Mid Wales news


Reservoir deaths case before court

A 24-year-old man today denied causing four deaths by dangerous or careless driving after a car ploughed into a reservoir in Mid Wales.


Jobs lost as two more Little Chefs are shut

Another two Little Chef restaurants in Shropshire and Mid Wales have been boarded up after bosses of the roadside restaurant chain announced they would be shutting nearly half of its outlets.


Tributes for Mid Wales crash victim, 24

The family of a 24-year-old woman from Mid Wales who died in a crash on the A470 today paid tribute to a ‘caring’ and ‘perfect’ daughter and girlfriend.


Woman, 24, is Mid Wales smash victim

A woman who died in a car crash in Mid Wales was a 24-year-old from the Llanidloes area, police said today.


One killed in two-car crash in Mid Wales

A young woman has died and another person injured following a two-car crash in Mid Wales.


Shropshire crime maps pinpoint hotspots for offences

Anti-social behaviour has been highlighted as the scourge of town centres across Shropshire and Mid Wales on a new-look police website.


Water bills go up again in 5pc hike

Water bills for thousands of customers across Shropshire and Mid Wales will rise by an average £16 this year, Severn Trent announced today.


Laundering money made Shropshire man £97,440

A Shropshire man made a total of £97,440 through money laundering, a court has ruled.


Council agrees to close Mid Wales school in cost-cut bid

Plans to close a Mid Wales school in a bid to save money have been approved by council chiefs. Powys County Council’s cabinet signed off on the closure of Trefnanney Community Primary School.


Tributes for Welshpool plane crash victims

The families of two men killed in a plane crash in Mid Wales today paid tribute to them.


Council may close school in £100,000 savings plan

The closure of a primary school in Mid Wales was today due to be approved in an effort to save a cash-strapped county council about £100,000 a year.


Welshpool plane crash probe to take months

An investigation into a light aircraft crash in Mid Wales which killed both men on board could take months, officials said today.


Second man killed in air crash ‘was an easyJet pilot’

Fears were today growing that an ex-easyJet pilot was the second man killed when a plane crashed into a mountain on the Shropshire/MidWales border.


Plane went down in perfect flying weather

An urgent investigation was under way today into how a small plane crashed into the side of a mountain on the Shropshire/Mid Wales border in apparently perfect flying conditions.


Welshpool airport boss victim of plane crash horror

An airport boss was one of two people killed after their plane crashed into the side of a mountain on the Shropshire/ Mid Wales border.


Two killed as plane crashes on mountain

Two people were killed this afternoon after a plane crashed on a mountain near Welshpool on the Shropshire/Mid Wales border.


Helicopter crash couple back home

A couple involved in a helicopter crash at a Mid Wales beauty spot have returned home, it emerged today.


Pair rescued from burning helicopter after Lake Vyrnwy crash

A couple were pulled from the wreckage of their helicopter moments before it burst into flames after crashing into the side of a mountain at a Mid Wales beauty spot.


Helicopter crashes near Lake Vyrnwy

A helicopter crashed into the side of a mountain overlooking a Mid Wales beauty spot this afternoon.


Shropshire facing drought risk

Shropshire and Mid Wales could be hit by hosepipe bans this su mmer, with the region still worryingly dry despite last week’s floods, the Environment Agency said today.


Leader: For wind turbines, ticking the boxes is not good enough

It will be deeply ironic if the damage to a wind turbine which has temporarily closed a windfarm in Mid Wales was caused by high winds.


Engineers investigate after wind turbine ripped apart

A windfarm in Mid Wales has been temporarily closed while engineers investigate damage to one of its wind turbines.


Welshpool Town get Sky and a Premier League ace

Sky television cameras are to film a Welshpool Town football match this month – with a former Premier League star talking to the field for the club, it was revealed today.


Boy dies after bike accident

A 14-year-old cyclist has died following a collision with a car between Oswestry and Welshpool, police said today.


Wind turbine talks will be broadcast live on web

A major debate about plans to build hundreds of wind turbines and a massive substation in Mid Wales is to be broadcast live on the internet, it was revealed today.


Seven escape Newtown crash drama

Seven people had a lucky escape when the vehicle they were travelling in left a narrow lane in Mid Wales and careered down a farm embankment.


Two flee Mid Wales blazing bedroom

Two people were forced to flee a flat in Mid Wales when a fire broke out in a bedroom.


Fears cash offered to landowners to allow windfarms

A growing number of landowners are being tempted to build giant windfarms on their estates by the promise of tens of millions of pounds being offered by green energy developers, it was claimed today.


Jobs boost as Shropshire car parts firm Cobra UK expands

A car parts company based in Shropshire and Mid Wales which has secured a £12 million contract with Vauxhall Motors will be expanding to Wrexham.


Big Ben card bridges MPs’ political divisions

Three MPs from Shropshire and Mid Wales have opted for the same festive design on their Christmas cards this year.

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