Blackwood Archives

Blackwood’s Chartist Bridge reopens after closure

Chartist Bridge in Blackwood was closed by police today (Thursday, January 31) after reports of a person in distress.

Lowri Jones was bullied at secondary school because of her height, but now wants us all to become “upstanders rather than bystanders.”

A voluntary mental health organisation in the Blackwood area has received funding of nearly £10,000 from the Big Lottery Fund.

Blackwood’s market is in line for a major makeover with plans to create an ‘artisan’ marketplace and build more than 40 new homes.

Manic Street Preachers frontman James Dean Bradfield has announced a special charity concert to raise funds for Velindre Cancer Centre.

Spending cuts mean that four leisure centres could be closed in the county.

Police are appealing for information to find 15-year-old Stephen Jenkins who has been reported as missing.

A controversial planning application for a 300-home housing estate in Blackwood has been turned down by councillors.

Hundreds of campaigners marched through Blackwood in protest against council plans to close leisure centres.

Firework season is upon us once again, and residents can choose from several displays being held across Caerphilly County Borough.