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Tag: Blackwood

Credit unions join forces in merger

Friday, July 17, 2020Friday, July 17, 2020

Smart Money Cymru, which has a branch in Caerphilly, has merged with Islwyn Credit Union, which is based in Blackwood.

Cinema could stay closed even if restrictions are lifted

Thursday, July 9, 2020Friday, July 10, 2020

Blackwood’s Maxime cinema may not reopen if coronavirus restrictions are lifted.

Welsh Labour politicians pressure BA’s corporate clients over job losses

Tuesday, July 7, 2020Tuesday, July 7, 2020

Labour politicians in Wales have called on British Airways’ corporate customers to put pressure on the airline as it seeks to ‘fire and rehire’ employees.

Illegal tree felling condemned by council

Monday, July 6, 2020Monday, July 6, 2020

Illegal tree felling across Caerphilly County Borough has been condemned by the council.

Back to school – what do parents think?

Friday, July 3, 2020Friday, July 3, 2020

Schools in Wales have opened their doors for the first time in three months.

Ward boundary changes could “split the community”, councillor warns

Wednesday, June 10, 2020Wednesday, June 10, 2020

A consultation of the plans is set to resume having been paused due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Senedd Member hits out at British Airways amid job loss fears

Friday, May 22, 2020Friday, May 22, 2020

Islwyn MS Rhianon Passmore has called on British Airways to “pause, reflect and consider” amid fears jobs could be lost at its Blackwood plant.

300-home development appeal held up by policy changes

Thursday, May 21, 2020Thursday, May 21, 2020

The proposals were rejected by councillors in October 2018.

Crews battled three grass fires for a total of five hours yesterday

Friday, May 15, 2020Friday, May 15, 2020

Fire crews spent a combined total of five hours battling deliberate grass fires yesterday – the biggest of which burned through an equivalent area of ten rugby pitches.Firefighters were called to Rudry…

Rotary club donates 900kg of food to food bank

Wednesday, May 6, 2020Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Members of the Rotary Club of Blackwood bought the food in Asda to donate to the Rhymney Valley Food Bank.

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