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  • Storm Christoph: Floods hit deliveries of the County Times

    Flooding in Mid Wales has hit deliveries of this week's Powys County Times. Road closures along main routes through the county have disrupted supply of the papers to some parts of the county. We hope to deliver papers to shops on Friday, so

  • Four Crosses business offers unique domes for hire

    A FOUR Crosses-based business is giving people the opportunity to enjoy milestone celebrations from the comfort of their own home during lockdown. TMS Events is hiring out new bubble domes, allowing people to enjoy a unique experience with their

  • Coronavirus in Powys: Breakdown of Cases

    FRESH figures from Public Health Wales show exactly where coronavirus has been circulating within the Powys community. The map – provided by health officials in response to COVID-19 - presents data broken down beyond the standard local authority

  • Llanidloes Town through the ages – chapter one

    LLANIDLOES Town Football Club has been at the heart of the community life for nearly 150 years. Of course the town played host to the first football match in Montgomeryshire on Boxing Day 1870 and five years later the Daffodils were born. Ever

  • Glastonbury 2021 cancelled amid ongoing coronavirus pandemic

    Glastonbury Festival will not take place for a second year in a row because of the coronavirus pandemic, organisers Michael and Emily Eavis have announced. Speaking on Twitter the event organisers told music fans that tickets will rollover for

  • Sky outage hits broadband users in Powys

    Sky's broadband users in Mid Wales are struggling with broadband outages from Sky today. The internet service provider has confirmed that users of its services in Powys may be unable to use broadband or make or receive calls. It has not said

  • Storm Christoph in Powys: 5.30pm road closure update

    AS THE county deals with the aftermath of Storm Christoph, some roads which which have been closed are starting to re-open across Powys. Traffic Wales has issued this update: - A487 Derwen Las reopened. - A483 both directions Welshpool

  • Volunteers wanted for Covid-19 vaccination centre in Newtown

    VOLUNTEERS are being sought to support the roll-out of the coronavirus vaccine at a Mass Vaccination Centre (MVC) in Newtown. The third centre in Powys opened at Maldwyn Leisure Centre on Wednesday (January 20), with 500 people expected to have

  • Coronavirus in Powys round-up – Thursday, January 21

    A TOTAL of 48 new positive cases of coronavirus have been reported in Powys in the last 24 hours, according to Public Health Wales (PHW) stats. There have been no more recorded deaths according to those PHW figures, which put deaths due to the virus

  • Mystery ball of light witnessed over Montgomeryshire

    PEOPLE across north Montgomeryshire witnessed a mystery ball of light in the night sky at 8pm on Monday. The light was accompanied by brief roll of thunder before normality returned. Social media reports confirmed villagers from across the area

  • Icy weather warning issued for Powys

    IN the wake of Storm Christoph, Powys must now deal with icy conditions as the Met Office issue another warning. The yellow alert will come into force today from 4pm - just a few hours after a previous overnight warning of ice was lifted at 10am

  • William Samuel's last train from Newtown

    THE trial of William Samuel had gripped Montgomeryshire in the summer of 1886. Samuel stood accused of the murder of William Mabbutt in Welshpool took place in Newtown on July. The previous month a Mr Mabbutt had been murdered in Welshpool

  • Newtown raised Smith lands Tottenham coaching role

    LAUREN Smith has begun the next chapter in her coaching career after joining Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. Smith, originally from Caersws, was unveiled by the White Hart Lane club this week. Smith will serve as the assistant coach of the London

  • Storm Christoph in Powys: 11.30am update

    A host of road closures are in place across Powys as the county deals with effects of Storm Christoph. Powys County Council and Traffic Wales have confirmed the A483 between Welshpool and Newtown is closed this morning, and the same road is also