The Knowhere Guide

Local Heroes in Newport, Newport*

Newport, Newport Famous Residents

Cringing Cult of Celebrity (Famous residents and ex-residents.)

• The imfamous GLC!!...u knows it...
• LEE DAINTON ,CUTE,BAD AND SLIGHTLY CRAZY! EVERY WOMANS DREAM!
• Mickael Jackson and Arnold Swarzanegger can be seen in the bus station a 6:00 am on sunday'sdoing the okey cokey
• the not so famous members of the kenndy soundtrack can foundout on the piss on a friday in Tj's. the ex members of the 60ft dolls are usualy spotted in le pub and thats about it!
• Have I mentioned Kurt Cobain came to Newport? Oh, and Courtney Love.And Rik Mayall. But they aren't exactly residents, are they?
• alan, he built the castle
• Desmond Llewellyn (Q in James Bond) John Frost (look it up in the histoy books) Josie D'arby Feeder Newport rugby players the queen was here once aswell me thinks Terry Matthews (MUlti multi multi multi millionaire) Tony brown (multi multi millionaire) owner of Bisley office equipment see.
• manics turning up on occassion in tj's
• well if you go to Zanzibar you could very well bump into Christain Malcolm and Jamie Bolsh.
• nicky wire, skindred, a few pro skaters & a ton of people who used to be in bands that were going to be the next big thing
• Feeder
• The Stone Roses spent a while here and took the cherub and shield of newport (from the bridge) and used it as an emblum on their second coming LP.
• thats another thing about zanzibar. chris Wyatt. he often goes there. also its not unusual to see some other funky rugby guys there. i.e martyn madden (llanelli) and even the godly craig quinnel. cool eh!!!!1
• Anthony Hopkins Mum!
• Q, Christian Malcolm the welsh sprinting champion
• newport is great i come from cwmbran but i live in southampton now i am moving to newport soon if you think newport is bad try and live in southampton
• Kurt Cobain slept on newport bridge once with courtney love after proposing to her in newports rock club TJ's
• How can we forget the loveable Johnny Morris? King of the animal POV. I'm sure he lived in the Somerton area.
• I've heard that Billy Idol, famous 80's rock muppet, once recieved a good kicking outside the Red Lion pub, Stow Hill - does that count?
• Dub War (now Skindred) - great bunch of boys. 60ft Dolls - 2 of them are ok. Mike Coles, Wanker! Donna Matthews - Elastica
• the queen lived next door for a while
• Q from james Bond films carlton b. Morgan ex-cartoon writer for the NME
• Film director Peter Greenaway born here, Green from Scritti, Tory slime-snail Kenneth Baker used to live here once. They left. Nuff sed.
• Dub War & 60ft Dolls

Buskers, Street Entertainers

• that old bloke that sings in the tunnel is really good, and such a nice man as well, in fact hes probably the nicest person in newport. He said hello to me in iceland
• why are all street entertainers crap they just milk their performance for 3 hours and by the time u watch them and wake back up again the shops are shut!!!
• check out all th friendly punks selling the big issue near BHS. they are extremely friendly and almost could be classed in the entertainment category. One of them is especially keen to inform everyone how he keeps his mohican looking# so pert - just in case you're wondering, he uses wood glue. the girls playing stringed type instruements in the mirror door by C&A's give the city a nice classical feel - even cultured one might say.
• Frankie Lodge!!! the drunk singer who is always in the subway by John Frost Sq! very good though and extremly friendly
• Not as many buskers as there used to be...loads of Big Issue sellers some of which can be abusive if you don't want a Big Issue.
• Plenty along commercial street in summer..oh and by littlewoods in that undercover thingy.
• I think the buskers in Newport aren'tbad and at least they're entertaining us for money, not like the junkies and alcoholics who beg for it in every other subway in town!!
• bloody loads of them...even the guy who comes from cardiff who balances upside down in a plant pot, you just got to see it
• @nd-e the big issue seller, I find him entertaining anyway.....
• Buskers......About fifty every other couple of yards

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Last updated: 2008-06-12