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  • More work to be done on Powys' school transport policy

    MORE work will be done in the spring to update a Home-to-School/College transport policy. Powys County Council's cabinet approved the updated policy which followed a consultation this summer. The consultation had received 318 responses and 15

  • Orchestral manoeuvres of The Hafren kind

    AS the BBC National Orchestra of Wales (NOW) play in concert at Newtown’s Hafren theatre on Saturday afternoon, September 22, children’s author and illustrator James Mayhew will be creating pictures capturing moments of the performance which will be

  • Public meeting on future of Llanfyllin ford tonight

    Residents in Llanfyllin are set to be given their chance to have their say about work to cover over a ford at a public meeting. This evening (Wednesday, September 19) at 6pm, prior to the Town Council Meeting in Llanfyllin Public Institute, an

  • Farmers Union of Wales calls for reinstatement of badger cull

    The Farmer's Union of Wales have issued calls for the reinstatement of controversial badger culls to tackle bovine TB. They say this follows the recent publication of data by Defra following a four year programme badger culls in both Somerset and

  • Standing room only on Calon Cymru school buses

    COMPLAINTS have been made that there is not enough space on buses for pupil at Powys' newest secondary school to sit, while travelling between campuses. They are having to stand while travelling between Builth Wells and Llandrindod Wells campuses