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Gareth 09:53, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
Could someone please move the map in the top infobox to the centre...? Marky-Son 17:52, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
Why is Newport only rated high, when places such as the county boroughs/unitary authorities of Conwy and Monmouthshire are rated top, when they only came into existance in 1996? Marky-Son 21:25, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
Is the city in fact a county borough with city status? Laurel Bush 11:25, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
"Newport City is in fact the capital of the Sanc Kingdom in the popular futurist anime series Gundam Wing." An IP editor added this, but without a source and there's nothing in the Gundam Wing article to back it up either. If in fact it isn't nonsense, please find a source before adding it back in - that is, assuming that it really is a fact of encyclopaedic quality as opposed to a random piece of trivia, which is what it looks like at the moment. Bencherlite Talk 01:04, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
This article states that Hugh, Earl of Stafford issued the first charter in 1385, but the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica states that the first charter was issued by Hugh le Despenser in 1323. Which is it? Owain ( talk) 09:38, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
There are many small and large airports within 2 hours drive of Newport. Residents of the City are most likely to use Cardiff, Bristol, Birmingham and Heathrow for leisure and business travel. To clarify, Birmingham is the 6th busiest airport in the UK and closer than Heathrow in both miles and driving time (see AA route planner). Also, with the recent City status and as the host of the Ryder Cup in 2010 Newport will attract more visitors from the UK, Europe and elsewhere. These visitors (if flying) are most likely to arrive via Cardiff, Bristol, Birmingham or Heathrow. The proximity of the airports (in Miles) to Newport is valuable to travellers in this article and by implication gives an indication of travel time from airport to the City.
I typed "Newport" into the search box and it went straight to the article regarding Newport in South-East Wales. I am curious to know why it didn't go to a disambiguation page, as I thought it would. After all, there is another Newport in West Wales, even if we discount the many others that exist. The Baroness of Morden ( talk) 20:41, 26 December 2007 (UTC)
I think that "Newport" should be located here. However, I think we should consider putting a hatnote dab link in place to Newport, Rhode Island, similar to the dab links to Worcester, Massachusetts and Plymouth, Massachusetts at Worcester and Plymouth. Newport, RI, while certainly not as notable as this Newport, is very historically significant, a major travel destination, the home of the U.S. Naval War College, and the home of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, among many other things. Also, a Google search for "Newport" brings up quite a few hits for Newport, RI. Would any user be opposed to adding a dab link to the city on this page? For example, This article is about the city of Newport in Wales. For the city in Rhode Island, USA, see Newport, Rhode Island. For other uses, see Newport (disambiguation). Cheers, Rai- me 05:19, 28 January 2008 (UTC) (context addition made by Rai- me at 05:24, 28 January 2008 (UTC))
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Comment by 91.108.161.186) transferred from the article:
Gareth 09:53, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
Could someone please move the map in the top infobox to the centre...? Marky-Son 17:52, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
Why is Newport only rated high, when places such as the county boroughs/unitary authorities of Conwy and Monmouthshire are rated top, when they only came into existance in 1996? Marky-Son 21:25, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
Is the city in fact a county borough with city status? Laurel Bush 11:25, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
"Newport City is in fact the capital of the Sanc Kingdom in the popular futurist anime series Gundam Wing." An IP editor added this, but without a source and there's nothing in the Gundam Wing article to back it up either. If in fact it isn't nonsense, please find a source before adding it back in - that is, assuming that it really is a fact of encyclopaedic quality as opposed to a random piece of trivia, which is what it looks like at the moment. Bencherlite Talk 01:04, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
This article states that Hugh, Earl of Stafford issued the first charter in 1385, but the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica states that the first charter was issued by Hugh le Despenser in 1323. Which is it? Owain ( talk) 09:38, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
There are many small and large airports within 2 hours drive of Newport. Residents of the City are most likely to use Cardiff, Bristol, Birmingham and Heathrow for leisure and business travel. To clarify, Birmingham is the 6th busiest airport in the UK and closer than Heathrow in both miles and driving time (see AA route planner). Also, with the recent City status and as the host of the Ryder Cup in 2010 Newport will attract more visitors from the UK, Europe and elsewhere. These visitors (if flying) are most likely to arrive via Cardiff, Bristol, Birmingham or Heathrow. The proximity of the airports (in Miles) to Newport is valuable to travellers in this article and by implication gives an indication of travel time from airport to the City.
I typed "Newport" into the search box and it went straight to the article regarding Newport in South-East Wales. I am curious to know why it didn't go to a disambiguation page, as I thought it would. After all, there is another Newport in West Wales, even if we discount the many others that exist. The Baroness of Morden ( talk) 20:41, 26 December 2007 (UTC)
I think that "Newport" should be located here. However, I think we should consider putting a hatnote dab link in place to Newport, Rhode Island, similar to the dab links to Worcester, Massachusetts and Plymouth, Massachusetts at Worcester and Plymouth. Newport, RI, while certainly not as notable as this Newport, is very historically significant, a major travel destination, the home of the U.S. Naval War College, and the home of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, among many other things. Also, a Google search for "Newport" brings up quite a few hits for Newport, RI. Would any user be opposed to adding a dab link to the city on this page? For example, This article is about the city of Newport in Wales. For the city in Rhode Island, USA, see Newport, Rhode Island. For other uses, see Newport (disambiguation). Cheers, Rai- me 05:19, 28 January 2008 (UTC) (context addition made by Rai- me at 05:24, 28 January 2008 (UTC))