New online Forum is created at www.4newport.org Since the Newport Rural Conservative Branch was formed in 2006, the website (www.4newport.org) has gone from strength to strength, providing local news and views to the people of Newport and the Surrounding rural area. To celebrate its 2 year anniversary we have launched a new online forum to discuss local issues with local Councillors in the hope that it can be debated in an open and constructive format.
Councillor Dan Ashley co-creator of www.4newport.org, discusses the importance of the forum and bringing the community together over the internet.
“Do you have any question on the Newport Canal, Newport Regeneration, Tourism in the Town, Town play parks, Borough Towns Initiative, What is Telford and Wrekin doing for Newport? These are just a few questions that I have come across in my time as a local Borough and Town Councillor, and to be honest I didn’t have the answers to a lot of questions. So I used to make a few phone calls to colleagues and then they would make phone calls (and so on) and then finally I would get back to person who contacted me to relay that message, cut a long story short, it took a long time! With the open forum at www.4newport.org the local people can address their concerns and it can be answered by any of the six local councillors or members of the public! How easy is that?”
“It’s all and well good that newsletters get issued every now and again from various political parties, but with the internet and this forum, news, views and debates are almost instantaneous and address important local issues to the rural community of Newport”
Local people need to get involved with local matters and voice their opinions & concerns! With the power of the internet this can be done in comfort of your own home or the Newport Library.
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