Senior councillors will meet this week to discuss plans to move a playing field, an allotments, and a bowling club into community ownership.
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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.
Council seeking new operator to take over running of Blackwood Miners’ Institute
The ‘Stute was saved from being ‘mothballed’ under council cost-cutting measures at the start of last year, and following widespread public opposition.
A “fantastic event enjoyed by so many”: Blackwood hosts first Big Welsh Festival
A celebration of Welsh culture brought thousands of visitors to Blackwood as the town hosted a brand new event.
Cafe and flats could replace town’s former bank
The former Santander bank in Blackwood High Street could be revived as a new business and homes.
Car park tariff hikes hitting ‘already struggling’ traders
Cllr Nigel Dix said the decision to remove a 40p one-hour option last November had “a negative effect” on high street traders still recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Decision day inches closer on contentious plans for 300 homes
Plans for a large housing development on fields in Cefn Fforest could finally be decided after years of uncertainty.