Mid Wales news


Farming Talk: Act to protect payout rights on Grid plans

As the preferred route corridor announcement is expected for the Mid Wales Connection Project at any time from National Grid, affected property owners and occupiers may need to act to safeguard rights to compensation.


Shropshire set for a mini-heatwave

A mini-heatwave will see Shropshire and Mid Wales basking in sunshine this week halting the six-week spring washout, forecasters said today.


Daredevil Shropshire couple’s wedding day leap of love

An adventurous couple from Shropshire have decided to tie the knot in daredevil fashion by abseiling down a 55ft tower on their big day.


Firewood shortage threat to Queen’s Jubilee beacons in Church Stretton

Three beacons due to be lit on the Shropshire Hills to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee could be axed if more firewood cannot be found, it was warned today.


Anger at mystery on times for wind turbine lorry trials

People are being left in the dark over the planned dates and times of test runs for lorries delivering to windfarms in Mid Wales, it has been claimed.


Film wind turbine dummy runs, say protesters

Campaigners are stepping up their fight to prevent thousands of lorries delivering wind turbines from using roads in Shropshire and Mid Wales.


OFT looks into deal on Harry Tuffins sale to the Co-op

The recent sale of the Shropshire and Mid Wales supermarket chain Harry Tuffins to the Co-op has been referred to the Office of Fair Trading, it was revealed today.


Apprentices call by Mid Wales wind turbines firm

Six apprenticeships are being created in Mid Wales for wind turbine technicians, it was announced today.


Flood alert across Shropshire as rivers rising

A man died today after his car became completely submerged in water when he tried to cross a ford as torrential rain lashed Britain causing flash flooding.


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.


Shropshire braced for more rain – but drought goes on

Shropshire and Mid Wales were today braced for a battering by torrential rain and strong winds. Forecasters believe Sunday could be the wettest day of the year so far.


Shropshire farms cash call over pylons scheme

Farmers must be ‘properly and fairly’ compensated if they lose fields to a massive pylon scheme through the Shropshire and Mid Wales countryside, union bosses said today.


Shropshire set to shiver in May

Britain could be set for the coldest May for more than a century as icy blasts from Siberia send the mercury plummeting, forecasters warned today.


Lembit Opik grapples with new career in wrestling ring

Eccentric Lib Dem Lembit Opik’s career took another unusual turn – after he made his professional wrestling debut. WITH VIDEO.


Driver jailed over five-year-old son’s death

A father was jailed today for 21 months after admitting causing the death of his own son by dangerous driving in a head-on smash in Mid Wales.


Drivers face delays as windfarm blades transported

Drivers on the Shropshire and Mid Wales border face delays on Friday when roads are closed to allow giant windfarm blades to be transported through the area.


Ex-water chief wants Wales to profit from sale to England

A former head of Welsh Water has claimed Wales should profit from transferring water to England.


Shropshire events hit as rain lashes region

Soggy Shropshire and Mid Wales endured a typical Bank Holiday washout as more than half an inch of rain lashed the region.


200 pay tribute to star Peter Halliday

Up to 200 people turned out to pay tribute to television and stage star Peter Halliday at a memorial service in Mid Wales.


Poundstretcher store set to open in Newtown

Twenty new jobs will be created in a town in Mid Wales when a new Poundstretcher store in Newtown opens its doors over the coming days.


Shropshire hospitals bus bid for patients

An airport-style shuttle bus will be used to ferry patients to and from Shropshire’s two main hospitals as part of a shake-up of services.


£2.9m cash underspend highlighted to authority

Powys County Council is predicting a £2.9 million budget underspend for the current financial year, a report to the council’s cabinet has revealed.


Petrol-heads flock in for Bulldog International Rally bash

Hundreds of rally fans from across the country gathered in Mid Wales to mark the start of the annual Bulldog International Rally.


Shropshire Olympic torchbearers share joy at relay honour

Torchbearers from across Shropshire and Mid Wales today expressed their delight at being invited to carry the Olympic Flame.


Mid Wales turbines plans axe urged by authority

Controversial plans for two large windfarms in Mid Wales should not go ahead, council chiefs have said.


Decision on power line route is delayed

Power bosses behind proposals which could see hundreds of pylons being built across Shropshire and Mid Wales have delayed a decision on a possible route, it emerged today.


St David’s Day celebrations take place across Mid Wales

Hundreds of people were taking part in events across Mid Wales today to mark St David’s Day, the celebration of the patron saint of Wales.


Gas leak fear closes Mid Wales school

Pupils and staff were forced to evacuate a school in Mid Wales today following a suspected gas leak.


Ear-biting court case adjourned

A man accused of biting off another man’s earlobe outside a Mid Wales pub has appeared in court.


Judge warns on availability of hard drugs in Mid Wales

A crown court judge has raised ‘considerable concern’ about the availability of heroin and other Class A drugs in Mid Wales and warned ‘too many people’ were profiting from crime in the area.

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