Hundreds of people signed a petition to bring back the service at the school over road safety concerns.
Tag: Kevin Etheridge
‘Huge relief’ as at-risk Blackwood Miners’ Institute given lifeline
Blackwood Miners’ Institute will remain open at least until the end of March 2026, in what has been called “a victory for common sense”.
Call for council to be ‘transparent’ over future of Blackwood Miners’ Institute
The council currently subsidises the ‘Stute to £347,000 annually but claims it has to take “difficult decisions” to plug a £45 million budget gap.
Council leader defends cuts and warns it is ‘beyond dangerous’ to do nothing
Cllr Morgan has frequently warned the council must plug a £45m gap in its budgets over the next two years, and even ongoing cost-cutting measures could leave decision makers millions of pounds short.
Blackwood councillor presented with OBE by The Princess Royal
Kevin Etheridge was awarded the gong in this year’s King’s Birthday Honours for services to local government.
New questions over future of Blackwood Miners’ Institute
Further answers are wanted over the future of Blackwood Miners’ Institute, after a decision on its mothballing was postponed at the eleventh hour.
Council in legal headache over future of historic Blackwood Miners’ Institute
A battle to save Blackwood Miners’ Institute from being “mothballed” looks set to drag on, complicated by the venue’s charitable status.
Miners’ institute supporters to organise rally against planned ‘mothballing’
Town councillors who oppose a plan to mothball Blackwood Miners’ Institute are organising a rally for supporters of the venue to make their voices heard.
Council spends nearly £1m on consultants for cost-cutting project
The council has defended the deal, claiming “there will clearly be a significant return on our investment over the next few years”.
Pressure builds on council to save ‘cornerstones for community’ from the axe
Llancaiach Fawr and Blackwood Miners’ Institute “must be saved” or should be taken out of Caerphilly County Borough Council’s hands, according to critics.