Newport Centre Newport Centre The Newport Centre is a leisure centre in Newport, South Wales. The Newport Centre is located in Newport city centre on the west bank of the River Usk adjacent to the Kingsway Shopping Centre. It holds events such as concerts, conferences and exhibitions. The centre hosts the Welsh Open snooker tournament as well as international business conferences and exhibitions. The Centre also has suites overlooking the leisure pool and elsewhere; The Riverside Suite, Castle Room, Kingsway Suite, Usk Room, Treetops Suite, and the Emlyn Rooms. On Thursday 6 April, it played host to week 7 of the 2006
River Wear of Britain may very well be the River Wear. The name may be derived from Brythonic "*wẹ:drā", which meant 'a bend' (c.f Welsh "gwair"). Also suggested is a possible derivation from the Brythonic root "*wei-", which is thought to have meant 'to flow'. The name 'Wear' has also been explained as being an ancient Celtic name meaning 'river of blood'. River Wear The River Wear (, ) in North East England rises in the Pennines and flows eastwards, mostly through County Durham to the North Sea in the City of Sunderland. At long, it is one of the region's longest