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NEWS IN BRIEF Policemeetings


PEOPLE can discuss crime issues withNewport’s Pill Neighbourhood Policing Team on the following days: February 10, 7pm-8pm, Duffryn communi- ty centre; February 20, 12pm- 1pm, Duffryn Post Office, Tredegar House Drive (mobile station);March 2, 12pm-1pm, Duffryn Post Office (mobile sta- tion).


Halfmarathon


SPORTY fundraisers are prepar- ing to take part in a halfmara- thon that drew 1,000 people in its inaugural year. The second NewportHalfMarathon will go ahead onMarch 2, allowing par- ticipants to raise funds for chari- ties including St David’sHospice.


Demolition plan


THE University of SouthWales is proposing to demolish the IB John Building at its Caerleon Campus site. The site of the build- ing, formerly used for education- alworkshops, will be landscaped and gravelled subject to planning permission being granted.


Big boxes needed


STDAVID’SHospice needs 40 large cardboard boxes to store its ‘goody bags’ for theNewport HalfMarathon. To help, call 01633 851050 oremail fund- raising@stdavidshospicecare.org


RETIRING: Brian and Christine Lloyd say goodbye to Chez Giovanni.


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Friday, February 7, 2014


Award-winning Italian restaurant up for sale


A NEWPORT restaurant is


up for sale after its owners decided to retire. Brian Lloyd and his wife Christine have run Chez Giovanni in Clarence Place for 13 years. But since Mr Lloyd, 65,


suffered a heart attack two years ago, the couple have continued to suffer health problems and decided to give up the business to spend more time at their home in Magor. Mr Lloyd said: “In this tough time, people are sell- ing restaurants simply be- cause business is bad. Our reason is because of our health.We still love this res- taurant.” Topolino’s wine bar and bistro, which is next to the restaurant and recently un- derwent a £85,000 refit, is also up for sale. At the moment, the res- taurant is only open from Wednesdays to Saturdays because they do not want to overdo it. Mr Lloyd said the restau-


rant has seen many famous faces over the years. It has been visited by boxing stars


Joe Calzaghe and Enzo Mac- carinelli and the restaurant sponsored Newbridge fight- er Gavin Rees two years ago. Several snooker


play-


ers, such as world cham- pions Ronnie O’Sullivan, Mark Williams and Terry Griffiths,visited the restau- rant when the Welsh Open was held at the Newport Centre. The business is up for sale for £599,999 with estate agents Preferred Commer- cial and includes ten bedsits on the floors above the res- taurant. Chez Giovanni was first set


up in 1972 by Giovanni Gu- lotta and his wife Anna, who were originally from Sicily. Mr Lloyd said he and his wife, who have been mar- ried for 41 years and have three children, were the res- taurant’s first ever custom- ers, and bought it from their friend, businessman Max Sadano in 2001. It has won the Voice maga- zine’s best Italian restau- rant competition for eight years running, and in Octo- ber was given the Best Res- taurant of the Year title.


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