for assurances over any change to the local funding formula. It also approved extending the city centre business rate relief scheme for 2026-27, the annual Welsh language monitoring report, the 2026/27 councillors' pay schedule, and final proposals on community boundaries for submission to the Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru.
At this appointments meeting on 19 May 2026, Newport City Council appointed its Presiding Member, Deputy Presiding Member, Leader and Cabinet, and the chairs and members of its committees and outside bodies. It also agreed school governing body appointments, began the process to recruit three lay members to the Standards Committee, and swore in Councillor Deb Harvey as Mayor.
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Full Council met on 24 February 2026. Councillors agreed the 2026-27 revenue budget and Medium Term Financial Plan after a recorded vote, and rejected the Conservative Group's alternative budget. They also approved the Capital and Treasury Management Strategies, adopted a Welsh Government business rate relief scheme for hospitality, approved the annual Pay and Reward Policy, and agreed school governing body appointments. Councillors also asked questions of the Leader and Cabinet Members, but the minute records no decisions on them.
Newport City Council met on 20 January 2026. Councillors agreed school governing body appointments, noted a half-year treasury management report, and adopted a Council Tax Reduction Scheme for 2026/27. They also approved a revised Statement of Licensing Policy, approved draft community boundary proposals for public consultation, and supported a motion on Newport County AFC and Dragons RFC. Councillor Debbie Harvey was nominated as Mayor for 2026/27.
Full Council met on 25 November 2025. It approved the annual reports of the Governance and Audit Committee, the Democratic Services Committee and the Head of Democratic Services, the 2024/25 Corporate Plan self-assessment and the 2025-27 Corporate Plan update, the 2024/25 Strategic Equality Plan report, and a new Public Spaces Protection Order for dog control. It also supported two notices of motion, one opposing the Digital ID scheme and one asking the Welsh Government to link HMO licensing with planning, agreed governing body appointments, and changed some polling places.
Full Council met on 23 September 2025. It appointed a new independent member to the Standards Committee, noted the Standards Committee and Director of Social Services annual reports, and approved the Welsh Language annual monitoring report for publication. It also agreed to start a review of community council boundaries and electoral arrangements, and debated three notices of motion on a Caerleon railway station, Gaza and the Welsh Rugby Union.
Newport City Council met on 15 July 2025. It agreed changes to school governing body appointments and unanimously supported a motion on promoting neurodiversity inclusivity. It noted reports on treasury management, the Anti-Poverty Strategy, corporate safeguarding, the Affordable Housing Prospectus and the Scrutiny Annual Report, and heard a police update for East, West and Central Newport.