>Eight people have been arrested following disorder in a town centre in Wales on Thursday. Videos shared on social media show a large brawl between groups of men at High Street in Blackwood just before 3pm.
>Gwent Police said in a statement eight people are in police custody. Footage seen by WalesOnline showed a number of men carrying makeshift weapons during the incident.
>Gwent Police said similar disorder then happened on Newbridge High Street minutes later. Both roads in Blackwood and Newbridge remain closed off by police. Paramedics have attended both scenes.
This , the peado teacher on monday, the murder yesterday and the story that came out last week saying Blackwood is worse than the Bronx for antisocial behavior , really makes you proud to call it home 🙂
According to someone who has previously told the South Wales Argus comments community that they’re a police officer at Blackwood police station, it was a gang of Turks from Blackwood vs a gang of Kurds from Newbridge.
One group is involved in barbershops, the other in takeaways.
The fight was supposedly about control of territory for distribution of, um, herbal medicines.
Apparently it’s well known that both sets of businesses are a front for laundering, and this police officer (who seems very clued in on most articles about illegal activities) suggests that the police lost Blackwood and the surrounding areas about five years ago to the gangs.
No description IS a description nowadays 👀
I live in Ebbw Vale, saw a Facebook friend share a phone video made of the Blackwood scuffles a few hours ago. It’s now got 1k comments, and the anger, the vitriol, pure anti immigrant sentiment. You’d think everyone in the Valleys were far right supporters!
I’d be afraid to comment anything to the contrary for fear of being hunted down by a mob myself!
It’s not just Blackwood , look at any town in Wales that has an influx of barber /kebab / chicken grill /vape/ shops or car washes . Also look at any shop that seems to be thriving but only sells a few things …they tend to have a lookout guy parked opposite the shop itself, they never keep illegal stuff on the premise’s so it’s very difficult to catch them .
Most of the above are fronts , not one of them pays the minimum wage or proper taxes and they sell illegal cigarettes /alcohol/drugs and launder money , they tend to have turf wars but these are normally hidden , they also tend to be Turkish /Bulgarian or Kurdish .
It’s quite well known .
And people wonder why I consider this shithole a shithole. Makes me sick, but where else is there. Used to live at the bottom of that street they’re at the top of. Number 9, opposite of that beauty place. Oakdales slightly better but not by much. And with the way the housing markets and employments going I’m starting to wonder if there’s any point trying to leave or if it’s best to just give up thinking there’s more to be had.
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>Eight people have been arrested following disorder in a town centre in Wales on Thursday. Videos shared on social media show a large brawl between groups of men at High Street in Blackwood just before 3pm.
>Gwent Police said in a statement eight people are in police custody. Footage seen by WalesOnline showed a number of men carrying makeshift weapons during the incident.
>Gwent Police said similar disorder then happened on Newbridge High Street minutes later. Both roads in Blackwood and Newbridge remain closed off by police. Paramedics have attended both scenes.
This , the peado teacher on monday, the murder yesterday and the story that came out last week saying Blackwood is worse than the Bronx for antisocial behavior , really makes you proud to call it home 🙂
According to someone who has previously told the South Wales Argus comments community that they’re a police officer at Blackwood police station, it was a gang of Turks from Blackwood vs a gang of Kurds from Newbridge.
One group is involved in barbershops, the other in takeaways.
The fight was supposedly about control of territory for distribution of, um, herbal medicines.
Apparently it’s well known that both sets of businesses are a front for laundering, and this police officer (who seems very clued in on most articles about illegal activities) suggests that the police lost Blackwood and the surrounding areas about five years ago to the gangs.
No description IS a description nowadays 👀
I live in Ebbw Vale, saw a Facebook friend share a phone video made of the Blackwood scuffles a few hours ago. It’s now got 1k comments, and the anger, the vitriol, pure anti immigrant sentiment. You’d think everyone in the Valleys were far right supporters!
I’d be afraid to comment anything to the contrary for fear of being hunted down by a mob myself!
It’s not just Blackwood , look at any town in Wales that has an influx of barber /kebab / chicken grill /vape/ shops or car washes . Also look at any shop that seems to be thriving but only sells a few things …they tend to have a lookout guy parked opposite the shop itself, they never keep illegal stuff on the premise’s so it’s very difficult to catch them .
Most of the above are fronts , not one of them pays the minimum wage or proper taxes and they sell illegal cigarettes /alcohol/drugs and launder money , they tend to have turf wars but these are normally hidden , they also tend to be Turkish /Bulgarian or Kurdish .
It’s quite well known .
And people wonder why I consider this shithole a shithole. Makes me sick, but where else is there. Used to live at the bottom of that street they’re at the top of. Number 9, opposite of that beauty place. Oakdales slightly better but not by much. And with the way the housing markets and employments going I’m starting to wonder if there’s any point trying to leave or if it’s best to just give up thinking there’s more to be had.
Enrichment.
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To be fair, Asda in Blackwood on a Saturday is what I imagine Fallujah was like during the Iraq war.
Incidents like this help culturally enrich Wales I think you’ll find
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