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Karen Compton

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Reporter on the Mid Wales Journal.

July 25, 2023

Royal Welsh awards presented for exceptional service

Mid Wales|Jul 25, 2023

Young Farmers awarded travel scholarships

Mid Wales|Jul 25, 2023

New look horticulture section revealed for next year's Royal Welsh

Mid Wales|Jul 25, 2023

July 24, 2023

Best of Welsh and British on display as the 102nd Royal Welsh Show gets underway

What's On|Jul 24, 2023

July 21, 2023

Armed attacker jailed for 18 years after 'hunting down' sister with claw hammer

Mid Wales|Jul 21, 2023

July 19, 2023

Funeral for police inspector killed in car crash to be held this week

Mid Wales|Jul 19, 2023

July 10, 2023

Cheers! Villagers awarded £240,000 to restore pub

Food and Drink|Jul 10, 2023

July 8, 2023

Calls on county council to review parking price hike blamed for 'lower footfall'

Mid Wales|Jul 8, 2023

July 4, 2023

Inquest opens into death of 'murder victim' whose body was found in River Severn

Crime|Jul 4, 2023

June 25, 2023

Drink-driving teen took friend's car without permission then crashed it into hotel gates

Crime|Jun 25, 2023

Community order for man who grabbed partner's hair and pulled her down steps

Crime|Jun 25, 2023

June 23, 2023

Surplus spaces issue keep education chief Cllr Pete Roberts awake at night.

Education|Jun 23, 2023

New categories for the Powys Business Awards

Business|Jun 23, 2023

June 18, 2023

Driver with 14 points keeps licence after mother 'didn't see insurance renewal email'

Crime|Jun 18, 2023

June 11, 2023

Nurse narrowly avoids prison for head-on crash which left man with catastrophic injuries

Crime|Jun 11, 2023

June 10, 2023

Woman who knew for decades that she had siblings in America, and kept a promise not to make contact, finally meets them

Llandrindod Wells|Jun 10, 2023

June 6, 2023

The Royal Welsh Agricultural Society switches to a 100 per cent renewable energy tariff

Farming|Jun 6, 2023

June 1, 2023

Murder victim found in River Severn named as 34-year-old Ford woman Natalie Dean

Crime|Jun 1, 2023

May 29, 2023

Motorist can stay on the road despite now having 18 points on licence

Crime|May 29, 2023

May 28, 2023

Convoy of classic lorries hit the road for weekend of scenic trips

Mid Wales|May 28, 2023

May 15, 2023

Woman caught watching TV without licence has fine reduced

Mid Wales|May 15, 2023

Concerns raised over plans to build eight homes at former leather goods factory

Mid Wales|May 15, 2023

May 8, 2023

Welsh Covid response could be investigated

Health|May 8, 2023

April 30, 2023

Man damaged three cars in one town - including scratching one down to the metal

Crime|Apr 30, 2023

Man admits exposing himself at beauty spot after witness took photo

Crime|Apr 30, 2023

Man refuses to identify himself in court after saying he has authority to handle case

Crime|Apr 30, 2023

April 22, 2023

Drugged-up van driver who got behind wheel after smoking cannabis on Boxing Day is banned

Crime|Apr 22, 2023

April 14, 2023

Sleeping dragon set to be restored by its creator

Attractions|Apr 14, 2023

April 2, 2023

Drunk 19-year-old kicked police officers and damaged homeless centre while being arrested

Crime|Apr 2, 2023

March 25, 2023

Town's one-way traffic trial to be made permanent after positive feedback

Transport|Mar 25, 2023

Teenager who had thousands of indecent images of children on phones gets suspended sentence

Crime|Mar 25, 2023

March 20, 2023

Police appeal after quadbike is stolen from farm near Presteigne

Farming|Mar 20, 2023

March 18, 2023

'Substantial' hotel closed for several years is put up for sale

Business|Mar 18, 2023

March 16, 2023

Student sentenced after veering across road and killing mother-of-two in crash

Crime|Mar 16, 2023

March 4, 2023

Holidaymaker's rescue dog at risk of being destroyed after it bit pensioner at pub

Crime|Mar 4, 2023

February 16, 2023

Stargazers celebrate decade in the dark

Attractions|Feb 16, 2023

Campaign launched to bring back famous sleeping dragon

Attractions|Feb 16, 2023

February 13, 2023

Warning delivered over declining state of school buildings

Mid Wales|Feb 13, 2023

February 11, 2023

Lost house keys and ingrown toenail - inappropriate 999 ambulance calls revealed by service

Health|Feb 11, 2023

February 10, 2023

Lost keys, ingrown toenails and hair dye in the eye: Ambulance trust reveals time-wasting 999 calls

Health|Feb 10, 2023

January 22, 2023

Man took cleaver and knife to pub on Christmas Eve after coat argument

Crime|Jan 22, 2023

January 10, 2023

Thousands raised at auction to bring pub back to life

Mid Wales|Jan 10, 2023

January 7, 2023

Dad monitored sleeping five-year-old daughter on app while he went out drinking

Crime|Jan 7, 2023

January 3, 2023

‘Disgrace’: Politician hits out at school closure decision

Education|Jan 3, 2023

January 2, 2023

Sound of music set to be heard even more in town

Music|Jan 2, 2023

December 18, 2022

Consultation to launch on proposed closure of Air Ambulance base in Welshpool

Mid Wales|Dec 18, 2022

December 12, 2022

Man who left ‘vile’ messages on vicar’s phone jailed

Crime|Dec 12, 2022

County losing another branch of bank as 114 set to close

Business|Dec 12, 2022

Knighton's public toilets criticised as 'absolute disgrace'

Politics|Dec 12, 2022

November 28, 2022

Firefighter recruits suspected of cheating in an exam

Environment|Nov 28, 2022

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