Councillors will have to be “stark staring bonkers” to even consider closing up to five Powys schools, it was claimed today.

Parents have told Powys council chiefs to ditch controversial secondary school closure proposals and go back to the drawing board in their bid to reorganise education.

Pupils have been left devastated and staff morale at five Powys high schools threatened with closure has sunk to an all time low, it has been claimed.

Controversial plans to introduce parking charges on eight free car parks in Powys have been put on hold after thousands of residents objected.

A Mid Wales business could provide the perfect alternative to a traditional Christmas party this year.

Redundancies could be made among staff at Llanfyllin High School as governors seek to solve a cash crisis, members of the town council have heard.

Illegal parking is to be targeted in a Mid Wales town to tackle a rise in congestion.

More than 7,000 people flocked into a Powys town this weekend to celebrate its 139th annual show.

The trust responsible for Llanfyllin’s historic workhouse says it has been forced to take a mortgage holiday because of a lack of cash.

A 33-year-old Mid Wales mother died after crashing a go-kart, her inquest heard.

Public opposition to plans to introduce charges at Llanfyllin’s car park has reached an “unbelievable” level, the town’s county councillor has said.

A weekly day centre for elderly people in Llanfyllin may have to close if more people do not use the facilities.

More than 1,000 people have signed a petition objecting to plans to introduce charges in part of Llanfyllin’s main car park.

A reveller was kicked unconscious as he walked home from a charity barn dance in Llanfyllin.

Thousands of pounds damage is being caused in repeated vandalism attacks in Llanfyllin, police said today.

Two men fled a burning Powys farmhouse after a blaze ripped through its roof.

Twenty-five jobs have been saved at a redundancy-hit car parts company near the Shropshire/Welsh border, it was revealed today.