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Kymin By Robin Hall
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This year’s Newport Half Marathon was an outstanding success and something we as a city can build on in future years. St David’s Hospice Care, Newport City Council along with the sponsors and other partners should be congratulated. With more than 1,000 entrants in its inaugural year, with some tweaks to the route the event has the capacity for many thousands of people. This would put Newport on the map in terms of this sport, with runners and their supporters coming to the city from all over the country, which in time could have important benefi ts to the local economy.
We do not export any goods or services so do not trade directly with our European partners. However, Kymin is affected by certain European legislation such as dual regulatory directives within the fi nancial services sector. Overall whether we stay in or pull out of Europe would have very little effect on our business on a day-to-day basis.
Newport University
By Professor Stephen Hagen
A Rodney By Dr Chris Brown
Events such as this will help build pride in the city of Newport, and the university supports lots of events which bring the community together. There are certain features every city needs – a cathedral, a university – and now a half marathon, which also highlights the sports and health courses we have on offer across the region.
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I am not sure how the success was measured or manifested itself but in future it could have teams running from the various sporting groups in Newport; Dragons, Newport RFC, Newport AFC, cyclists, Celtic Manor Resort etc...
We should be thinking internationally, especially given the issues surrounding student visas. Our students go to European countries and we welcome thousands of students from the EU, which brings benefi ts to their learning experience and to our economy. I speak multiple languages and feel strongly that a globalised workforce brings untold benefi ts to business. Much of our research is now on a European scale so we should think very carefully of any unforeseen consequences before de-committing from the EU.
If Britain pulled out of Europe there would be a detrimental effect on our business. We rely on people coming through the turnstiles and with less employment in Wales and less grant aid to Wales we would suffer. The City of London might be happy but there would be no positive effect in Newport.
I think some positive outcomes will prevail from the horsemeat scandal. People will change their shopping habits and shop locally again at established and very often family owned butchers. This will help the local economy and possibly get people into town and city centres again. Locally bought meat that is locally sourced and is traceable has to be the way forward.
It has defi nitely opened our eyes – no-one knew how far overseas our meat had travelled until now. The horsemeat scandal has shown how complex the world’s markets are and how we as consumers should educate ourselves more about where our food products come from. I certainly believe what is written on the package should be the honest truth!
Finally the supermarkets who brought us BSE in cattle and now horsemeat will take food seriously and actually be brought to account for their sourcing policies. We might also start to eat horse which if properly regulated and labelled would be a good source of food – it is currently a third of the price of beef so if it was in demand and went up by 100 per cent it would still represent good value.
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