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Newport
What’s changing on your street?
Planning, new food places, roadworks, school inspections, GP ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses, for any NP and CF postcode. Free, from public records, updated every night.
Right now across Newport
- 0planning applications this week
- 172.7pcheapest unleaded, most around 175.9p
- 6hygiene scores this month
- 3,954local businesses listed
- 87food places waiting for a first inspection
This week’s top stories
Everything by topic-
Approved: Change of use at 53-55 Gaer Road Newport
CHANGE OF USE OF DENTAL SURGERY TO COFFEE SHOP AND ASSOCIATED WORKS
53-55 Gaer Road Newport NP20 3GY -
Refused: Change of use at 65 Marlborough Road Newport South Wales
CHANGE OF USE OF PART OF BUILDING FROM GENERAL INDUSTRIAL (B2) TO STORAGE WAREHOUSE (B8)
65 Marlborough Road Newport South Wales NP19 0BY
Newport in numbers
Every area compared, from public recordsCrime
6,825crimes, June to August 2026Every area ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents, by type, with the trend.
House prices
£230kmiddle price, 428 sales in 6 monthsWhat homes really sold for in every area over six months, by type of home, from the Land Registry.
Planning
53applications and decisions, last monthNew planning applications and decisions in every area over the last month, the biggest housing schemes and what gets approved.
Food hygiene
6hygiene scores, last monthFood hygiene scores published in every area over the last month, the low scores, and new food places waiting for a first inspection.
Fuel prices
172.7pcheapest unleadedat Asda Newport Pillgwenlly Superstore · most around 175.9p · dearest 179.9p · 16 stationsWhat every petrol station charges for unleaded and diesel, cheapest first, updated every half hour.
What's on
38events in the next 30 daysGigs, club nights, comedy and pop-up events in every area over the next 30 days, updated daily.
Street reports
48street problems reported this monthFly-tipping, potholes, graffiti and other street problems reported in every area this month, and what has been fixed.
Charities
254charities based in NewportEvery registered charity based in each area, what it does, how big it is, and new ones as they register.
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52 areas · darker means more happened there this weekFind a local business
The full directory3,954 shops, trades and services across Newport, with opening hours, food hygiene ratings and what’s going on nearby.
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Questions people ask
What is MeBabber?
A free site that shows what’s changing near any NP and CF postcode in Newport, from public records: planning applications and decisions, new food places and hygiene scores, roadworks, school inspections, GP and care ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses.
How often is it updated?
Every night. Planning, roadworks, licences, food hygiene and what’s on are checked daily; crime, house prices and school inspections are published monthly and checked weekly.
Does it cost anything?
No. MeBabber is free, needs no account, and the Sunday email is free too, with a one-tap way to stop it.
Why “me babber”?
It’s how Bristolians say “my friend”. MeBabber started in Bristol, just up the road, and now covers Newport too.