A Blackwood football club is stepping out into the pitch with confidence after a £500 kit donation from electricity firm Swalec.The company’s contribution was prompted by employee Alan Lucas, who coaches the…
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Blackwood man given 10 year animal ban after dog beating
A 21-year-old Blackwood man who savagely kicked a dog so hard that it suffered suspected brain damage has been banned from keeping animals for ten years.Miles Simmonds, of Clos Gronw, Blackwood, was…
Boxing champion Nathan Cleverly inspires people to get fit
European and Commonwealth boxing champion Nathan Cleverly joined pupils at Heolddu Comprehensive School for a healthy workout last week in a drive to encourage more youngsters to keep fit.European and Commonwealth boxing…
Youth theatre group looking for new committee members
Friends of Caerphilly Youth Theatre is looking for new committee members.Are you a business-minded person with an interest in the arts? Are you willing to give up some of your spare time…
Blackwood welcomes Children’s Laureate Anthony Browne
British author and illustrator Anthony Browne visited the Oasis Centre in Blackwood recently to talk to local school children about his love of books.Anthony, who has nearly forty titles to his name,…
Blackwood man jailed three years for bomb making
A Blackwood man has been jailed for three years for making explosive devices at his home.Darren Tinklin, 24, of Waunllwyn Crescent, previously admitted two charges of making explosives, including black powder and…
Man, 21, charged after Cefn Fforest dog beating
A 21-year-old Blackwood man has been charged with causing unnecessary suffering to an animal and common assault after a horrifying dog beating.The attack on the terrier cross-breed, named Holly, happened on November…
40 cars stopped in Blackwood for special police operation
Forty cars were stopped by police in the Blackwood area on Friday as part of an operation to highlight the work of Special Constables.The operation was part of National Specials Weekends which…
Blackwood’s Big Balloon Festival cancelled
Blackwood’s annual Big Balloon Festival has been scrapped after poor weather ruined past events.A report to Caerphilly County Borough Council by its chief executive Stuart Rosser said that despite attracting thousands of…
Blackwood Wetherspoon pub fined £8,400 for accident
National pub chain company JD Wetherspoon has been fined more than £8,400 after an accident at its pub in Blackwood.
In March last year at The Sirhowy, in High Street, a member of staff suffered heavy bruising when pots of paint fell on him through a plasterboard ceiling.
Thirteen large pots, with varying amounts of paint in them, were being stored on the suspended ceiling when they crashed through the plasterboard and on to the staff member.