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Petition to keep air ambulance base in Welshpool reaches 3,000 signatures in less than a day
A PETITION to keep the air ambulance base in Welshpool open has received more than 3,000 signatures in less than 24 hours.

Wales Air Ambulance. Picture by Kerry Evans

Welshpool mayor questions 'extraordinary' findings to support Air Ambulance base axe

Llanidloes High School students collect their A-level results on Thursday, August 18, 2022. Picture by Anwen Parry/County Times

Llanidloes High School celebrates 'absolutely stellar' A-level results

Kerry Football Club players with a banner wishing their team-mate all the best as he undergoes surgery.

Powys football club united in support for popular fan ahead of brain surgery

Dyfed-Powys Police has published a warning following the incident

Report success for Dyfed Powys Police as stop and search increases by 70 per cent

A wide load vehicle will cause delays in Powys this afternoon.

Motorists warned to expect delays as wide load vehicle sets out from Llandinam

LIVE: A Level results day across Powys

RECAP: A Level results day across Powys

Llandrindod Wells Magistrates Court.

Man 'lucky to avoid prison' after smashing window of car containing children

Students learn their A level results at Newtown High School today.

Newtown students produce 'strong results' on A Level results day

Ffion Davies and Nathan White

Ysgol Llanfyllin celebrate "outstanding" A Level results

Powells Farm Wales

Powys border farm invites the public to come and pick their own potatoes

A line up of miniature steam engines make their way up Kington High Street

PICTURES Beautiful vintage cars, motorbikes and tractors set to fill Powys border park

A visitor at Elan Valley Visitor Centre. Picture by Caroline Higgs.

'Ewe' would not believe the warm welcome at Powys beauty spot visitor centre

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Beautiful vintage cars, motorbikes and tractors set to fill Powys border park

Lidl 'do not eat' warning as disease causing bacteria discovered in product

Riders raised £7,000 as charity challenge comes to Powys beauty spot

Hollywood star supports campaign to save mid Wales pub

Iceland launches interest-free loan scheme to help with cost of living

Revealed: Mansion submerged beneath Elan Valley reservoir

Action from Builth Wells' draw at home to Llandrindod Wells on Wednesday night. Picture by Darren Laurie.

Price is right as Builth Wells snatch late derby point against Llandrindod Wells

Llanfyllin Sports Centre

Work begins on anticipated new 3G pitch for community

Award-winning comic lined up for show in Newtown

Clem Davies, from Llangedwyn

Council responds after concerns raised over welfare of trees at new bus interchange

Ritz and Glitz is showing at the Albert Hall tis weekend

'Ritz and Glitz' marks return of live performances to famous Powys venue

Gareth Davies, chief executive of Wynnstay Group PLC. Picture by Wynnstay Group.

Agricultural supplies company looks to the future with new shares plan

File photo dated 07/03/12 of pupils sitting an exam. Students who miss out on their first choices for university when A-level results are published this week have been urged not to panic and instead turn to teachers for advice and support. Issue date:

A Levels: First Powys students to sit exams since pandemic await results

The deadline to apply to the Department of Work and Pensions is August 18, with around 850,000 households eligible for the support (PA)

Warning as deadline for £3,300 cost of living payment today

Lidl is recalling one of its products because it may contain disease causing bacteria which in rare cases can cause meningitis (PA)

Lidl 'do not eat' warning as disease causing bacteria discovered in product

Wales Air Ambulance celebrates it's 20th anniversary in 2021

Exclusive BREAKING: Welshpool's Wales Air Ambulance base could face the axe under new plans

Dyfed-Powys Police.

Powys motorist towing unsecure load admits multiple driving offences

Cyclists raise thousands at Hope House Cycle Challenge. Credits to Russell Davies Photography

Riders raised £7,000 as charity challenge comes to Powys beauty spot

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Kerry Football Club players with a banner wishing their team-mate all the best as he undergoes surgery.

Powys football club united in support for popular fan ahead of brain surgery
KERRY Football Club has rallied around one of their supporters as he undergoes surgery.

Action from Builth Wells' draw at home to Llandrindod Wells on Wednesday night. Picture by Darren Laurie.

Price is right as Builth Wells snatch late derby point against Llandrindod Wells

Llanfyllin Sports Centre

Work begins on anticipated new 3G pitch for community

Presteigne Bowling Club's green is left submerged. Picture by David Barrett.

Torrential rain stops play at bowls club as heatwave comes to an abrupt end

Andy Davies (pictured at the Welshpool 10k earlier this year) was happy to finish the Munich marathon which was held in searing hot temperatures. Picture by Phil Blagg Photography.

Forden marathon star Davies pays tribute to crowd after gruelling Munich run

Osian Pryce in action during the Grampian Rally.

Pryce maintains British Championship challenge at Grampian Forest Rally

Powys runner Andy Davies in his British Athletics kit

Forden marathon star Davies crosses the line in 35th place in European finals

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National Sport

Casemiro could be moving to the Premier League

Manchester United closing in on deal for Real Madrid midfielder Casemiro

Joe Fraser wins all-around gymnastics gold at European Championships

England v South Africa – LV= Insurance Test Series – First Test – Day Two – Lord’s

Stuart Broad feels England have fought their way back into the first Test

Brendan Rodgers says Leicester have opened contract talks with James Maddison

Great Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith

Dina-Asher Smith wants research into ‘huge’ impact periods have on performance

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Health care assistant Paula Kirlew (right) and Nurse Helen Abbatt (left) prepares the BioNTech/Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine for doctors to administer

Health Secretary Steve Barclay considers overseas hiring spree for care homes

Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss

Tory candidates face hustings as Truss accused of wanting ‘devastating cuts’

Man posing next to bike

Ex-footballers to cycle around clubs ‘to show red card to human trafficking’

child using a laptop

Next prime minister must deliver Online Safety Bill, urge campaigners

Consumer confidence

Consumer confidence hits record low amid ‘acute’ cost-of-living concerns

Cars on motorway

Self-driving vehicles ‘on UK roads by 2025’ under new Government plans

Archaeologists excavate the remains of friars

Medieval friars were ‘riddled with parasites’, study suggests

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