HAPPY New Year from all at the County Times.

To mark the day we invite readers to join us on a trip through time with special pictures from the past.

Our first picture is remarkable and shows Newtown was the home of a tip in the middle of a housing estate in the 1970s.

County Times: Newtown was home to an open air tip in the middle of Maesyrhandir in 1975.Newtown was home to an open air tip in the middle of Maesyrhandir in 1975.

OTHER NEWS: 

County Times: A lovely picture of locals surrounding the gas fire in the Red Lion in Caersws in the 1950s.A lovely picture of locals surrounding the gas fire in the Red Lion in Caersws in the 1950s.

County Times: Eleven children were baptized in one day at Llanllugan Church in 1975.Eleven children were baptized in one day at Llanllugan Church in 1975.

County Times: The Caersws Old Harmonica Band in 1937.The Caersws Old Harmonica Band in 1937.

County Times: Montgomery Guides in 1965.Montgomery Guides in 1965.

County Times: Fete fun in Bettws Cedewain in 1980.Fete fun in Bettws Cedewain in 1980.

County Times: Llanfair Caereinion Darts Flight factory workers in 1961.Llanfair Caereinion Darts Flight factory workers in 1961.