Gelligroes Mill in Pontllanfraith will be honouring the 100th anniversary of the tragic sinking of the Titanic this week, with an exhibition dedicated to an unlikely association that connects the Mill with…
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Pontllanfraith plastic bags fund community garden
A gardening and wildlife project has received a £215 donation from Sainsbury’s Community Grant.Windy Ridge horticultural project is a Caerphilly County Borough Council social services gardening and wildlife community based day service…
Owners of Blackwood pub handed fine after police and trading standards operation
The owners of a Blackwood pub have been fined £1,000 after selling alcohol to under 18s during a multi-agency test purchase operation.Penllwyn Manor Limited, the owners of the Penllwyn Manor in Pontllanfraith,…
Blackwood PACT meetings announced
The next round of Partnerships and Communities Together (PACT) meetings for the Blackwood area will be held over the next couple of weeks.
Police urge residents in Blackwood area to secure homes after burglaries
Police in the Blackwood area are reminding residents to secure their homes following a recent spate of burglaries.In the last six weeks, 14 properties in Blackwood have been targeted in areas including…
Pontllanfraith Comprehensive School pupils are beating the bullies
Pupils from Pontllanfraith Comprensive School have been taking action to stamp out bullying in a bid to help other youngsters.Year 11 pupils have been taking part in a project as part of…
Pontllanfraith printing firm wins manufacturing award
A Pontllanfraith printing firm has won a manufacturing award for the quality of its work.Pensord, which employs more than 140 people, was presented with Wales Quality Award for Manufacturing at a ceremony…
Hope for stricken Pontllanfraith plastic recycling firm
Administrators for a recycling firm based in Pontllanfraith are confident they can rescue the company with a new owner.Begbies Traynor say they are confident of finding a buyer for Plastics Sorting Ltd,…
“Substantial interest” in Pontllanfraith plastic recycling firm, say administrators
Administrators for Pontllanfraith-based Plastic Sorting Ltd, which shed 27 jobs last week, say they have had “substantial interest” for the firm.Potential buyers of the firm had to let administrators know their interest…
27 jobs lost as Pontllanfraith plastic recycling company goes into administration
Updated: 6.50pm Twenty-seven people have been made redundant after plastic recycling company, which was handed grants of £1.3m by the Welsh Government to set up in Pontllanfraith, went into administration.Plastics Sorting Limited…