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The council confirmed in October that Newport Centre would be demolished in 2023 to make way for a new Coleg Gwent campus on the site. A state-of-the-art leisure centre will also be built on a nearby site near the riverfront.

The centre hosted the Welsh Open snooker tournament from 1992 until 1998, and also from 2005 until 2014. The centre also has suites overlooking the leisure pool and elsewhere; The Riverside Suite, Castle Room, Kingsway Suite, Usk Room, Treetops Suite, and the Emlyn Rooms.

The venue, which has welcomed a huge number of acts and bands, including Run DMC, Elvis Costello, David Bowie and Kasabian, over the years.