In May, Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in Blackwood will celebrate its 150th anniversary.
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Home Bargains eyes expansion in town’s retail park
The discount retailer has requested planning permission to merge with the neighbouring premises and refurbish it to create one larger retail unit.
Drug dealer jailed after being caught by plain-clothed police
A drug dealer caught in the act by plain-clothed police officers on Blackwood High Street has been jailed for two years and four months.
Cricket clubs takes part in 25-mile walk to raise money for youth teams
Two Caerphilly County Borough cricket clubs have taken on a 25-mile walking challenge to raise money for their youth teams.
Rugby club hopes new deal for its home ground will ‘open doors’
Bargoed RFC is poised to take over the running of its home ground, as one of three deals struck between community groups and Caerphilly County Borough Council.
Senior councillors to discuss latest Community Asset Transfer plans
Senior councillors will meet this week to discuss plans to move a playing field, an allotments, and a bowling club into community ownership.
South Wales history revisited as Mary Frost play comes to Blackwood
A theatre performance telling the story of chartist Mary Frost – who played a key role in the 1839 Newport Rising – is coming to Blackwood Miners’ Institute this summer.
Father-of-two shares his testicular cancer experience ahead of charity marathon
This October, 55-year-old Jonathan Gomez will tackle the Marathon Eryri, in the Eryri National Park, for Tenovus Cancer Care.
Brass band earns chance to represent Wales on national stage
Markham and District Band have secured their place at the prestigious National Brass Band Finals in York this September.
Two guilty of violent disorder after barber shop turf war brawl
Two men have been found guilty of affray for their part in a mass street brawl between rival barbers.