NEXT Thursday, October 24, voters in Powys County Council’s Llandrindod North ward, will be going to the polls. They will be electing a new councillor to represent them. This follows the resignation of Gary Price, who stepped down from the role
THE first round of the JD Welsh Cup takes centre stage on Saturday. Among the ties of the round takes place at Tanllan with Llanrhaeadr hosting JD Cymru North leaders Prestatyn Town. Coach Marc Griffiths hoped the club could rekindle the past
The T4 bus service, which runs between Newtown and Cardiff, will be partially suspended during October half-term due to roadworks. Between Monday, October 28, and Friday, November, 1, there will be a road closure which effects the entire of the
Farmers in Powys now face transporting their cattle 200 miles to the north of England after one of the largest abattoirs in Wales said it will stop processing beef. Randall Parker Foods said its decision to mothball beef processing at its Llanidloes
The supply of commercial land and business premises for development is a vital part of the Mid Wales economic strategy according to the Growing Mid Wales Partnership. Work is now underway to identify and assess employment sites and premises across
WELSHPOOL Sharks Swimming Club held its annual gala at the town’s Flash Leisure Centre last month. The successful event saw nearly 50 of the club’s junior members take to the pool in a wide range of disciplines. The club continues to go from
The Welsh Conservatives' candidate for Brecon and Radnorshire at the next General Election will be Fay Jones. Ms Jones, who manages a public affairs firm in Cardiff, said she was "over the moon" to have been chosen at a selection meeting held in
A range of tools and a mountain bike have been stolen from sheds in Crew Green. Police are appealing with witnesses or information about the incident, which took place between 9pm on Tuesday, October 15, and 9am on Wednesday, October 16. A
LLANDRINDOD Wells prevailed 3-0 winners at Rhayader Town in the first round of the Aspidistra Radnorshire Cup in midweek. Goals from Robbie Nicholls, Kieran McCarley and Matty Tong ensured the Spamen's ticket. A Mason Jones thunderbolt earned
MACHYNLLETH extended their winning run to five consecutive matches with a 2-1 win over Borth United in MMP-NL Mid Wales League Two on Tuesday. Goals from Harry Vince-Holt and Charlie Jellett proved just enough for the hosts with Borth replying
TWO Newtown football clubs have been boosted by sports grants from Powys County Council. The grants form part of a £16k investment in grassroots sport by the local authority. Maesyrhandir Football Club has been successful in applying for £1,497
MEGAN Costall has been crowned the Welsh under 18s champion archer. The 16 year old from Newtown scored 555 out of a possible 600 to take the title at last weekend’s Welsh Archery Association Junior Indoor Championships in Newport. Costall overcame
CHAZ Davies raced to second place in race two of the World Superbike Championship round on Argentina. The Presteigne star ended second to Kawasaki’s Jon Rea to the delight of his Ducati team. Davies said: “I made a bad start and I was swamped
The Gruffalo is being celebrated on a new commemorative 50p coin, depicting the beast's first meeting with Mouse in the woods. The famous story of brains over brawn, written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler, was first published
RADNOR hit the road for Carmarthen in division one of the South Wales Women’s Hockey League this week. The village club will look to maintain their decent start to the season having won and lost one of their two opening games. Senior player Elin
NATALIE Powell boosted her Olympic dream with a silver medal at the Brazilian Grand Slam. The Builth Wells judo star added to the Great Britain medal haul in Brasilia to come home with her first Grand Slam medal of the year. Powell defeated the
CHRIS Davies has stepped down as manager of MMP-NL Mid Wales League One side Carno. Davies masterminded the club’s mist successful era and brought both the Central Wales and Montgomeryshire cups to Ty Brith during his seven year tenure. A club
Residents in Montgomeryshire are being warned of a telephone scam claiming to be calling from HMRC. Dyfed-Powys Police say they have received a "spate of reports" about fraudsters requesting a sum of money be transferred to an account to settle
GRAHAM Evans has taken the helm of MMP-NL Mid Wales League One side Llansantffraid. The former Llanrhaeadr assistant manager takes over from Ray Jones and Jake Harris who took over after John Sheerin’s brief tenure ended in August. A Saints club
THE lack of football facilities in Welshpool has been criticised. Donna Pryce, a parent of a Welshpool Town Football Club junior player, has hit out at the state of Salop Road football pitch, describing the field as “unsuitable, unmaintained and
DOLGELLAU Athletic Football Club is celebrating a £15k grant from Sport Wales as part of a nationwide scheme. The Places for Sport initiative forms half of the funding the MMP-NL Mid Wales League Two club had targeted raising as part of its long
The mayor of Llanfyllin has stepped down in order to concentrate on an upcoming general election. Simon Baynes announced his resignation at the end of Wednesday's Llanfyllin Town Council meeting, following his selection as the Conservative candidate
LLANFAIR United hit double figures in a 10-0 drubbing of Northop Hall in the North Wales Women’s League. The Mid Wales side’s dominance was never in double with hat-tricks from Gemma Jones, Sarah Ellis and Sophie Cook inspiring their side to an
POWYS County Council has made a £16k investment in grant aid to a host of sport organisations across the county. Grants of up to £1,500 are available through the Sportlot Community Chest, the Sports Council for Wales National Lottery funded grant
GREGYNOG Hall hosts a family orienteering day on Tuesday, October 29. The country estate near Tregynon hosts an event organised by Mid Wales Orienteering Club and Powys Sports development with multiple courses available. The short course of 1.720km
MADDIE Griffiths claimed a sixth place finish at the British Cross Challenge Series opener in Cardiff. The Welshpool High School and Maldwyn Harrier star ended sixth in a time of 12:14 in the girls under 15s class. Oliver Jones of Newtown was
NEWTOWN battled to a 12-7 victory at home to Ruthin in the North East Wales Youth League. The visitors forged ahead with a converted try which only served to galvanise the hosts into action. Good recycling by the front row led to a try for prop
TNS 6 Airbus UK 2 GREG Draper returned to the TNS starting line-up to inspire a comprehensive victory over Airbus UK Broughton. The Saints never looked back after Billy Whitehouse's 13th minute cross was turned home from close range by Dean Ebbe
LIBBY Jones starred with five tries as COBRA ran riot in an 81-5 victory at home to Shotton in the North Wales Women’s League. Jones claimed the player of the match plaudits in recognition of a stand out display as COBRA maintained their electric
THE region’s emerging stars have been taking part in the latest round of the RGC Under 14s Cup. Welshpool took on Denbigh at Maesydre with the home side making home advantage count in a 22-12 win to seal their place in the semi-finals. Meanwhile
LLANDRINDOD Wells fell at the first hurdle of the Welsh Shield as Llanrumney prevailed 14-10 winners. The Budgies began brightly and led after a series of attacking line out drives culminated in a try from No8 Dan Oakley. However Llanrumney responded
NEWTOWN’S Welsh Bowl bid came to an end with a 27-7 defeat at home to division three west side Aberaeron. Outside half Rhodri Jones proved the difference with the Gulls star amassing 18 points at the Recreation Ground who opened the scoring with
MORE than 200 athletes took part in the Herefordshire Cross Country League season opener at Fforest Fields near Builth Wells. The men’s and women’s races were respectively dominated by home club Builth Wells and Croft Ambrey running clubs as athletes
LLANDRINDOD Wells Bowling Club has been crowned champions of the Brecon and Radnor Ladies Bowls League. Meanwhile Builth Wells Bowling Club’s Sue Francis, Margaret Watkins, Michel Jones and Jackie Thomas beat a team from Berriew to win the Mid Wales
Unemployment in Powys has risen by a whopping 10.3 per cent in the last year. Figures released by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) shows the latest claimant count for the county is 1,415 unemployed people, which is 132 more than 12 months
As Rural Crime week took place last week (October 6 - 13) NFU Cymru county advisers met with Dyfed-Powys Police to discuss a recent spike in farm thefts. Every year NFU Mutual gathers claims statistics to provide a detailed picture of the financial
