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Tag: Blackwood

Public consultation period on Blackwood masterplan begins

Thursday, January 4, 2024Thursday, January 4, 2024

Caerphilly County Borough Council is asking residents to have their say on the Blackwood masterplan, as the consultation period begins.

New plans for 59 homes on car park site in Blackwood

Tuesday, January 2, 2024Tuesday, January 2, 2024

A developer has proposed the transformation of part of a car park in Blackwood into affordable housing.

Community worker who made a promise to her late husband honoured with British Empire Medal

Friday, December 29, 2023Friday, December 29, 2023

Judith Climer, who set-up a food co-operative in memory of her late husband, has been awarded a British Empire Medal in the New Year’s Honours list.

Man arrested in connection with Halifax robbery

Thursday, December 28, 2023Thursday, December 28, 2023

Armed police were called to Blackwood High Street at 4pm on Wednesday December 27, after a man, claiming to have a firearm, threatened staff

Armed police called to robbery at Halifax branch

Wednesday, December 27, 2023Wednesday, December 27, 2023

Gwent Police said it was called at 4pm today, Wednesday December 27, to the bank on High Street after a man, claiming to have a firearm, threatened staff.

Business rate relief cuts a ‘sure-fire way to lose a high street’

Friday, December 22, 2023Friday, December 22, 2023

Cllr Nigel Dix said traders in his hometown of Blackwood were “struggling to make ends meet”.

Argoed couple’s Christmas toy drive is ‘like a friend giving you a hand’

Thursday, December 21, 2023Thursday, December 21, 2023

Gemma Baker and Layton Jones, who run Salvaged Creations Wales, I-Make, CIC, organised the collection at ASDA, Blackwood.

Blackwood man, 29, pleads guilty to holding indecent images of children

Wednesday, December 20, 2023Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Ashley Carol, 29, of Morrison Street, Blackwood appeared at Newport Magistrates Court on December 15.

Former pub to be converted into five-bedroom home

Tuesday, December 19, 2023Tuesday, December 19, 2023

The now-closed Coal Hole Inn will now be turned into a five-bedroom house after planning permission was approved.

Libanus Lifestyle: Community hub going from strength-to-strength

Friday, December 15, 2023Friday, December 15, 2023

Work converting the former chapel into the strong community asset it is today began in 2015, with the building modernised and its churchyard converted into a vibrant garden.

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