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  • Little Mix tribute act to perform at The Hafren in Newtown

    WITH all the chart topping hits included in an energetic tribute show to the award winning girl band, fans of the Little Mix sound will be flocking to Newtown’s Hafren theatre this Saturday, August 24. 'Black Magic: The Little Mix Show', will be

  • Gas leak closes Rhayader street

    A gas leak has closed the A470 road in Rhayader. South Street is closed in both directions until further notice, national transport body Traffic Wales said. Motorists have been told to avoid the area. Diversions are in place to use the A4081

  • Jane Dodds announced as new Lib Dems shadow cabinet member

    Jane Dodds has been appointed a position in the new Liberal Democrat Shadow Cabinet. The newly-elected Brecon and Radnorshire MP and Welsh Liberal Democrat leader said it is an "honour" to be named Shadow Minister for Wales and for Food and Rural

  • CCTV introduced to crackdown on Llanidloes fly tippers

    THE battle against grime crime in Llanidloes has been stepped up after a CCTV camera was installed at a town centre car park blighted by fly tippers. A hidden camera was put in place by Powys County Council after residents complained about fly tipping

  • Village phone box becomes library book-exchange

    A TELEPHONE box in Forden has been turned into a library book-exchange for the local community. Forden Community Council bought the telephone box for just £1, as part of BT’s ‘Adopt a Kiosk’ scheme. “The phone box has been part of the village

  • Powys school is county's top battery recycler

    School children from Llanwrtyd Wells have collected more batteries than any other Powys school. Ysgol Dolafon won a battery recycling competition run by Powys County Council and sponsored by ERP UK which saw the school collect an impressive 3.49kg

  • Students step up with art exhibition

    A GROUP of young artists took up the challenge to create an exhibition to inspire visitors to the business hub and encourage entrepreneurial thinking. Sixteen students took this task to their hearts and generated an impressive exhibition of photographic

  • Powys council tenants survey is 'disappointing'

    WHY is there no action plan yet to address problems identified in the Powys County Council’s (PCC) independent tenants’ satisfaction survey? Head of housing, Nina Davies, was criticised by councillors at the Economy, Residents, Communities and