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Live: Flooding hits Powys with heavy rain leading to road closures
12:29pm Road Open Traffic Wales have confirmed the road has reopened after over 12 hours, after the debris from the
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Yellow warning of thunderstorms issued across region, Met Office confirms
THE Met Office has issued a yellow alert for heavy showers and thunderstorms across the UK. The alert starts at 13:00 today (May 12) and lasts until 23:00 tonight for Wales, including Wrexham and Flintshire. A second alert has been issued
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Cross-border response to large barn fire in Powys village on Saturday
A LARGE barn fire on Saturday afternoon led to a cross-border response as Oswestry firefighters were called out to Four Crosses. Four engines were sent to Domgay Road, in Four Crosses, shortly before 1.30pm after reports of a fire in a barn.
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Dangerous hemlock removed and hundreds of trees planted near Powys town
Tree works along the A470 north of Llanidloes has resulted in hundreds of new native trees being planted. A large amount of western hemlock was removed from the side of the busy main road in recent months. The Welsh Government motorway and
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Community hall to receive £146,000 facelift as funding gets green light
Work to improve the entrance of Machynlleth Community Centre will begin soon as funding for the project is now in place. Long awaited improvements to the entrance of the hall by Y Plas, in Machynlleth, are set to begin with a £146,000 construction
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Guilsfield Singers welcome new president for first time in 20 years
Guilsfield Singers will be welcoming a new president as their former one will be stepping down after two decades of service with the group. As former president Christopher Booth-Jones will be stepping down after over 20 years as president, performing
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Town council launches survey in funding bid to re-open public toilets
A council in Powys is encouraging residents to make their voices heard over the future of the town’s public toilets. Machynlleth’s public toilets have been closed since January 2023, but the town council has now shared a survey designed to help
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Look out for familiar faces in these fantastic pictures of Powys life in 1964
WELCOME to another trip through time courtesy of the Powys County Times. Today we spend some time in 1964 when the island of Malta obtained independence from the United Kingdom, and the Warren Commission, the first official investigation of the
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Opinion: The fight to save Welshpool’s Air Ambulance base does not end here
In March, we had the incredibly disappointing news that Stephen Harrhy, the Chief Ambulance Commissioner for Wales’ final recommendations into a review of Wales Air Ambulance services would result in the closure of Welshpool’s Air Ambulance base, writes
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Powys mayor says voices of local communities 'won't be silenced' on windfarms
BUILTH Wells mayor Mark Hammond has reiterated his support for a referendum on Powys windfarm projects, saying that the voices of local communities need to be heard. Councillor Hammond and his Builth Town Council colleagues have backed calls by
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Court praise for Powys man who has completed unpaid work
A MAN has been fined after he missed appointments with Powys probation officers - after he was admitted to hospital. Darren Roberts, 36, was praised when appearing at Welshpool Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, April 30, for completing all of the
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Powys show season to get underway with Llanbister Show on May bank holiday
THE first local show of the season is less than a month away and preparations are in full swing. Llanbister Show, the first of the local season in Powys, is taking place on Monday, May 27, the end of the May bank holiday, with all the traditional
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Powys man faces trial after denying assault on youth last year
A POWYS man accused of assaulting a youth is to face trial later this year. Darren Saunders, 48, is accused of assaulting the youth near his St Michaels Crescent home in Forden sometime between April 1-30 last year. Appearing at Welshpool Magistrates
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Order extended for teen who sent meat cleaver images on Snapchat to victim
A POWYS teenager has seen his court order for sending menacing Snapchat images of him holding a meat cleaver to another teen extended. Troy Jason Manuel, 19, was only handed the onerous 18-month community order for his “outrageous” behaviour in
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Grade II listed Welsh cottage on Gregynog Estate goes on sale for the first time
A historic, Grade II listed Welsh cottage has been put on the market for the first time in its history. A traditional wooden cottage on the Gregynog Estate, near Newtown, is up for sale for the first time in its long history, with a guide price
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All change as new chairman and president welcomed at local club
STEPHEN Sims has replaced Professor Geoffrey Lloyd as the new chairman of Llandrindod Wells Probus Club. Stephen, a retired Metropolitan Police officer, was welcomed into office officially at the recently held Annual General Meeting. The new