A CONSERVATION organisation that wants to let a huge swathe of Mid-Wales go back to nature have been told they are taking a “flippin’ liberty.” At Powys County Council’s (PCC) full council meeting on Thursday, Plaid Cymru group leader Cllr Elwyn
A UNIQUE musical event comes to Newtown’s Hafren theatre this Saturday night, October 19, with Bardd, offering a 'dualingual global music fusion' journey from the bardic roots of Wales to a future funk disco where everyone’s on 'The One'. It features
Cefn Druids 1 Newtown 2 NIALL Flint struck a contender for goal of the season as Newtown won the latest chapter in Welsh football's oldest rivalry. The Robins arrived at the Rock looking to gain ground on sixth place while the hosts went into
The winners of the inaugural Mid Wales Tourism Awards, designed to celebrateand showcase the region’s exceptional tourism industry, will be announced on Thursday night. Forty-two finalists in 13 categories will head for The Hafren in Newtown fora
BY FOUR votes a notice of motion was successful which will see Powys County Council’s (PCC) pensions move away from fossil fuels investments. The motion was put forward at the full council meeting on Thursday, October 10, by Cllr Emily Durrant (
Three people remain on police bail more than two months after the discovery of a man's body at a property near Builth Wells. Dyfed-Powys Police discovered the body at the man's home address following a report concerning his welfare. The identity
WELSHPOOL kickstarted their North Wales Women’s League season with a 5-0 win at home to Pwllheli. Pool dominated possession and claimed the spoils with two goals from Sarah Thomas and strikes from Nia Mansell, Kate Evans and Grace Johns. Meanwhile
Plans to allow more waste to be disposed at a landfill site near Llanidloes have been submitted to Powys County Council for consideration. Bryn Posteg landfill site, located south east of Llanidloes, has an overtip that was found to be several metres
Don't miss your brilliant First Days At School 16-page picture pull-out inside the Thursday, October 17 edition of the County Times. The pull-out contains lots of first classroom pictures from primary schools across Powys. See your cherub's
FEARS have been raised that Powys County Council’s (PCC) work on the Mid-Wales Growth Deal could have a negative effect on key services. Questions were asked at PCC’s full council meeting on Thursday, October 10, on whether the £200 million mentioned
Labour’s candidate for Montgomeryshire at the next General Election will be Kait Duerden, of Cefn Coch. She was announced by the constituency party at the same time as it launched an appeal for a "green and fair land". Ms Duerden said: “In our
The A490 is now open to all traffic under two-way traffic lights following a landslide near Guilsfield at the end of September. The road closed when a substantial amount of material including soil, stone and trees covered the road near the Valley
A 100-year-old man’s dedication to Llanwrtyd Eisteddfod has been recognised with a new award. Austin Gwesyn-Pryce, who lives in Llanidloes, was an active committee member for many years when he lived in the area. In recognition of his “avid
LLANIDLOES’ testing start to the North Wales League Two season continued with a 26-10 defeat at home to Bangor. Bangor punished their hosts for a sluggish start with an early try from Andy Baston and further tries from Dyfed Roberts and Tom Belt
RHAYADER Town eased to a 3-0 win at Abermule in MMP-NL Mid Wales League Two. Goals from Jamie Evans, Jack Bright and Tommy Rowlands ensured the Red Kites the points having drawn 3-3 at Aberystwyth University in midweek. Evans and Rowlands were
A RETAINED firefighter and his army veteran son have completed a “brilliant” charity walk which has raised more than £75,000 for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) counselling for soldiers. Graham ‘Sid’ Rees and his son Stephen, from Llanfair
TREGARON Turfs moved eight points clear at the top of the Cambrian Tyres Aberystwyth League with an 11-1 thrashing of Aberdyfi. Cledan Davies and Rhun Garner both struck hat-tricks while Daniel Owen and Rhodri Jones doubles and a Mel Davies strike
GUILSFIELD Reserves extended their lead at the top of JT Hughes Montgomeryshire League Honda Division One with a 5-2 win at Maesyrhandir. Connor Stacey and Dray Rogers struck for the Newtown side but the Guils were not to be denied with a Dan Williams
Llanrhaeadr 2 Flint Town Utd 3 LLANRHAEADR twice clawed back only to suffer defeat at the hands of Flint Town United. The Deesiders broke the deadlock on 15 minutes with Richie Foulkes releasing Mark Cadwallader to net. Flint continued
CRAIG Morris struck twice as Newcastle sunk Llandrindod Wells Reserves 3-1 in the Watson Financial Mid Wales League (South). Carl Price completed the Millers tally while Sion Power netted in reply for the Spamen. Meanwhile Presteigne Reserves
Llanfair Utd 1 Porthmadog 3 LLANFAIR United’s wait for their first win of the season with defeat at home to fellow strugglers Porthmadog. Both sides carved early openings with Paul Griffiths firing wide from distance for the hosts before Mel
Guilsfield 4 Conwy Borough 2 ADAM Jenkins’ hat-trick inspired Guilsfield to victory at home to high flying Conwy Borough. The sides produced an evenly contested opening half with the visiting Tangerines breaking the deadlock on 25 minutes
GIVING out too much information on how prepared Powys County Council (PCC) is for Brexit could lead to claims of “scaremongering”. On Monday, October 14, the Economy, Residents, Communities and Governance scrutiny committee discussed how prepared
Five extra trains are to run through Mid Wales on Sundays as part of winter timetable changes announced by Transport for Wales TfW). The operator is to increase the total number of Sunday services on the Cambrian Line, between Shrewsbury and Aberystwyth
