A new partnership to foster arts and crafts in Caerphilly County Borough has been formed with help from Caerffili Cwm a Mynydd RDP Team.Valleys T8 is a group of artists including fine…
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Employability, volunteering and skills fair being held in Blackwood
A European Union-funded project aimed at getting more people into work is holding a skills fair in Blackwood on Thursday May 16.QWEST, which stands for Quality, Work, Employability, Skills and Training, will…
Blackwood Poundstretcher fire latest: Timpson shop to be assessed
Safety inspectors are to decide whether the Timpson store on Blackwood High Street will be demolished following a huge fire a fortnight ago.Fire crews were called to the town’s Poundstretcher store at…
Police appeal after assault at Blackwood’s Vanilla Bar
Gwent Police is appealing for information after an assault left a 29-year-old man with facial injuries and bruising.The incident happened at the Vanilla Bar, on High Street in Blackwood at about 1.20am…
New kit for Blackwood Town Girls and Boys FC Under 9s
A junior football team has unveiled its new kit thanks to sponsorship from a firm owned by one of its assistant coachThe Blackwood Town Girls and Boys FC under 9s squad have…
Coleg Gwent student nets top British Colleges Sport award
A Coleg Gwent student has won a coveted UK award for her contribution to the college and local community.Dedicated sport student Ashleigh Ridout has been named British Colleges Sport (BCS) Student of…
Eight arrested in connection with Blackwood Poundstretcher fire
Eight people have been arrested in connection with a huge fire which destroyed Blackwood High Street’s Poundstretcher store.
Blackwood’s Disability Can Do celebrates trust which helped found it
Representatives from a project which helps disabled people in Caerphilly County Borough joined others recently to mark a ten-year grant programme which led to its creation.
Blackwood High Street expected to reopen this evening
Blackwood High Street is expected to reopen to traffic this evening after Wednesday’s large fire at the town’s Poundstretcher store.The street has been closed to traffic while demolition work on the shop…
Blackwood Poundstretcher blaze started in outside bins
A large fire early morning fire which engulfed the Poundstretcher store in Blackwood High Street is thought to have begun in rubbish bins outside the shop.