A local author will be signing copies of his books in Newtown this week.

Gerald Jones - author of The Consequence – will be at WH Smith in High Street on Thursday and Friday (April 29 and 30).

The book is about three men from Llandyssil who return from the First World War and follows the repercussions of their involvement in the war and effect it has on their families.

"It's a poignant story," Gerald said who started writing the story more than 20 years ago. "I had this idea in my late teens early twenties and because as a kid I knew two men from Llandyssil who actually fought in the war in Egypt. It's always stayed with me."

Gerald, who is a retired builder from Llanmerewig, has finished a sequel to The Consequence, and has plans for the story to become a trilogy.

The book can also be bought at The Fabric Shop in Market Street, Newtown; Abermule Stores; Bunners in Montgomery; and The Lucky Hare, The Cobbles in Bishop's Castle as well as through Amazon.