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Tag: Blackwood

Blackwood neo-Nazi jailed for racist assault on day of Lee Rigby’s funeral

Friday, January 30, 2015Monday, February 2, 2015

A Blackwood Nazi has been jailed for five years for a racist attack on an Asian man on the day of soldier Lee Rigby’s funeral.

New childcare centre for Blackwood as £6.9m for Welsh Government’s Flying Start announced

Wednesday, January 28, 2015Wednesday, January 28, 2015

A new childcare centre in Blackwood will be created, thanks to Welsh Government cash to a project that helps families in disadvantaged areas across Wales.

Caerphilly Council’s Pontllanfraith House closure takes a step closer

Friday, January 23, 2015Friday, January 23, 2015

The closure of Pontllanfraith House is a step closer after a council committee supported proposals for it to close.

Blackwood man arrested after £500,000 worth of cannabis seized from lorry

Friday, January 16, 2015

A Blackwood man has been arrested after police found £500,000 worth of cannabis in a lorry in Newport.

Teenager Connor Doughton jailed for 15 years for murder of Blackwood man Michael Lee Emmett

Thursday, January 15, 2015Thursday, January 15, 2015

A 16-year-old boy has been jailed for at least 15 years after he murdered a man by stabbing him with a kitchen knife.Connor Doughton, of Apollo Way, Blackwood, stabbed 29-year-old Michael Lee…

Caerphilly County Borough schools look for former pupils to support learners

Friday, January 9, 2015Thursday, January 8, 2015

Four Caerphilly County Borough schools are asking former pupils for help to support the current crop of learners.

Blackwood thief on the run caught by police

Friday, January 2, 2015

A Blackwood thief on the run for breaching his prison licence conditions has been caught by police.Shaun Davies, 25, was released on November 28 after being sentenced to a year in prison…

Police make fresh appeal to trace Blackwood thief on the run

Tuesday, December 30, 2014Friday, January 2, 2015

Gwent Police have issued a fresh appeal to find a Blackwood man who breached his prison release licence conditions.Shaun Davies, 25, was released on November 28 after being sentenced to a year…

Blackwood man Mathew Davies imprisoned in Indonesia will not be home for Christmas

Monday, December 22, 2014

A Blackwood man imprisoned in Indonesia for outstaying his visa will be spending Christmas behind bars after being jailed for six months.Mathew Davies, 25, travelled to Indonesia last year to start a…

Blackwood boy guilty of murdering Michael Lee Emmett

Wednesday, December 17, 2014Tuesday, January 6, 2015

A teenager has admitted murdering Michael Lee Emmett, who died a month after he and a friend were stabbed in Blackwood.

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