A new chief medical officer for Wales will be in post from next month, as Dr Sir Frank Atherton prepares to step down from the role after eight-and-a-half years.
There is “nothing at this moment to suggest” so-called grooming gangs are “a particular concern in Newport”, according to a senior Gwent Police officer.
Cllr David Fouweather said he and people living near the mound of illegally-dumped rubbish had made repeated calls to the city council, asking for it to be cleared.