Newport city centre Newport city centre Newport city centre is traditionally regarded as the area of Newport, Wales bounded by the west bank of the River Usk, the George Street Bridge, the eastern flank of Stow Hill and the South Wales Main Line. Most of the city centre is contained within two conservation areas: the central area and the area around Lower Dock Street. Most of the city centre is located in the Stow Hill district. The main shopping thoroughfare is Commercial Street, which forms part of the north-south axis of High Street, Commercial Street and Commercial Road, linking the heart of the
Newport City F.C. their name to Llanwern AFC to reflect the change of name of the steelworks on whose ground they played. This change coincided with a change in the clubs fortunes and they gained promotion to the top division in 1992-3. They spent a number of years between the top two divisions and in 2002 they won the Welsh Football League Cup. In 2003, they re-located to the Newport Stadium, where they have played ever since. League re-organisation led to Newport City dropping to Division Three in 2010-11 spending two seasons there before promotion back to Division Two for the 2014-5 season.