A BELOVED cultural institution has been saved from a planned closure at the end of the year - at least in the short term.

After months of campaigning from local politicians, councillors and local residents alike, the news that Blackwood Miners' Institute will remain open into 2025 has been welcomed.

On Thursday, October 24, Caerphilly County Borough Council confirmed that the site would remain open until the end of March 2025.

The building had been under consideration for mothballing at the end of the year, alongside Llancaiach Fawr Manor, which was confirmed as being mothballed at a council meeting in September, despite being recently nominated for a national award.

However, plans to mothball the Blackwood Miners' Institute........

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