Three people have been treated for minor injuries after a bus crashed into a street sign on Blackwood High Street.
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Police issue 87 parking tickets in Blackwood during crackdown
Gwent Police issued 87 parking tickets along High Street in Blackwood during a crackdown on illegal parking.The £30 and £60 fines were issued in a week that marked the beginning of a…
Jobs boost following sale of Pontllanfraith plastic recycling company
A plastics recycling company which went into administration earlier this year has been sold – with the potential of up to 80 new jobs.Plastics Sorting Ltd, based on Blackwood Business Park, in…
Thursday evening road closure in Blackwood still in place, say police
Gwent Police i warning motoriss and car cruisers that Blackwood High Street is still closed on Thursday evenings.The original closure order for Thursdays was granted in September 2009 in a bid to…
Appeal for information after burglary at Blackwood jewellers
Gwent Police is appealing for information following a burglary at Discount Jewellers on High Street, Blackwood. The burglary happened on Saturday May 19 at about 4.30pm. Officers would like to speak to…
Caerphilly Council takes to the road to beat noisy neighbours
Caerphilly County Borough Council is holding a series of roadshows this week about noisy neighbours.The council’s Environmental Health team is running the roadshows as part of Noise Action Week. It will be…
Labour challenged by Plaid over Blackwood supermarket
The ruling Labour group on Caerphilly County Borough Council must deliver a Morrisons supermarket, according to former local authority leader Allan Pritchard.The refusal of planning permission for a new Morrisons supermarket at…
Police promise a “zero tolerance” approach to illegal parking in Blackwood
Gwent Police has promised a zero tolerance crackdown from today on illegal parking in Blackwood.The action, it has said, is in response to increasing complaints from traders about motorists parking on double-yellow…
Appeal to trace owners of stolen pocket watches and coins found in Blackwood field
Gwent Police is appealing to residents to identify these pocket watches and coins after they were found in a field in Blackwood.A member of the public handed in four pocket watches with…
Budding Blackwood entrepreneurs showcase invention
Pupils from Blackwood Comprehensive School have been showing off their entrepreneurial skills, by selling a mobile phone accessory they invented.Year 10 students Toni Williams, Zoe Parnell and Lowri Jones-Twinberrow have created a…