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Tag: Blackwood

Blackwood man, 29, pleads guilty to holding indecent images of children

Wednesday, December 20, 2023Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Ashley Carol, 29, of Morrison Street, Blackwood appeared at Newport Magistrates Court on December 15.

Former pub to be converted into five-bedroom home

Tuesday, December 19, 2023Tuesday, December 19, 2023

The now-closed Coal Hole Inn will now be turned into a five-bedroom house after planning permission was approved.

Libanus Lifestyle: Community hub going from strength-to-strength

Friday, December 15, 2023Friday, December 15, 2023

Work converting the former chapel into the strong community asset it is today began in 2015, with the building modernised and its churchyard converted into a vibrant garden.

“We are in a crisis”: Homelessness charity shares struggles of rough sleepers in winter

Friday, December 15, 2023Friday, December 15, 2023

Hayley Thomas, founder of homelessness charity HCT, wants the council to make it easier for people in need to ask for help.

As Barclays shuts yet another branch, meet the community bank that hasn’t closed its doors

Thursday, December 7, 2023Monday, December 11, 2023

Not-for-profit Smart Money Cymru is a credit union that turned itself into a bank for the benefit of the community.

17-year-old girl found after being reported missing

Monday, December 4, 2023Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Kiera Jones, from Tredegar, was last seen in Blackwood at around 1.30pm on Tuesday November 28.

Blackwood’s winter food and craft fair draws more than 7,600 visitors

Monday, December 4, 2023Monday, December 4, 2023

More than 7,600 visitors descended on Blackwood as the town hosted its winter food and craft fair on Saturday November 25.

Long-serving councillor awarded for service to local government

Wednesday, November 29, 2023Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Blackwood independent councillor Kevin Etheridge has been recognised by his peers for going “above and beyond” in his public service.

Criminal, 50, recalled to prison by police

Friday, November 24, 2023Friday, November 24, 2023

Allen Bowden, 50, from Blackwood, was released from prison on licence on November 7 – but Gwent Police want him back behind bars.

Police appeal after firework thrown at teenage girl

Wednesday, November 22, 2023Wednesday, November 22, 2023

A teenage girl suffered minor injuries after three men threw a firework at her in Blackwood last month, sparking a Gwent Police appeal.

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