A new mural celebrating one of the most diverse areas of Newport has appeared in the city centre. The mural on Temple Street, just off Commercial Road in Pillgwenlly, was completed last week and depicts scenes from Pill Carnival, flags marking the diversity of the area and a portrait of one of Pill's longest-serving police officers.
The mural, which was painted over the course of four days, is part of a wider effort between Newport City Council and local artists to transform Newport as part of its Safer Streets project and comes ahead of Pill Carnival on August 29. Speaking to WalesOnline, artist Andy O'Rourke said his idea for the mural began with commemorating PC Val, a long-serving officer at Gwent Police who patrolled Pill for over 30 years until leaving his post recently.
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