A Blackwood tanning shop owner has been ordered to pay almost £3,000 by magistrates after he sold a 15-year-old a tanning session.David Bryn Williams, of Blaenant Road, Nantyglo, Ebbw Vale, was convicted…
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Man charged over Blackwood Vanilla Bar assault
Officers investigating an assault in Blackwood have charged a man from Pontypool.The incident happened at the Vanilla Bar, on High Street in Blackwood at about 1.20am on Saturday May 4.A 27-year-old man…
Blackwood High Street still closed to boy racers
Police in Blackwood are warning boy racers the town’s High Street is still closed on Thursday evenings after a recent increase in drivers flouting the closure order.The road closure has been in…
Festival fun brings thousands to Blackwood
Over 15,000 people turned up to see the beach come to Blackwood over the weekend – as the Blackwood Summer Festival was back in town.The annual event was a massive success this…
Police appeal for information after driver asks boys to get in car in Blackwood
Police want to trace and speak to the driver of a blue VW Transit type van who stopped and asked two boys to get in at around 8.50am yesterday morning on Highfields…
MP welcomes guardianship proposals for missing people
New proposals to give extra help to families of missing people are a step forward, Labour’s Islwyn MP Chris Evans has said.Justice Minister Helen Grant recently announced proposals to create a new…
Woman, 83, has purse stolen from Blackwood amusement arcade
Gwent Police is investigating the theft of an 83-year-old women’s purse, containing £40, from the Sun Valley Amusements on Blackwood High Street on Wednesday June 19.Officers would like to speak the woman…
Caerphilly County Borough residents honoured by Queen
A host of people from across Caerphilly County Borough have been honoured in this year’s Queen’s birthday honours list.Blackwood businessman Colin Brace, 91, was awarded an OBE in recognition of his life’s…
Prisoner with links to Blackwood, Caerphilly, Senghenydd and Risca areas returned to prison
A convicted burglar who was wanted for a breach of his licence conditions has been returned to prison.Dafydd Merkel, aged 27, was released from prison in May this year and was serving…
Two men jailed after burglary of blind and deaf 79-year-old woman’s Blackwood home
Two men have been jailed after breaking into the home of a 79-year-old partially deaf and blind woman.