A man serving a 12-year sentence for attempted murder was involved in a terrifying robbery when he was allowed out of prison on day release.

Railway ticket offices in Shropshire and mid Wales could close if government plans for unstaffed stations go ahead, it was claimed today.

Campaigners fighting to get the operators of a Shropshire and Mid Wales railway line to run an hourly service have called on government officials to act.

Dovey Valley Motor Club organised the Rali Bro Ddyfi which started and finished in Machynlleth and had a total of 70 starters.

Hundreds of people lined the streets of Machynlleth to see Prince Charles as he took a tour around an award-winning centre.

Robbers fled with a significant amount of cash from a security guard outside a bank in Mid Wales.

BBC wildlife programme Springwatch is to broadcast live from a Mid Wales nature reserve this month, it was revealed today.

Strike action by train drivers serving Shropshire and Mid Wales over pay was continuing today.

More than 3,000 people have signed a petition seeking to replace a 200-year-old bridge in Powys. The grade II-listed Dyfi Bridge, near Machynlleth, has been badly affected by floods

A campaign has been launched to replace a 200-year-old Grade II-listed bridge in Powys with a new crossing.

Flooding today continued to bring disruption to residents and travellers in parts of Mid Wales after more heavy rain fell overnight adding to the floodwater from burst rivers.

STAFF AT the Centre for Alternative Technology in Mid Wales have taken a pay cut in a bid to survive the recession.

Staff at a Mid Wales technology centre have agreed to take a pay cut of up to 10 per cent over the next few months in a move aimed at safeguarding the company’s future.

All 162 members of staff at a Mid Wales technology centre have voted to take a voluntary 10 per cent temporary pay cut in a bid to help the company survive the current global recession.

A 63-year-old woman has died after being hit by a train at the level crossing in Derwenlas, near Machynlleth. An investigation has now been launched.

A Mid Wales motorcyclist who died in a collision at the weekend was today named as 60-year-old grandfather Andrew Shaw, from Machynlleth.

A 60-year-old Mid Wales motorcyclist has died following a crash also involving two cars.

A father died after rescuing his young daughter from a river in Mid Wales, an inquest heard.

A pedestrian died after being struck by a vehicle as he walked along a main road in Mid Wales.

Angry councillors in a Mid Wales town have hit out at the length of time it is taking to repair a historic bridge, which was damaged by a lorry in June.

More than 600 people have applied for 200 new jobs at a Mid Wales supermarket which is set to open next month.

Lorry drivers are being forced to take a 20-mile detour to get through a Mid Wales town after part of a key road bridge was knocked down.

Supermarket giant Tesco has been forced to scrap its plans for a new superstore in a Powys town.

Hundreds of hip Shropshire and Mid Wales revellers flocked to a unique forest location in Anglesey over the weekend for a new ’boutique’ music festival created by a former Shrewsbury School pupil.

A man has died while trying to rescue his daughter from a river in Mid Wales.

Rail passengers escaped injury after their train smashed into a barrier at a Mid Wales level crossing.

Shropshire construction company Frank Galliers, which shut down with the loss of more than 130 jobs, is being liquidated after running out of cash.

One person has been killed and five others injured in two separate crashes across the region.

A town in Mid Wales is to be turned into a bit of Middle Earth next summer with the launch of a festival based on Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings.

An investigation examining two major supermarket plans earmarked  for a Mid Wales town is to take place.