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QUIZ: Can you name these Powys pubs?
Powys has a great selection of pubs, and some of them are truly distinctive. But how well do you know the pubs of Montgomeryshire? Here's your chance to test yourself. We've taken five well-known pubs and blurred out their names. The challenge
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Centuries-old Powys pub reveals plans for dining area and courtyard
A centuries-old Powys pub could be set for a major overhaul after plans were submitted to demolish part of the building and install a new kitchen and dining area. The Dolphin Inn in Llanymynech has submitted plans to knock down part of the flat-roofed
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Luxury kennels offering 'holidays for dogs' hits snag as plans withdrawn
Plans to turn a barn near Newtown into luxury kennels offering "holidays for dogs" have been withdrawn. The plans, for Lower Penygelli at Kerry, would have seen a barn on the site converted into luxurious kennel accommodation which "isn’t currently
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Councillors demand meeting over plans for hospitals in Powys
Powys councillors have called for talks with the county's health board over planned changes to community hospitals that some medics have called a 'downgrade by stealth'. Dyfi Valley Health, near Machynlleth and Arwystli Medical Practice near Llanidloes
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I spent 2 nights in the Dramatic Heart of Wales and this is why it's worth visiting
Living in the Midlands, there are lots of places that I can travel to within 2-3 hours but it’s easy to forget what lovely sights are on the doorstep. Having only visited Wales for a couple of hours for a netball match with my university team,
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Powys Council has enough cash in the bank to last it just three months
POWYS County Council could operate for just under three months if it had to just depend on its reserves, a finance chief has said. At the end of March, the council had a total £73.160 million that it holds in various reserve accounts, and it is
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Friends offer touching tributes after death of Powys motocross rider
TRIBUTES have flooded in from friends after a young Powys father died in a motocross accident. Duncan Powell, 35, died following what his family called a “freak accident” at a motocross track near Penybont on Sunday, July 28. Two Wales Air Ambulances
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Facelift for hall will keep rural Powys village's community spirit alive
A FACELIFT for an important building in a Powys village will keep its community spirit alive. In such rural settings throughout Mid Wales, venues like village halls are truly vital in bringing communities together. And, thanks to small grants
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Powys resident William Hague in race for top Oxford University role
Powys resident Lord William Hague is in a race to become the next chancellor of the University of Oxford. An election will be held for the first-ever time to decide the new Chancellor following 80-year-old Lord Chris Patten’s decision to retire
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Dad spared jail over Powys Tesco shoplifting spree after failing to find work
A Romanian man has been spared prison over a shoplifting spree where he stole around £5,000 of items from Tesco stores across Powys in one day. Alexandru-Remus Constantine, 37, claimed he stole from the supermarkets in Llandrindod Wells, Welshpool
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Welshpool businesses' work on popular resort recognised
Two businesses based near Welshpool have been shortlisted for a string of awards, including for work on one of Wales' best-known resorts. Sister companies SJ Roberts Construction and Lowfield Timber Frames, both based in Lowfield near Welshpool
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Pair trashed flat by graffitiing every wall and pooing in the bath
A man and woman have admitted trashing a flat by drawing graffiti on walls in every room and leaving bloody sanitary products on the floor. Welshpool Magistrates' Court was told that the bath had been defecated in and the toilet was left "full
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Machynlleth to host Latin American music festival El Sueño Existe
Later this month, the hillsides of Machynlleth will come alive with Latin American music and progressive ideas as it hosts the El Sueño Existe – ‘The Dream Lives on’ festival. The festival, inspired by the music and political vision of Chilean
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Look inside this 'exceptional' Grade II-listed Powys home that's for sale
An "exceptional" Grade II listed six-bedroom house in an idyllic part of Powys is up for sale. The property in Norton near Presteigne boasts period features, a stable block with a coach house and a studio. Agents Purple Bricks who are handling
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Businessowners left in tears over double yellow lines causing 'extreme difficulties'
New double yellow lines in Llanidloes town centre have been slammed by local councillors who say the restrictions are driving people away from the town and causing "extreme difficulties" for businessowners who have been left in tears. China Street
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Letter: Lack of NHS care and provision in Powys should mean public pay less tax
SO Llandrindod Wells Hospital is going part-time, Llanidloes and Machynlleth will soon become next to useless to local patients and a sod has yet to be cut on Newtown’s new medical centre. So we must all keep on going to Shrewsbury and Telford
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Treading the boards and concert memories from Powys life during the 1980s
WELCOME to another edition of bygones. Today we invite our beloved readers to join us in revisiting Powys life during the 1980s. As ever we encourage all our readers to share their own pictures from the past by emailing gavin.grosvenor@newsquest.co.uk
