MORE than £2.7 million is being set aside by Powys County Council (PCC) to build a Bulking Waste Facility at Abermule Business Park. On Thursday, January 24, county councillors will be expected to discuss and approve the transfer of funds, known
FEARS that a day care centre in Brecon is closing, have been scotched. A question on the Arosfa Day Centre in Brecon, will be asked to adult services cabinet member, Stephen Hayes, at the Full Council meeting on Thursday, January 24. Conservative
What appears to be the remains of a cannabis farm has been found dumped on Llangynidr mountain in the Brecon Beacons. On Twitter, Breconshire Police said: "Thanks to whoever did this! Especially for all the evidence you left behind." 8044
A COUNTY councillor is set to host an event in Newtown to help residents spot the dangers of organised drug gangs. Cllr Mark Barnes, councillor for Newtown West and Llanllwchaiarn, says he has worked with Powys County Council and the police to
Cylch Meithrin Llanfair Caereinion has received the second-highest rating given by inspectors Estyn. The Welsh medium early-years setting has been rated as ‘Good’ following an inspection in October 2018. Inspectors praised the well-behaved children
A CAMPAIGN raising awareness of coercive control has been launched across Wales. The Welsh Government campaign ‘This is Not Love. This is Control’ aims to help people identify coercive control behaviours and is supported by a son whose mother and
THE weather is cold, we're still waiting for pay day and all your New Year's resolutions have gone out of the window. Experts reckon these are the reasons why today is the most depressing day of the year also known as Blue Monday. But in a
The owners of a sprocker spaniel say they are 'devastated' that she’s still missing after more than four weeks since she was last seen. Seven-month-old Ruby went missing from the Guilsfield and Meifod area on Friday, December 21. Her owners
A PROPERTY near Welshpool has been seized by police from a gang of drug dealers who had been supplying cocaine in the Midlands for more than three years. The premises in Middletown was one of six - worth an estimated £1.7 million - claimed by authorities
Residents living in the Builth Wells area are being told to ignore any phone calls claiming to be from HMRC. Dyfed-Powys Police have issued advice saying that people should immediately hang up if they receive a call. It follows a high number
A shared love of Welsh poetry has led to a Montgomeryshire couple diversifying their farm business by partnering with a mushroom-growing company. Arwyn Groe and Gwenllian Lansdown Davies have expanded their beef and sheep business at their 320-
A YELLOW warning of ice across Powys overnight on Monday and into Tuesday morning has been issued by the Met Office. A Met Office spokesperson warned: "A band of rain and hill snow will move South Eastwards across the UK during Monday evening and
A new broadband scheme will connect an extra 10,000 premises to faster internet in Eastern areas of Wales, the Welsh Government has announced. The contract for the new project, which is the successor to the 'Superfast Cymru' scheme to bring faster
Llanidloes 'anchor and stalwart' and former town mayor Christina Edwardes has died. An outpouring of tributes have followed since the news that she had passed away during the New Year. Her death leaves an 'enormous gap' in a town to which she
A NEW research project is aiming to improve production efficiency in the UK by enabling farmers to determine the optimum mature size for both beef cattle and sheep. The researchers, from AbacusBio International and Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC
