Independent councillor for Blackwood, Kevin Etheridge, is set to receive his OBE from the King, but says “it will never change me”.
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More than £3,200 raised in touch rugby charity fun day
More than £3,200 and counting has been raised through a touch rugby tournament held in memory of two young rugby players.
Bank starts pop-up services as old branch set to become piri piri restaurant
HSBC will reportedly start a pop-up banking service in Blackwood, as its old branch is set to be converted into a piri piri chicken restaurant.
Police want to speak to woman after alleged theft in Blackwood
Gwent Police are searching for a woman after items were allegedly taken from a shop on Cliff Road, Blackwood.
Pencoed Fach Farm: Blackwood’s hidden gem
Pencoed Fach Farm has been home to the Davies family for over 110 years.
Two arrested after armed robbery in Blackwood
Police firearm officers were called to Blackwood Store shortly after 4.10pm today, Wednesday June 5.
Charity’s £52,400 lottery grant to continue helping homeless
Thanks to a National Lottery Community Fund grant of £52,400, Blackwood-based HCT’s work for the next two years is secured.
Touch rugby charity fundraiser returns to Blackwood this June
The annual event, which returns to Blackwood Rugby Club on Saturday June 8, has raised a total of £16,000 for Papyrus, a national suicide prevention charity for young people.
More than £1,000 donated to breast unit thanks to charity fundraising
More than £1,000 has been donated to the new breast care unit in Ystrad Mynach, thanks to the fundraising efforts of Pontllanfraith Inner Wheel.
Town centre’s vacant office units set for conversion into flats
Caerphilly Council’s planning officers have approved a proposal for the first floor of the Cordani Building, in Gravel Lane.