Caerphilly Observer
Member Sign in Manage Membership
Become a Member - no ads
Menu
  • News
    • Senedd
    • Business
    • Newport
    • Opinion
  • Sport
    • Rugby union
    • Football
  • Membership & Subscriptions
  • Notices
  • Obituaries
  • About
    • Advertise
  • Sponsored Content
Menu

Tag: Blackwood

School pupils take to the catwalk to highlight environmental impact of fast fashion

Monday, May 23, 2022Monday, May 23, 2022

Children at Libanus Primary in Blackwood redesigned unwanted clothes before showing them off at their school ‘Trash-ion show’.

Council should fine supermarkets to tackle abandoned trolleys, councillor demands

Monday, May 23, 2022Monday, May 23, 2022

Blackwood councillor Nigel Dix wants tougher enforcement action after finding a significant amount of trolleys dumped in the Sirhowy River.

First Minister confirms new direct bus service to Grange Hospital

Thursday, May 19, 2022Wednesday, October 18, 2023

A new direct bus service connecting Blackwood and Newbridge to the Grange University Hospital is set to be on the road within the next few weeks.

Charity trek to raise awareness of breast cancer among young people

Friday, May 13, 2022Friday, May 13, 2022

Nick O’Connor is aiming to raise £2,250 for CoppaFeel, and will be joined by 120 fellow-trekkers as he embarks upon the 100km trek.

New “trendy” cafe could be coming to high street

Thursday, May 12, 2022Thursday, May 12, 2022

According to the application, the former tanning studio at 79 High Street has been vacant for a couple of years and could soon sell a variety of different teas and coffees.

Caerphilly County Borough Council planning notice

Monday, May 9, 2022Wednesday, July 6, 2022

– Llanbradach
– Blackwood
– Draethen

Award nomination for councillor after bowel cancer awareness work

Monday, May 9, 2022Monday, May 9, 2022

Blackwood councillor Kevin Etheridge was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2019, aged 60.

Council elections 2022: Why do people think voting is important?

Thursday, May 5, 2022Thursday, May 5, 2022

Historically, Caerphilly County Borough has one of the lowest turn-outs for council elections in Wales, with a 36.3% turn-out in 2017.

Blackwood beaten in final despite valiant second half showing

Wednesday, May 4, 2022Wednesday, May 4, 2022

Blackwood RFC Women were beaten by Lampeter in a highly competitive WRU South Wales Plate final at the Principality Stadium.

Blackwood Bus Station toilets may not reopen after latest spate of vandalism

Thursday, April 28, 2022Thursday, April 28, 2022

The public toilets at Blackwood Bus Station may not be reopening after they were vandalised – the latest in a spate of criminal damage to happen there.

  • Previous
  • 1
  • …
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • …
  • 119
  • Next

Latest News

  • Caerphilly Leisure Centre ahead of the Senedd by-election vote count
    Votes to be counted day after next Senedd election instead of overnightSaturday, November 8, 2025
  • McDonald’s planning to open in Maesycwmmer, but traffic concerns voicedFriday, November 7, 2025
  • Plans for the redevelopment of Howells department store in Cardiff city centre show that it will include an 11 storey tower block near historic buildings
    Plans approved for latest phase of Howells regenerationFriday, November 7, 2025
  • Neil James, chair of Deep End Cymru and a GP partner in the Rhymney valley
    More patients, less funding: ‘inverse workload law’ hitting GPs in poorest areasFriday, November 7, 2025
  • Kelly Jones won silver in the Care Practitioner in Residential Care category at the Wales Care Awards
    Support worker recognised with national awardFriday, November 7, 2025
  • FRAYING: Is the European Union coming apart at the seams? Pic: FDEComite
    Wales ‘hurt hardest’ by Brexit trade barriersFriday, November 7, 2025

Find out how the communities of Caerphilly County Borough get their names

Caerphilly

Legal & Public Notices

  • Caerphilly County Borough Council public noticesThursday, October 30, 2025
  • Notice of application for a premises licence: Ffos CaerffiliThursday, October 23, 2025
  • Notice of application for a variation of a premises licence: Pontygwindy Industrial EstateWednesday, October 22, 2025
  • Caerphilly County Borough Council public noticesThursday, October 16, 2025
© 2009-2024 Caerphilly Media Ltd, Caerphilly Miners Centre for the Community Watford Road Caerphilly, CF83 1BJ. Incorporated in Wales No. 07604006.