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  • 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

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