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Tag: Blackwood

Gas pipe upgrade works set to be completed by the end of August

Thursday, July 31, 2025Thursday, July 31, 2025

Work to upgrade gas pipes in Blackwood is set to be completed by the end of August, according to Wales and West Utilities.

‘Car parks are not race tracks’: Police up patrols and sound warning

Thursday, July 31, 2025Thursday, July 31, 2025

Police are “actively patrolling” a supermarket car park in a bid to tackle antisocial driving – and have threatened to seize cars and prosecute those caught in the act.

Spar deal shows council ‘intervening with action’ against high street decline

Tuesday, July 29, 2025Tuesday, July 29, 2025

The purchase forms part of wider regeneration plans for Bargoed and Blackwood, which are both the subject of new town-centre regeneration plans.

Flats proposed for town’s former bank building

Friday, July 25, 2025

Plans submitted to Caerphilly County Borough Council show the “prominent” premises at 85 High Street could now be converted for residential use.

Blackwood Beach Party draws more than 5,500 visitors

Friday, July 11, 2025Friday, July 11, 2025

With the sun shining, the free-to-enter event saw the high street turn into a summer paradise, with sand, deckchairs, funfair rides, live music and more.

‘Idle and vacant’ town-centre unit could become funeral director business

Wednesday, July 9, 2025Wednesday, July 9, 2025

An “idle and vacant” commercial unit in Blackwood could be converted into a new funeral director business.

New regeneration plans will be ‘transformative’ for towns’ high streets

Thursday, July 3, 2025Thursday, July 3, 2025

New regeneration plans for Bargoed and Blackwood have been broadly welcomed by councillors.

Council unveils regeneration plans to help two towns ‘recover’ and ‘thrive’

Friday, June 27, 2025Friday, June 27, 2025

New investment and regeneration plans for Bargoed and Blackwood will help the towns “recover” from economic challenges and “ultimately thrive”.

Blackwood to benefit from Gwent Police funding boost

Tuesday, June 24, 2025Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Gwent Police has announced it’s secured an additional £1million in funding to bolster neighbourhood policing and increase patrols in antisocial behaviour hotspots.

Blackwood Beach Party is back this weekend

Monday, June 23, 2025Friday, June 27, 2025

Blackwood’s annual beach party is back this weekend, bringing sand, deckchairs, funfair rides and more to the high street.

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