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Tag: Blackwood

Blackwood man arrested after £500,000 worth of cannabis seized from lorry

Friday, January 16, 2015

A Blackwood man has been arrested after police found £500,000 worth of cannabis in a lorry in Newport.

Teenager Connor Doughton jailed for 15 years for murder of Blackwood man Michael Lee Emmett

Thursday, January 15, 2015Thursday, January 15, 2015

A 16-year-old boy has been jailed for at least 15 years after he murdered a man by stabbing him with a kitchen knife.Connor Doughton, of Apollo Way, Blackwood, stabbed 29-year-old Michael Lee…

Caerphilly County Borough schools look for former pupils to support learners

Friday, January 9, 2015Thursday, January 8, 2015

Four Caerphilly County Borough schools are asking former pupils for help to support the current crop of learners.

Blackwood thief on the run caught by police

Friday, January 2, 2015

A Blackwood thief on the run for breaching his prison licence conditions has been caught by police.Shaun Davies, 25, was released on November 28 after being sentenced to a year in prison…

Police make fresh appeal to trace Blackwood thief on the run

Tuesday, December 30, 2014Friday, January 2, 2015

Gwent Police have issued a fresh appeal to find a Blackwood man who breached his prison release licence conditions.Shaun Davies, 25, was released on November 28 after being sentenced to a year…

Blackwood man Mathew Davies imprisoned in Indonesia will not be home for Christmas

Monday, December 22, 2014

A Blackwood man imprisoned in Indonesia for outstaying his visa will be spending Christmas behind bars after being jailed for six months.Mathew Davies, 25, travelled to Indonesia last year to start a…

Blackwood boy guilty of murdering Michael Lee Emmett

Wednesday, December 17, 2014Tuesday, January 6, 2015

A teenager has admitted murdering Michael Lee Emmett, who died a month after he and a friend were stabbed in Blackwood.

Caerphilly Council’s Pontllanfraith House offices could close due to budget cuts

Monday, December 15, 2014

Caerphilly County Borough Council’s offices in Pontllanfraith could be closed as part of a bid to save £29m over the next three years.

Two adults and a child treated with oxygen after living room fire

Thursday, December 11, 2014

Two adults and a child were treated with oxygen by firefighters after a house fire in Blackwood.A crew from Aberbargoed was called to a report of a living room fire at a…

Blackwood thief wanted by Gwent Police

Friday, December 5, 2014

Police are looking for a Blackwood man who breached his licence conditions after being released from prison.

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