More than £850,000 from the Welsh Government will be spent on childcare facilities in Caerphilly County Borough.
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Blackwood man Mathew Davies freed from Indonesian jail after six months
A 25-year-old Blackwood man has been freed from an Indonesian prison six months after he was incarcerated because his visa ran out.
£1m investment safeguards aircraft engineering jobs in Blackwood
Jobs at an aircraft engineering plant in Blackwood have been safeguarded after a £1 million investment.British Airways Interior Engineering (BAIE), based in Hawtin Park, has been approved to overhaul evacuation slides on…
Blackwood man in limbo in Indonesian jail as he awaits appeal in immigration case
A man who has been locked up in an Indonesian jail since August last year has been told he must stay in prison until an appeal against his release is heard.
Two men released in murder investigation of missing Newbridge man Kyle Vaughan
Two men arrested in connection with the murder of missing Newbridge man Kyle Vaughan have been released without charge.
Blackwood neo-Nazi jailed for racist assault on day of Lee Rigby’s funeral
A Blackwood Nazi has been jailed for five years for a racist attack on an Asian man on the day of soldier Lee Rigby’s funeral.
New childcare centre for Blackwood as £6.9m for Welsh Government’s Flying Start announced
A new childcare centre in Blackwood will be created, thanks to Welsh Government cash to a project that helps families in disadvantaged areas across Wales.
Caerphilly Council’s Pontllanfraith House closure takes a step closer
The closure of Pontllanfraith House is a step closer after a council committee supported proposals for it to close.
Blackwood man arrested after £500,000 worth of cannabis seized from lorry
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
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…