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Brit Who Lost £620M Bitcoin Fortune in Rubbish Blunder Now Wants to Buy the Landfill to Dig It Up

Man accidentally throws away a hard drive containing £620M in Bitcoin. After legal battles fail, he now aims to buy the landfill to search for it.

International Business Times UK

Man on hopeless quest to recover $600 million of Bitcoin from landfill is finally told by the High Court to quit it, says he's 'very upset'

"It's not about greed, I'm happy to share the proceeds but nobody in a position of power will have a decent conversation with me."

PC Gamer

Bitcoin miner refused access to landfill site to retrieve £598m hard drive, judge rules

James Howells has been fighting Newport council after his former partner accidentally took the hard drive to the rubbish tip in 2013

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There are now cameras that can detect if you're badly parked!

With the help of clever cameras, law enforcement in Wales is cracking down on drivers who park illegally

Digital Camera World

Man who lost £500 million bitcoin fortune to bin day is fighting for a chance to find it in court, after more than 10 years in a landfill

If I lost a hard drive worth £500 million, you can be sure I'd never, ever stop talking about it.

PC Gamer

Newport Woman Accidentally Discards Ex-Boyfriend's £627M Bitcoin Fortune In Landfill

Almost a decade ago, Halfina Eddy-Evans's ex-boyfriend asked her to dump his unwanted belongings in a tip site in Newport, Wales. The items included a hard drive with a passkey to 8,000 Bitcoins.

International Business Times UK

Crypto miner fights to retrieve $749M Bitcoin fortune 'accidentally thrown in landfill'

"The treasure is getting more and more valuable by the day and that isn't going to stop," James Howells tells Fortune.

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Robot dogs, AI and the plan to retrieve £165m crypto fortune lost in rubbish dump

James Howells has been embroiled in a decade-long battle to find his digital millions, Joe Middleton writes

The Independent UK

Council hands over thousands in pothole and road damage compensation

More than £5,000 was paid out in a single claim

Wales Online

The streets in Newport where three weekly bin collections are starting first as date announced

Thousands of residents will see the changes implemented in just a few weeks

Wales Online

The sad state of the historic former TJs building in Newport as council orders more repair works

The building once hosted legendary nights in the city but has fallen badly into disrepair

Wales Online

Three weekly bin collections in Newport: When it starts, how it works and what's happening to recycling

The major changes are set to come in later this year

Wales Online

The huge plans for demolishing Newport Centre and what's going to replace it

The 37-year-old venue is being demolished soon with major plans to replace it

Wales Online

All the big projects Newport Council is spending money on this year

Some major projects are set to transform the city

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Neighbours face legal action after council order them to decrease height of their fences

Local were left baffled after they received enforcement notices from the council over the height of their fences.

Daily Mirror

Neighbours face being taken to court by council because their fences are 'too high'

A number of neighbours in Lliswerry, Newport, have been ordered to rip down their fences as the local council says they are too high to adhere to the local rules in place

Wales Online

Neighbours face being taken to court by council over height of their fences

Four have now received enforcement notices and some of them have said they are committed to going to court over the “farcical” situation

Wales Online

Plans to repair castle where woman was murdered by millionaire take a step forward

There are proposals to convert part of the huge site at Pencoed Castle, near Llanmartin, to housing

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Karen’s Diner receives zero food hygiene rating from inspectors weeks after opening

The first visit was on February 22 while queues built up outside with people desperate to experience the diner famed for humorously “rude” service. Last week inspectors issued the zero rating and a list of ways the restaurant must improve

Wales Online

Wales' first Karen’s Diner given zero food hygiene rating weeks after opening

Karen's Diner opened its first highly anticipated restaurant in Newport last month

Birmingham Post

A Newport freeport would create 24,000 jobs, says backers

Newport City Council is leading the bid for a regional freeport in south east Wales

Wales Online

Owners of 100-year-old garden centre devastated as the council forces them to shut half of their shops

The council told the owners they would have to close all three of the cabins by February 23

Wales Online

Newport library, museum and art gallery to re-open after seven-month closure

The building has been shut since last summer

Wales Online

The three bids vying to become Wales' first freeport

The winner will receive £26m in funding and benefit from special customs and tax reliefs

Wales Online

Newport raising council tax by an eye watering 8.5% as bin collections and services are cut

The increase is lower than what was previously proposed

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