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Tag: Blackwood

Shoplifter jailed after breaching Blackwood town centre ban

Friday, May 21, 2021Friday, May 21, 2021

Gareth Rudge, 35, of no fixed abode, had been given a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO), which banned him from going into Blackwood town centre.

Blackwood Cinema expecting “very good half-term” despite reduced capacity

Tuesday, May 18, 2021Tuesday, May 18, 2021

With social distancing rules in place, Blackwood’s Maxime Cinema will see its capacity reduced from 640 seats to around 170 – but its owners are optimistic.

Manic Street Preachers announce new album and UK tour

Friday, May 14, 2021Friday, May 14, 2021

Manic Street Preachers have announced they will be releasing a new album and doing a UK-wide tour later this year.

Blackwood’s Maxime Cinema to reopen on Monday

Thursday, May 13, 2021Thursday, May 13, 2021

Blackwood’s Maxime Cinema will reopen on Monday, May 17 for the first time in nearly six months.

80% of knives surrendered in knife amnesty campaign were handed in at Blackwood

Tuesday, May 11, 2021Tuesday, May 11, 2021

Eighteen of the 22 knives surrendered across the Gwent Police force area were handed in at Blackwood Police Station.

Changing times as Argos officially opens at Sainsbury’s Pontllanfraith

Friday, April 30, 2021Friday, April 30, 2021

An Argos branch has opened at the Sainsbury’s store in Pontllanfraith.

Plans for new skate park put to residents once again

Thursday, April 29, 2021Friday, April 30, 2021

Caerphilly County Borough Council has said the proposed skate park on Blackwood Showfield would be “robust and practically vandal-proof”.

Police launch knife amnesty bins in bid to tackle knife crime

Tuesday, April 27, 2021Tuesday, April 27, 2021

Superintendent Glyn Fernquest, of Gwent Police, said: “Knife crime remains rare for the majority of our communities, but it has risen nationally and as a force, we are no exception to that.”

Independent councillor blocked from joining planning committee

Friday, April 23, 2021Monday, April 26, 2021

An independent councillor has called for rules to be changed after he was blocked from being able to join Caerphilly County Borough Council’s planning committee.

Taekwondo star sets sights on Tokyo after winning silver medal

Thursday, April 22, 2021Thursday, April 22, 2021

Lauren Williams recently earned a silver medal at the Taekwondo European Championships in Bulgaria.

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