Blackwood Miners’ Institute Community Theatre will host the first performance of a new unscripted play about the miners’ strike.Miner’s Girl is based on local memories of the industrial disputes in the 1980s…
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More booze-free zones for Caerphilly County Borough
Eight new alcohol control zones are to be introduced across Caerphilly County Borough in a bid to stop street drinking and drunken antisocial behaviour.Caerphilly County Borough Council’s cabinet recently approved eight new…
Blackwood woman fined almost £1,000 for selling tobacco to 15-year-old
A shopkeeper has been fined for selling cigarettes to a 15-year-old as part of a trading standards sting.Carol Edwards, who runs the Premier Stores at Blackwood Bus Station, was the subject of…
Former Mayor chosen by Plaid for Blackwood by-election
Blackwood Town councillor Andrew Farina-Childs has been chosen by Plaid Cymru to fight the July 8 by-election for a seat on Caerphilly County Borough Council.Married with two daughters, Andrew, 43, lives at…
Gwent Police anti-drink drive campaign launched
Gwent Police has launched its summer crackdown on drink and drug drivers.The force will lead the month-long national campaign on behalf of the four Welsh police forces.The campaign was launched at Blackwood’s…
Woman admits hiding baby in Pengam home
A 30-year-old woman has admitted hiding her dead newborn baby in the attic of her Pengam home.Caerphilly Magistrates’ Court was told that Maxine Davies, of Cwmcarn Road, Pontywaun, hid her pregnancy from…
Blackwood council by-election to be held in July
A council by-election for the Blackwood ward will be held on July 8.The by-election is being held after long-serving independent councillor Kevin Etheridge stood down last month citing personal reasons.The full list…
Missing Blackwood man, 40, found dead
The body of a Blackwood man, who had missing for a week, has been found.Gwent Police has said the body of 40-year-old Lewis Powell had been discovered and that they were not…
Blackwood man detained indefinitely after booby-trapping garden
A man suffering from schizophrenia who booby-trapped his garden with trip wires and explosives has been detained indefinitely under the Mental Health Act.Donatien Se Sabi Bestrualta Chamchawala, 31, of Blackwood, was born…
Police appeal for missing Blackwood man, 40
UPDATE: Missing Blackwood man, 40, found deadGwent Police is appealing for information to find a missing Blackwood man.Lewis Powell, aged 40, was reported as missing from his home address on the evening…