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Fewer rooms at long-awaited housing development in Powys
FEWER people will be able to live in a long awaited housing development in Knighton as tweaks to the agreed planning permission will reduce the number of bedrooms there. In June, Powys County Council received a non-material amendment planning application
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Emergency road closure sees Powys road completely shut for water mains repairs
An emergency closure has left a Powys road off limits to traffic for two full days while repair work is carried out. On August 7, a stretch of road on the C2018 at Abercegir, near Machynlleth, was closed off to traffic for Hafren Dyfrdwy to carry
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Mark Drakeford returns as health secretary as Eluned Morgan unveils her new cabinet
Former first minister Mark Drakeford has returned to the Welsh Government as health secretary. He was appointed by Eluned Morgan, who was sworn in as First Minister of Wales on Tuesday, becoming the country’s first female leader. Baroness Morgan
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Powys residents urged to check oil tanks after string of spills harms wildlife
Residents in Powys are being urged to inspect their heating oil tanks after a rise in spills and pollution incidents. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) have released a warning to urge residents with domestic oil heating tanks to check their condition
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Road from Llanfair Caereinion to close for two days for roadside repairs
A road out of a Powys town will be closed for two days later this month while works are carried out on defective poles. Powys County Council has announced that a stretch of the B4385 by Llanfair Caereinion will be temporarily closed on August 12
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Mid Wales sheep shed could become permanent wedding venue
A call to allow a sheep shed once owned by Aberystwyth University to remain as a wedding venue, the applicants even having their own wedding there, has been submitted to Ceredigion planners. Dyfrig and Emily Williams, through agent JMS Planning
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Welshpool to get free WiFi in town centre through Welsh Government project
Welshpool visitors, business and residents will soon have access to free WiFi in the streets through a series of hotspots around town. In a bid to help people stay connected with friends and family, get access to essential services and improve
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Powys border man scoops more prizes at popular agricultural show
A POWYS border man has continued his streak of winning top prizes at a major annual agricultural show after topping two categories at this year's event. Thousands of people crammed into the Showground at Park Hall for the 2024 Oswestry Show, with
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£60,000 funding to help make Powys town more attractive place to visit
KNIGHTON town centre is set for a facelift after more than £60,000 of funding was green-lighted, in order to make the Radnorshire town a more attractive place to visit. A funding bid submitted to Powys County Council has been successful, which
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'Crucial' plant fertilizer warning to dog owners amid vomit and seizure risk
Dog owners have been issued a 'crucial' warning over the dangers that plant fertilizer poses to dogs. Since it is summer - and hypothetically it is a bit warmer - we will spend more time outside in our gardens. But with higher temperatures
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This year's Welshpool illuminated tractor run 'will be the last', say organisers
Organisers of Welshpool’s Illuminated Tractor Run have confirmed that this year’s event will be the last due to the increasing difficulties of arranging it. The fourth illuminated tractor run in Welshpool is expected to welcome hundreds of festively
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Monster trucks and 'high octane stunts' as Truckfest comes to Powys
The “biggest, baddest” monster trucks will be coming to Powys later this month. Truckfest will be “roaring into Wales for the first time ever” and will be crammed with “jaw-dropping trucks” and “high-octane stunts” as it comes to the county later
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Abermule writer set to launch debut fantasy novel this month
An Abermule writer is set to release his debut novel later this month. Danny Beeson, an emerging talent in fantasy literature, has written a new book called 'The Origin of the Wolf.' Set in the fictional Kingdom of Petra, the story follows
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Former Powys library to be converted into college campus
PLANS to convert a former Powys County Council library into a college campus have been given the thumbs up by Bannau Brycheiniog planners. Last year Neath Port Talbot group of Colleges (NPTC) lodged a listed building consent planning application
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Brecon Leisure Centre in finalist circle for Regional Centre of the Year
Brecon Leisure Centre is in the running for a prestigious UK Active Award. Managed by Freedom Leisure, a not-for-profit trust that handles centre operations on behalf of Powys Council, the site has been named a finalist in the 'Regional Centre
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Romanian mum denies breaching deportation order by being found in Newtown
A Romanian mum-of-two who has denied being in the UK illegally and will appear before a crown court. Raluca Constantine, 31, tearfully denied that she knowingly entering the country and was in breach of a deportation order made in December 2017
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Channel 4 series gives more insight into controversial Llanerchydol Hall renovation
An ongoing series on Channel 4 has given more insight in to the controversial renovations carried out at Llanerchydol Hall over the past year. One of the subjects in a Channel 4 series ‘Help We Bought a Hotel’, the 18th century building Llanerchydol
