Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has confirmed a sewage spill occurred in the Sirhowy River and suspect it was down to a “misconnection”.
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Rotary club commemorates King’s Coronation and pays tribute to “dedicated” former chairman
Blackwood Rotary Club has unveiled a new park bench at Blackwood Bowls Club to commemorate the King’s Coronation and celebrate the life of former bowls club chairman Allen Witchell.
Man jailed for second time after again torturing a hedgehog
A convicted killer jailed for torturing a defenceless hedgehog has been imprisoned for a second time after admitting doing it again.
Council attacked over £200k office space spend
Cllr Nigel Dix has criticised the council for spending almost £200,000 on an office space, whilst staff continue to work from home.
Falklands War veteran awarded British Empire Medal for voluntary work
Falklands War veteran Denzil Connick, from Blackwood, was awarded a British Empire Medal in the King’s Birthday Honours.
New bar set to open at high street shoe shop after council approval
Shoezone on Blackwood high street is to be changed into a Rhymney Brewery shop and bar.
Blackwood Beach Party returns this summer
This comes after last year’s event was cancelled and replaced with the Blackwood Spring Fair following the death of the late Queen.
Playground set on fire and vandalised during school holidays
Caerphilly County Borough Council has since repaired the playground on Attlee Road, Blackwood, at a cost of £2,000.
Three developments set to be decided by council planning committee
These are the developments in Caerphilly County Borough which will be decided by members of the council’s planning committee next week.
Royal British Legion members pay their respects to the fallen in Belgium
Members of the Blackwood and Ebbw Vale branches of the Royal British Legion have paid their respects to those who lost their lives during the First World War.