Abermule news


Landowners in line for power route cash

Landowners across Shropshire and Mid Wales could be in line for compensation when the final route of proposed electricity pylons is revealed this month.


Two jailed over 114 burglaries

Two Polish nationals who targeted homes in Shropshire and Mid Wales during a £300,000 burglary spree which lasted more than 12 months have been jailed for seven years.


Farmland flooded as River Severn levels rise

The River Severn area around Shrewsbury was on flood alert this afternoon as Shropshire and Mid Wales felt the full force of overnight gales with weather experts predicting more stormy weather.


Protesters hand in anti-pylons files

Campaigners fighting against plans which could see hundreds of pylons built across Shropshire and Mid Wales have presented a 44-page document to the Welsh Assembly.


Fears power plans will destroy region

Plans which could see hundreds of pylons built across Shropshire and Mid Wales will totally destroy the economy, it has been claimed.


Turbines will ruin region’s countryside, claims boss

Huge swathes of countryside across Shropshire and Mid Wales could be ruined by wind turbines and pylons, the head of the National Trust warned today.


A49 repairs bill to top £1.25 million

The bill for major roadworks currently being carried out on the A49 in south Shropshire will be more than £1.25 million, it has been revealed.


Deadline looms for Ifton Heath Primary School

Parents have been urged to take up a last-minute chance to have their say on plans to close a Shropshire village school.


Villagers face a trip as post office shuts

A Mid Wales post office has been temporarily closed because of staffing issues, it has emerged.


5,000 people take part in pylons consultation

More than 5,000 people have responded to a public consultation over plans which could see pylons put up across Shropshire and Mid Wales, it was revealed today.


Meiford girl, 12, writes to First Minister in pylons call

A 12 year-old girl from Powys has written a ­letter to Welsh Assembly First Minister Carwyn Jones in a bid to prevent hundreds of pylons being built across Shropshire and Mid Wales


MP Glyn Davies to highlight pylons plan concerns

Montgomeryshire MP Glyn Davies will lead a debate in Parliament next week over plans which could see hundreds of pylons built across Shropshire and Mid Wales.


Welspool public meeting called by MP in pylon fight

Montgomeryshire MP Glyn Davies will stage a public meeting this month to discuss plans which could see hundreds of huge pylons built through villages in Shropshire and Mid Wales.


Rush-hour delays after crash on A49 at Shrewsbury

Motorists faced rush-hour delays near Shrewsbury today after a collision left a stretch of the A49 closed.


Protest over Abermule power station plans

Placard waving protesters turned out to fight plans for a 19-acre power station to be built in a Mid Wales village. People were left facing 50m queues at get into a consultation meeting at Abermule Community Centre.

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