A man was taken to hospital following reports of a shooting in a residential area of Newtown.

Police officers were called to the Maesyrhandir estate at around 11.35pm on Saturday (October 29) to reports that an air rifle had been discharged.

A 29-year-old man has been charged with two counts of possession of an offensive weapon in a private place. He has been bailed to appear at Welshpool Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, November 15.

The man who was taken to hospital was later discharged, police said.