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Newport is the third-largest city within Wales, after Cardiff and Swansea. Standing on the banks of the River Usk, the population of Newport city is 140,000 inhabitants and the greater urban area is in excess of 160,000
The city is one of the warmer and sunnier locations in the UK and its sheltered location tends to protect Newport from extreme weather. This, coupled with a lower cost of living than much of the UK, makes it a desirable place to live and work.
The city is excellently served with transport links - the M4 motorway comes within a mile of the city centre. Cardiff is well linked with Newport, with rail and bus services between the cities every 5 minutes.Newport has three major centres for employment; the city centre and business parks clustered around the M4 junctions. The civil service industry is the biggest employer, providing many jobs in Newport.
Businesses in the city centre include the Passport Office for much of the south and west of the UK, and the Wales headquarters of the Charity Commission and British Red Cross. Businesses on the west side of the city include; the headquarters of the Office for National Statistics, the headquarters of the Patent Office, the headquarters of Wales and West Utilities, a large Panasonic manufacturing plant, a manufacturing plant for International Rectifier and the shared-service centre for HM Prison Service.
Industry in the east of Newport was formerly based on the Corus steelworks at Llanwern, and although the rolling mill is still active, steel manufacture ceased in 2001. The land formerly used for manufacturing is currently being redeveloped to provide 4,000 homes and up to 6,000 jobs.
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