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Summer holiday 2024 dates - when do schools break up in Wales?
Summer holidays are fast approaching and your kids have earned some time off after a busy school year. With the summer holidays only a few weeks away, here are the dates when schools across Wales break up. Since holiday dates vary by school
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Dozens of walkers turn out to protest Bute Energy's proposed wind farm
Over 80 people attended a hike near Machynlleth to protest a proposed wind farm by Bute Energy. A community hike organised by group Protect Glaslyn & Hafren saw 85 people walk from Dylife car park, along Glyndwr’s Way to Glaslyn Nature Reserve
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Incredible photos and video show four waterspouts formed off mid Wales coast
An extraordinary video and photograph captured the moment when four waterspouts could be seen off a beach near Aberdyfi. A group of people near a stretch of beach just outside of Aberydi were able to see the incredible sight, as four waterspouts
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Powys schools facing £3 million budget shortfall, councillors fear
CONCERNS have been raised that Powys schools are underfunded this year by over £3 million. And a senior councillor has admitted that a quarter of the 86 schools in Powys are struggling financially. At a meeting of Powys County Council’s Finance
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Farewell ceremony planned by Powys school that is shutting forever next week
PAST pupils, family members of current students and friends of a Powys primary school that will shut forever next week are being encouraged to attend a special farewell ceremony. Irfon Valley Community Primary School will close its doors for the
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Driver caught doing 80mph in a 20mph zone as more speeders identified
THE NUMBER of drivers caught exceeding Wales' 20mph speed limits increased once again in June as monitoring continues throughout the country. The majority of residential roads throughout Wales changed from being 30mph to 20mph last September.
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Police provide update after multiple officers and vehicles seen in Powys town
ONE man was arrested for a public order offence after multiple police officers and vehicles attended an incident in Builth Wells last week. Two Dyfed Powys Police vans and two cars, plus several officers, were in attendance in Builth town centre
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Powys public to be asked to eat more red meat if council backs motion
COUNCILLORS in Powys are being asked to support the promotion of red meat as part of a healthy diet for county residents. The push for more eating of red meat will be part of a far ranging motion that will be heard by Powys County Council (PCC)
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Senedd members must act tomorrow to save Welsh news
Tomorrow the Senedd will vote on a matter that is vital to the future of Welsh news. The vote is on reforms to council tax in Wales. You might ask what has this got to do with local news? At present, councils are required to publish a notice
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Lucky area of Powys wins in today's People's Postcode Lottery draw
A RURAL village in Powys has come up in the People's Postcode Lottery daily draw today (Monday, July 8) – which could see anyone living in that particular postcode win a substantial cash prize. The lottery works by players signing up with their
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Yellow weather warning for Powys with 'persistent and heavy' rain expected
Parts of Powys could be hit with high levels of rain over the next few days as the Met Office issues a weather warning. Warnings of heavy rain have come in the form of a yellow Weather Warning, issued by the Met Office for South Wales, on the evening
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Welshpool businessman offers to pay for full renovation of canal footbridge
A Welshpool businessman has stepped in to help with an urgently needed renovation to Welshpool’s canal footbridge. As Welshpool Town Council have spent over a year attempting to raise funds for a full scale renovation of a well-used footbridge
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The best all-inclusive UK holiday parks revealed from Potters to Butlins
All-inclusive Potters Resorts has been named the top UK holiday park, according to a survey by Which? Two of the UK's biggest holiday parks, Pontins and Butlin's scored in the bottom five of the list created through a survey of more than 1,700
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First day at nursery and Powys rugby memories from 1999 remembered
IT is another week so what better way to start than looking back to days gone by. Today we return to 1999 to offer a glimpse of Powys life. As ever all our readers are encouraged to share their own memories by emailing gavin.grosvenor@newsquest.co.uk
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Headteacher bids farewell to primary school after nine years in the role
A teacher who has served as head of a Powys primary school for nearly a decade will be retiring at the end of the school year. Mr Lyn Harte, headteacher at Leighton Primary School, will be stepping away from the role he has worked in for nine years
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Letter: Powys wind turbines plan represents unprecedented industrialisation
Having recently attended an excellent public meeting regarding the proposed wind farm at Nant Mithel in the Radnor Forest I feel that I now have a much better understanding of this major proposal for mid Wales. The sheer scale of the wind farms
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Powys choir uses summer concert to raise over £800 for Brain Tumour Charity
BUILTH Wells Ladies Choir hosted a successful summer charity concert last month, raising more than £800 for the Brain Tumour Charity. The event, held at Wesley Methodist Church on Wednesday, June 19, was a harmonious blend of community spirit which
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Six bedroom Edwardian house in Llandrindod Wells goes on the market for £230,000
A three storey Edwardian terraced house with six bedrooms has been put on the market in Powys at a cost of more than £200,000. A house dating back to 1904 on Dyffryn Road in Llandrindod Wells has gone on the market with an asking price of £230,000
