Newport mural demolition
Hundreds of people have protested about the demolition of an historic chartist mural in Newport. The Council have removed it as part of a shopping centre development.
Protestors gather at site of Newport mural demolition
Around 200 protestors have gathered in Newport to voice their anger at the demolition of a mural dedicated to the chartist movement. The artwork was taken down by the council on Thursday as part of a £100m shopping centre development.
The artwork depicted the 1839 Chartist uprising in a subway off John Frost Square and was created in 1978.
More top news
-
Wales Weather: Rain for the north, drier further south
Rain clipping the far north through the evening but elsewhere staying dry with some sunny spells.
-
Two more people die from coronavirus in Wales taking total number to 1,504
Public Health Wales figures show 25 more cases of the virus have also been confirmed.
-
Groups gathering to drink and litter in Cardiff Bay 'are ruining it for others'
Photos taken on Saturday morning show Roald Dahl Plass strewn with empty beer bottles and discarded canisters of laughing gas.