Press Release

21 December 2012

Christmas information for residents

Information is available about Christmas events, shopping in Newport and council services over the Christmas period on the council’s website

Council building opening times

Opening times of council facilities over the Christmas period:

Civic Centre

Monday 24 December, open until 3pm

Tuesday 25 and Wednesday 26 December, closed

Thursday 27 - Friday 28 December, normal opening hours

Saturday 29, Sunday 30, Monday 31 December and Tuesday 1 January, closed

Wednesday 2 January, normal opening hours

Contacting the council

The council’s contact centre can be reached on (01633) 656656 at the following times:

Monday 24 December, 8am – 4pm
Tuesday 25, Wednesday 26, Monday 31 December and Tuesday 1 January, closed
Normal opening hours at all other times

An emergency out-of-hours service will operate at other times over the holiday period, telephone 01633 656656.

Leisure centres

	Active Living Centre	Newport Centre	Newport Tennis Centre and S.E Wales Regional Pool	Wales National Velodrome	Underwood Leisure Centre
Monday 24 December	9am – 4pm	Closed	Closed	Closed	Closed
Tuesday 25 and Wednesday 26 December	Closed	Closed	Closed	Closed	Closed
Thursday 27December	Closed	Closed	Normal opening hours	Normal opening hours	Closed
Friday 28 December	Closed	Normal opening hours	Normal opening hours	Normal opening hours	Closed
Saturday 29 December	9am -5pm	Normal opening hours	Normal opening hours	Normal opening hours	Closed
Sunday 30 December	9am – 5pm	Normal opening hours	Normal opening hours	Normal opening hours	Closed
Monday 31 December	Closed	9am – 3.30pm	Closed	9.30am – 4pm	Closed
Tuesday 1 January 2013	Closed	Closed	Closed	Closed	Closed
Wednesday 2 January 2013	Normal opening hours	Normal opening hours	Normal opening hours	Normal opening hours	Normal opening hours

For further information please see the sport and leisure pages

Christmas refuse, recycling and special collections

Normal collection day	Revised collection day
Monday 24 December	Monday 24 December
Tuesday 25 December	Thursday 27 December
Wednesday 26 December	Friday 28 December
Thursday 27 December	Saturday 29 December
Friday 28 December	Sunday 30 December
Monday 31 December	Monday 31 December
Tuesday 1 January 2013	Wednesday 2 January 2013
Wednesday 2 January	Thursday 3 January
Thursday 3 January	Friday 4 January
Friday 4 January	Saturday 5 January

Bins and recycling boxes should be out by 7am on the morning of collection.

Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) and landfill site

Monday 24 December	HWRC open 7.30am until 4pm Landfill site open as normal
Tuesday 25 and Wednesday 26 December	Closed
Thursday 27 and Friday 28 December	HWRC and landfill site open as normal
Monday 31 December	HWRC open 7.30am until 4pm Landfill site open as normal
Tuesday 1 January 2013	Closed
Wednesday 2 January 2013 onwards	HWRC and landfill site business as usual

Special collections

Normal collection day	Revised collection day
Monday 24 December	Monday 24 December
Tuesday 25 December	Thursday 27 December
Wednesday 26 December	Friday 28 December
Thursday 27 December	Saturday 29 December
Friday 28 December	Saturday 29 December
Monday 31 December	Monday 31 December
Tuesday 1 January 2013	Wednesday 2 January 2013
Wednesday 2 January	Thursday 3 January
Thursday 3 January	Friday 4 January
Friday 4 January	Friday 4 January

For more information please see the recycling pages.

Museum & Art Gallery

Saturday 22 December	9:30am – 4pm
Sunday 23 December	Closed
Monday 24 December	9.30am – 3pm
Tuesday 25 and Wednesday 26 December	Closed
Thursday 27 December	9.30am – 5pm
Friday 28 and Saturday 29 December	9.30am - 4.30pm
Sunday 30 December 2012 – Tuesday 1 January 2013	Closed
Wednesday 2 January	9:30 – 5pm