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  • Maesyrhandir overcome Llanfyllin with Stacey on song

    CONNOR Stacey struck twice as Maesyrhandir battled to a 3-1 win at home to Llanfyllin Town in JT Hughes Montgomeryshire League One. Dray Rogers completed the scoring as Rhandir celebrated a morale boosting home win with Joe Roberts netting a consolation

  • Community campus plans for Machynlleth school

    A STATE-of-the-art learning and leisure community campus could be built as part of plans for a replacement all-through school in north Powys. Powys County Council and Freedom Leisure have held early discussions to consider incorporating leisure

  • Quad bike stolen in Tregynon

    POLICE are appealing for information after the theft of a quad bike. A red Honda Quad bike was stolen from the Tregynon area between the hours of 9pm on January 26 and 9am on January 27. "The quad bike has since been located abandoned nearby

  • West End comes to Trefeglwys

    On Saturday, February 1, Trannon Valley Voices ladies’ choir will bring the music of The West End, to Trefeglwys, in a special charity event. They will be joined by the well known saxophonist Phil Jones, to provide an evening of top class entertainment

  • Saints make light work of Aberystwyth

    TNS 4 Aberystwyth Town 0 TNS made light work of Aberystwyth Town to book their place in the quarter-finals of the JD Welsh Cup. The hosts eased into the lead inside the opening four minutes with Ryan Brobbel curling home from the edge of the

  • Llanidloes plans to tackle climate emergency

    Llanidloes residents “turned out in force” to share their views on how the town should respond to the ‘climate emergency’ that was declared by the Town Council last year. The community gathered to discuss how to reduce Llanidloes’ carbon footprint

  • First ever away win for Felindre

    FELINDRE celebrated their first ever away with with a 2-1 win at Rhayader Town Reserves in the Watson Financial Mid Wales League South. Gareth Hughes gave the hosts the lead before goals from Mike Bevan and Bill Reynolds ensured a day to remember

  • Skills firm Cambrian Training gets glowing Estyn report

    A skills company based in Welshpool and Builth Wells that delivers apprenticeships across Wales has begun the new decade and its 25th year of delivering with a glowing inspection report. Cambrian Training received ‘Good’ judgements across all inspection

  • Welshpool sex offender sent back to jail

    A MAN has been sent back to jail, shortly after being released, for breaching his licence conditions. Kieran Goodwin, formerly of Welshpool, was put behind bars after admitting 32 offences, including sexual activity with a child and causing a child

  • Motorcycle stolen from property near Newtown

    POLICE in Newtown are investigating the theft of a motorbike from a property in Kerry. Officers are investigating the theft of an orange coloured KTM XC-W 125 motorcycle (road registered) from a residential property in the Kerry area, that occurred

  • Stereophonics announce special summer show in North Wales

    LEGENDARY Welsh rock band Stereophonics has announced it will be playing a special show in Bangor. The group is returning to its Welsh homeland with a huge show being held at Vaynol Park, on Saturday, July 25. The band, made up of Kelly Jones

  • Evans on the podium in Monte Carlo to lay down WRC marker

    ELFYN Evans celebrated his Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team debut with an impressive podium finish on this weekend’s Monte Carlo Rally. Despite lining up alongside six-time world champion Sebastien Ogier at Toyota and having limited pre-event

  • Cost of replacing council vehicles is £1M more than expected

    QUESTIONS were raised by councillors about why the cost of replacing Powys County Council (PCC) vehicles has shot up by £1,100,000. At the full council meeting on Thursday, January 23, councillors were asked to approve a ‘virement’ of £3,222,000