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Author: Richard Gurner

When are Stagecoach drivers in Blackwood going on strike?

Tuesday, October 5, 2021Tuesday, October 5, 2021

Stagecoach drivers based in Blackwood have announced the dates they are to go on strike over a pay dispute.

The first new council homes for almost 20 years

Monday, October 4, 2021Monday, October 4, 2021

Caerphilly County Borough Council is now the owner of six new houses on a 55-home estate built on the former site of Bedwellty School in Aberbargoed.

“We need to do all we can to look after our hearing”

Thursday, September 30, 2021Thursday, September 30, 2021

Hearing Care Specialist Jon McCarthy said: “I set up Valley Hearing as I wanted to bring an honest relaxed approached to private hearing care, one that isn’t based on sales targets.”

Is this the smallest shop in Blackwood?

Thursday, September 30, 2021Tuesday, October 5, 2021

Squeezed between a shoe shop and an opticians in Central Buildings on High Street, Blackwood, the premises measure just 11.5 square metres.

Family’s tribute to motorcyclist who died in Machen crash

Thursday, September 30, 2021Thursday, September 30, 2021

The wife of a motorcyclist who died in a crash in Machen earlier this month has said his death has left a “great void”.

Blackwood’s Stagecoach bus drivers vote for strike action over pay and conditions

Tuesday, September 28, 2021Tuesday, September 28, 2021

Stagecoach drivers based out of Blackwood have voted for strike action – prompting an angry response from the bus operator.

Extra bus put on for stranded students, but will it last?

Monday, September 27, 2021Monday, September 27, 2021

Stagecoach has laid on an extra bus service in the morning for stranded students trying to make their way to Coleg y Cymoedd in Nantgarw.

Amber and green lists merged, but Welsh Government still to decide on PCR tests for returning travellers

Monday, September 27, 2021Wednesday, October 18, 2023

The Welsh Government has confirmed it will merge the green and amber travel lists into one and remove the requirement for pre-departure testing for those fully vaccinated.

Heavy queues at petrol stations, but motorists urged not to panic buy

Friday, September 24, 2021Friday, September 24, 2021

Motorists are being urged not to panic buy petrol, despite reports of large queues at forecourts across Caerphilly County Borough.

A472 between Crumlin and Pontypool reopened after three-car crash

Friday, September 24, 2021Friday, September 24, 2021

Three people were taken to hospital following a three-car crash on the A472 between Crumlin and Pontypool.

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