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More than £7,500 raised for charities by Blackwood’s ‘walking councillor’

Councillor Andrew Farina-Childs, has been dubbed the ‘walking councillor’ after raising more than £7,500 for charities in the last three years.

Blackwood’s Royal British Legion (RBL) is calling for new members after the branch recently celebrated its centenary.

A Blackwood man has been jailed after injuring three people in a crash on Christmas day while under the influence of alcohol.

The owner of a Blackwood pub has been ordered to pay more than £2,000 after being prosecuted for breaching food allergen regulations.

A 24-year-old man has been taken to hospital after falling from the Chartist Bridge, Blackwood.

Blackwood councillor Nigel Dix has been chosen as the new leader of Caerphilly County Borough Council’s independent group.

Blackwood’s Wilko store has closed its doors for the final time, as around 100 people turned up in the rain to thank staff and wish them well.

Ruben Duggan, 21, who attends Coleg y Cymoedd, won a bronze medal in the Heating and Plumbing category at Euroskills in Gdansk, Poland.

A life-saving defibrillator has been returned to Blackwood High Street after the casing housing the machine was vandalised in August.

Blackwood’s Wilko store will now close for good after a deal to rescue the stricken retailer fell through.