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Reporter covering council, local politics, health, business, crime, education and human interest stories in Radnorshire, Mid Wales.

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Verbal abuse of Powys social care workers is “deplorable”

Verbal abuse of Powys social care workers is “deplorable”

VERBAL abuse of people working in the care sector during Covid-19 from some members of the Powys public has been described as “deplorable”.
Powys has ambitious plans for new homes across the county

More than 100 new homes worth £20m under construction in Powys

MORE than 100 new council properties are under construction with a combined contract value of over £20 million, the county council’s cabinet will be told next week.
Helping Our Homeless Wales has opened a new premises in Builth Wells.

Charity helping homeless people in rubbish row with council

A CHARITY helping homeless people that recently opened a brand-new premises in Builth Wells, has become embroiled in an argument over rubbish collection with the county council.

Firearms officers were called to the scene in Llandrindod Wells.

Man sentenced after being spotted with replica handgun in Llandrindod Wells – leading police firearms units to be called

ARMED police descended on a town centre after a motorist spotted a man cycling through the streets with an imitation gun.

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Rhayader and Crickhowell welcome mobile testing units from March 1

MOBILE Covid-19 testing units will be on the move across Powys to two new locations in Rhayader and Crickhowell from next Monday, March 1.
Castle Caereinion Church in Wales School

Proposed Powys school closures due to “historical” underfunding, says MP

BRECON and Radnorshire MP Fay Jones believes proposed school closures in Powys are a direct result of the county council being “historically” underfunded by the Welsh Government.

Tesco community champion Jayne Griffiths features on an in-store Mother's Day card this year.

Mother's Day cards to feature a familiar Powys face

CHILDREN of all ages across Powys shopping for a Mother’s Day card this year may just spot a familiar face staring back up at them from the shelves in Tesco.
Batman, Robin and Super Girl patrol the Groe

Superheroes unite to clean up mean streets of Builth - and raise school funds

MEMBERS of Builth & District Running Club are used to wearing skin-tight lycra so donning Batman, Ironman and Super Girl costumes at the weekend wasn’t all that different to how they normally dress.
The biker left this jacket behind.

Police ask Radnor motorcyclist to get in touch to collect jacket and phone

POLICE are challenging a motorcyclist to get in touch with them if he wants his mobile phone and jacket back, after officers retrieved the items from a Radnorshire beauty spot.

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Radnorshire Wildlife Trust

Radnorshire Wildlife Trust launch restoration project

A NEW wildlife and heritage project aiming to restore interest in neglected but vastly important moorland areas of Radnorshire has been launched.