Business people from the Newport area were among guests at the recent groundbreaking ceremony for the highly-anticipated Friars Walk retail and leisure scheme in Newport city centre. The ceremony was performed by Mayor of Newport, Councillor Cliff Suller, with council leader Cllr Bob Bright, council chief executive Will Godfrey, Paul Sargent, of developers Queensberry Real Estate, and Paul Lomas, of contractors Bowmer and Kirkland.