13+ hour, 30+ min ago   (258+ words) Pupils at St Mary's Catholic Primary School in Newtown stepped into the pages of some of Roald Dahl's best-loved books as they celebrated Roald Dahl Day. The annual global event, held around the author's birthday on September 13, celebrates the stories,…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (561+ words) A Newtown man has avoided having a suspended prison sentence activated for a second time in just over two months after being convicted of resisting police officers during an arrest. Leigh Peter Dobson, 36, of Commercial Street, Newtown, was found guilty…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (435+ words) A man who breached a court order by drinking alcohol on his wedding day has avoided having a suspended sentence activated after magistrates decided it would be unjust to send him to prison. Shaun Lewis, 32, of Lon Derw, Trehafren, Newtown,…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (312+ words) A music and nature festival is set to begin this weekend. Elan Fest 2026, a two-day festival celebrating the best of Mid Wales, will take place at the Elan Valley Visitor Centre. The festival will run from Saturday, September 12, to Sunday,…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (411+ words) A new service is aiming to improve access to emotional wellbeing support for children and young people in Powys. Powys SPACE (Single Point of Access for Children's Emotional Wellbeing) was officially launched on Thursday, September 3, offering a single, coordinated pathway…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (239+ words) Jack Pinkney admitted that he was already hungry for the next test after making his Defender Burghley Horse Trials debut. Pinkney, who made his entry into the sport of eventing later than most at 17-years-old, originally had dreams of becoming…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (458+ words) A POWYS man breached a restraining order, protecting a former partner, after he admitted contacting her throughout the three years that it has been in place. Welshpool Magistrates’ Court heard this week that Stephen Evans, 46, went to prison initially over…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (548+ words) Scott Lindsey praised the character of his York players after they recovered from a slow start to earn a 1-1 draw at Crewe. The Minstermen were under the cosh in the opening half-an-hour at the Mornflake Stadium as they fell behind…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (510+ words) Paul Heckingbottom praised the resilience of two-goal hero Callum Lang after Preston edged past Blackburn 2-1 at Deepdale in the Championship. The 27-year-old opened the scoring with a poacher’s finish in the ninth minute before nodding in a 28th-minute second. Stanley…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (868+ words) A man with five Welsh international medals to his name could be forgiven for putting his feet up. Instead, Johnny Lloyd could be found pushing a heavy roller across Llanidloes Town's Victoria Avenue ground. The scene, captured in a Montgomeryshire…...