An amnesty bin for zombie-style knives and machetes is open at Blackwood Police Station, with a ban on the weapons being introduced later this month.
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Councillor’s 94-mile walking challenge to support theatre group
The ‘walking councillor’ Andrew Farina-Childs is back on his travels as he aims to raise £500 for Blackwood Little Theatre.
Miners’ institute supporters to organise rally against planned ‘mothballing’
Town councillors who oppose a plan to mothball Blackwood Miners’ Institute are organising a rally for supporters of the venue to make their voices heard.
Green light for blocks of affordable flats dubbed ‘echoes of the 60s’
Caerphilly County Borough Council’s planning committee narrowly voted to back the plans for 58 apartments on a car park near Market Place.
Pressure builds on council to save ‘cornerstones for community’ from the axe
Llancaiach Fawr and Blackwood Miners’ Institute “must be saved” or should be taken out of Caerphilly County Borough Council’s hands, according to critics.
From Blackwood to Blackpool: Dance group celebrates success at world championships
Studio 54, in Blackwood, is celebrating its recent success at a world championship event in Blackpool.
House could be converted into supervised children’s home
Plans filed with Caerphilly County Borough Council show the home will be for children who have learning disabilities, and who would be supported on a one-to-one basis by staff.
Nordic Walking group encouraging people to get out and see more of Caerphilly
A Nordic Walking instructor is encouraging more people to get involved in his sessions, which see him and his group trek across the Valleys.
Petition launched to save Blackwood Miners’ Institute
A petition to stop the closure of Blackwood Miners’ Institute has attracted more than 1,000 signatures in its first 24 hours, as backers call for the “important asset” to be saved.
Council’s plans to close two heritage sites branded ‘cuts in the wrong places’
Llancaiach Fawr and Blackwood Miners’ Institute could both be “mothballed” and have their funding withdrawn by Caerphilly County Borough Council.