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Coroner rules man, 60, took his own life
THE body of a Blackwood man was found in a field, an inquest has heard. Neil Ralph, aged 60, suf- fered from arthritis which over the past three years had got progressively worse, an inquest at Gwent Coroners Court was told last Thursday. In the early hours of June
15, Mr Ralph was reported missing from his home by his partner, who told police she believed he was having a breakdown. At 5.17am that morning,
a 999 call was received by Gwent Police from a member of the public who had found a burned body in a field near Blackwood Rugby Club. CCTV footage showed Mr Ralph at a garage purchasing a jerrycan, some petrol and cigarettes a few hours before his body was found. Dr James Harrison, a con- sultant pathologist at the Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport, carried out a post mortem examination on Mr Ralph’s body and concluded he had died as a result of ex- tensive burns. David Bowen, Gwent chief coroner, concluded that Mr Ralph had killed himself whilst depressed.
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Side raring and ready for inal
A BLACKWOOD girls’ football team have bat- tled their way through to the FAW under-16 Girls’ Cup Final after defeating last year’s champions in the semi- final. Coed Duon Dragons
beat Caernarfon Town 4-3 after extra time, on March 8, to secure their place in the final later this month. Only five seasons af-
The girls will compete in the inal on April 26
ter forming in 2009, the young team, sponsored by Newport-based man- ufacturer Asset Inter- national, has gone from
strength to strength. So far they are currently second in the league with a 100 per cent cup record under their belt. Six of the girls who
will be in the squad for the final, have been play- ing for the team since its first game back in 2009. Club secretary Shaun Kalies said: “The girls are very confident, but it’s all down to what happens on the day.” Coed Duon Dragons
will play Prestatyn Town in the final at Newtown on Sunday, April 26.
Progress on surgery plan
LLANBRADACH council- lors have received a boost re- garding a new long-awaited health centre for the village. Plaid Cymru ward coun- cillors Colin Mann and Rob Gough, along with Commu- nity Council chairwoman Carol Hopkins, recently met Aneurin Bevan University Health Board’s Head of Pri- mary Care, Adele Gittoes, to discuss progress.
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They were told develop-
ers will shortly be invited to tender to build a new health centre in the village. It is expected to provide
space for the two existing doctor surgeries with pro- vision for more than 5,000 patients. The scheme has been mooted for more than a decade and the health centre will replace out-of-date sur- gerieswhich exist at present, according to campaigners. Councillor Mann said: “This was a very positive and constructive meeting and we were told that the health
board is nowin the final stag- es before it goes out to tender for the new centre. “A developer is expected to
be chosen by August with the final plans going to the board at Aneurin Bevan in Septem- ber. The scheduled date for completion is around Octo- ber 2016.” Beci Newton, Plaid’s Caer- philly constituency candi- date for next month’s West-
minster election, who is a resident of the village, was delighted to hear the news. She said: “This is fantastic news for the people in the vil- lage, who have put up with out-dated facilities for far too long.” Plans for improved GP ser- vices in Llanbradach moved a step closer last year after the Initial Proposal Docu- ment (IPD) was accepted.
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