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Cllr Tim Nelson is the borough councillor for Newport North.

There are 4 Conservative councillors on Newport Town Council.

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Cllr Tim Nelson

Telford & Wrekin Councillor

Town Councillor

Tim Nelson is borough councillor for Newport North on Telford & Wrekin Council and a Newport Town Councillor.Tim was Leader of the Conservative Group on Telford & Wrekin Council 2024-25.

Cllr Bill Harper

Town Councillor

Bill Harper is a Newport Town Councillor.

Cllr Jeremy Good

Town Councillor

Parish Councillor

Jeremy Good is a Newport Town Councillor and Tibberton & Cherrington Parish Councillor.

Rodney Pitt is a Town Councillor for Newport South.He served on Newport Town Council for a number of years, organising the first Newport street carnival which was a great success until Telford & Wrekin Council imposed unreasonable conditions on the organisers that made it unviable for many years

Telford & Wrekin Council

There are 7 councillors in the Conservative group on Telford & Wrekin Council, 6 of whom are in the Wrekin.

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Hedge and bushes with an ironwork fence on top of a wall to the right

Cllr Tim Nelson tidies up Wrekin Avenue park

Thursday, 16 October, 2025

Cllr Tim Nelson has been busy in Wrekin Avenue park and play area cutting hedges and generally tidying up the area.Tim is happy to get his hands dirty to keep Newport the tidy, beautiful place that it is.

Cllr Tim Nelson wearing a dark suit and red tie standing in front of a whiteboard with "Pathways Summer Graduation 2025" projected onto it

Cllrs Nelson and Harper present certificates to Burton Borough pupils

Thursday, 25 September, 2025

Cllr Tim Nelson is Chairman of the Newport Youth Café charity, aka "The Hub".Newport Town Council have partnered principally with Burton Borough School to provide a training and work experience package in the Hub.

Cllr Bill Harper shaking hands with Cllr Tim Nelson in front of Cosy Hall with the blue plaque above them

Blue Plaque unveiled at Cosy Hall in Newport

Friday, 1 August, 2025

Cllr Bill Harper and Cllr Tim Nelson are Chair and Deputy Chair respectively of Newport Regeneration Partnership.The Partnership were approached by Cosy Hall in Newport, to create a 'Blue Plaque' to commemorate the work of Susan Miles, MBE, stalwart of the town and mover and shaker of Cosy Hall.

Red car and white car in flood water with the first line from Cllr Nelson's statement overlaid

Statement from Cllr Tim Nelson on flooding in Newport

Tuesday, 22 July, 2025

Newport was hit by flash flooding last night as storms rolled across the county.

Telford and Wrekin Community Governance Review 2025

Last day to respond to Telford & Wrekin Community Governance Review

Monday, 14 July, 2025

The deadline for submitting your comments on Telford & Wrekin Council's Community Governance Review is today.The review is looking to redraw the boundaries of our town and parish councils and reducing the number of councillors in the process.

Blue swing with trees and fields in the background. Cable ties have been tied around the top of the swing with the trailing end sticking up to discourage birds from perching on the frame.

Cllr Bill Harper working at Wrekin Avenue play area

Monday, 30 June, 2025

Cllr Bill Harper has stepped in to stop birds from perching on the swing at Wrekin Avenue play area with the help of some extra long cable ties. Happy to help deter the pigeons from roosting above the seat on the swing at Wrekin Avenue play area.Thank you to the lady who lent me the ‘hop-up’ st

Cllr Tim Nelson presenting a cheque to Lisa Kane in front of a partially visible Burton Borough School sign

Cllr Tim Nelson presents cheque to Burton Borough School

Monday, 30 June, 2025

Cllr Tim Nelson has presented a cheque to Burton Borough School from Newport Regeneration Partnership.Such a pleasurable duty! Being a councillor is not all dog poo, poor parking and politics.

Cllrs Tim Nelson and Bill Harper shaking hands. They are wearing dark suits and smiling. There is a street scene in the background.

Newport Conservatives attend Civic Sunday ceremony

Sunday, 29 June, 2025

Telford & Wrekin Councillor for Newport North, Cllr Tim Nelson and Deputy Mayor of Newport, Cllr Bill Harper attended Newport's Civic Sunday ceremony today where the town welcomed its new mayor, Cllr Thomas Janke.Cllr Nelson said:Bill works with me on the Newport Regeneration partnership.

Caravans parked on Shuker Playing Fields in Newport

Illegal traveller camp on Shuker fields in Newport

Monday, 2 June, 2025

Travellers have set up an illegal encampment on Shuker fields in Newport over the weekend.We know it can be deeply concerning for residents to have unsettled and illegal encampments of this kind, particularly on a well loved public amenity such as Shuker fields.Telford & Wrekin Council provides

Cllr Tim Nelson wearing a light blue t-shirt with white text saying "The Hub Newport"

Cllr Tim Nelson's community carpentry saves church uplighter

Thursday, 22 May, 2025

When Newport in Bloom were gardening Church bed, in Lower Bar recently, they'd noticed the uplighter wasn't working. Cllr Tim Nelson went to have a look why.The light was full of earth and now weeds.