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Future proofing underground water pipes continues Sunday
Byng Street will be closed between Lords Place and Anson Street on Sunday as Council water crews upgrade the underground infrastructure in the area.
As the FutureCity upgrade of Lords Place and Byng Street continues it makes sense to take this opportunity to future proof underground infrastructure before major road upgrades take place, says Mayor Reg Kidd.
A new water pipe being installed in Byng Street
“The road will be closed from 6am to 6pm on Sunday (June 20) so our crews can upgrade a water main running from the Court House to the Live Better building,” Cr Kidd said.
In 1986 Newport twinned with a city in China. Here Jim Dyer describes what was done to look after an official visit by them before the twinning. UNTIL a possible twinning was suggested by the Chinese Embassy few people, if any, in Newport had ever heard of Wuzhou. A little research showed it was a city of some 250,000 inhabitants in the beautiful province of Guangxi, some 400 miles from Hong Kong. This last fact could prove to be a positive advantage when Hong Kong is given back to China. In October Newport Borough Council sent a small party to Wuzhou with the objective of promoting friendship and trade. Impressed with what they saw there, the scope for twinning was clear with great possibilities of mutual benefits on both sides. The next step was to invite a small delegation from Wuzhou to see Newport which led to a visit of five top officials under the Deputy Mayor, Mr Ni Longsheng, on February 9. A busy detailed programme mainly based on business and education was put tog