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	<title>Shropshire StarNewtown news &#187; Shropshire Star</title>
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		<title>Ghost town YouTube video highlights Newtown demise</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2012/02/07/ghost-town-youtube-video-highlights-newtown-demise/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:59:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Nash</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A  ‘Ghost Town’ video highlighting the demise of Newtown’s trade over the last 12-months has been posted on YouTube.]]></description>
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		<title>Engineers investigate after wind turbine ripped apart</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:59:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Nash</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A windfarm in Mid Wales has been temporarily closed while engineers investigate damage to one of its wind turbines.]]></description>
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		<title>Leader &#8211; Power firms in control of complaints</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/blogs/daily-blog/2012/01/11/leader-power-firms-in-control-of-complaints/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/blogs/daily-blog/2012/01/11/leader-power-firms-in-control-of-complaints/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:11:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Harvey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The system of making complaints about mistakes in energy bills, about  faulty meters, and other problems with your energy supplier, is working  very well – for the energy companies, that is.]]></description>
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		<title>Little Chef under threat as 70 to restaurants to go</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2012/01/11/little-chef-under-threat-as-70-to-restaurants-to-go/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:59:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Harvey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Little Chef is to close 67 of its 161 restaurant sites in a move which is expected to lead to the loss of between 500 and 600 jobs, it announced today.]]></description>
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		<title>Crunch meeting on Shropshire leisure centres cash</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2012/01/09/crunch-meeting-on-shropshire-leisure-centres-cash/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Harvey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A crunch meeting to discuss funding the running of leisure centres in  parts of Shropshire will take place tomorrow, amid claims some could see  their budgets cut by up to 40 per cent.]]></description>
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		<title>Seven escape Newtown crash drama</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2011/12/29/seven-escape-newtown-crash-drama/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2011/12/29/seven-escape-newtown-crash-drama/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 10:59:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Harvey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>Two flee Mid Wales blazing bedroom</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2011/12/28/two-flee-mid-wales-blazing-bedroom/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2011/12/28/two-flee-mid-wales-blazing-bedroom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 10:59:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Nash</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two people were forced to flee a flat in Mid Wales when a fire broke out in a bedroom.]]></description>
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		<title>Firm fined after elderly Welshpool worker died in roof fall</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2011/12/23/firm-fined-after-elderly-welshpool-worker-died-in-roof-fall/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2011/12/23/firm-fined-after-elderly-welshpool-worker-died-in-roof-fall/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 10:56:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Leggett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An estate agents has been fined £75,000 after an elderly maintenance contractor died when he fell from a roof while carrying out work for them.]]></description>
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		<title>Newtown arsonist jailed for attack on lover’s car</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2011/12/16/newtown-arsonist-jailed-for-attack-on-lover%e2%80%99s-car/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2011/12/16/newtown-arsonist-jailed-for-attack-on-lover%e2%80%99s-car/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:59:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Nash</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A 24-year-old man has been jailed for two years after setting fire to his girlfriend’s car in Newtown while high on drink and drugs.]]></description>
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		<title>Protesters hand in anti-pylons files</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2011/12/13/protesters-hand-in-anti-pylons-files/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2011/12/13/protesters-hand-in-anti-pylons-files/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 10:59:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Harvey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>Fears power plans will destroy region</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2011/12/10/fears-power-plans-will-destroy-region/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2011/12/10/fears-power-plans-will-destroy-region/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 11:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Plans which could see hundreds of pylons built across Shropshire and Mid Wales will totally destroy the economy, it has been claimed.]]></description>
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		<title>Work on Newtown bypass to start</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2011/12/08/work-on-newtown-bypass-to-start/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2011/12/08/work-on-newtown-bypass-to-start/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 10:59:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Nash</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Work on Newtown’s long-awaited bypass will start by 2014, officials revealed.]]></description>
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		<title>Newtown traffic jams cause delays for tourists</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2011/12/06/newtown-traffic-jams-cause-delays-for-tourists/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2011/12/06/newtown-traffic-jams-cause-delays-for-tourists/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:34:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Nash</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tourists visiting parts of Mid Wales are struggling to reach their destination on time because of traffic congestion in Newtown, it has been claimed.]]></description>
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		<title>Newtown survival bid rocked by ineligible players penalty</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/sport/2011/12/01/newtown-survival-bid-rocked-by-ineligible-players-penalty/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/sport/2011/12/01/newtown-survival-bid-rocked-by-ineligible-players-penalty/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 10:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Nash</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Newtown’s’ Welsh Premier survival bid has been hit by a three-point deduction for fielding ineligible players in two games.]]></description>
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		<title>Newtown social media event boosts regions’ firms</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/business/shropshire-business/2011/12/01/newtown-social-media-event-boosts-regions%e2%80%99-firms/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/business/shropshire-business/2011/12/01/newtown-social-media-event-boosts-regions%e2%80%99-firms/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 10:59:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Leggett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dozens of businesses in Powys have been given tips on how to use social media to their advantage after learning about the power of online media networking at an event in Newtown.]]></description>
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		<title>Baschurch store bid attracts opposition of 400</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2011/11/21/baschurch-store-bid-attracts-opposition-of-400/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2011/11/21/baschurch-store-bid-attracts-opposition-of-400/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:59:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Nash</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[About 400 people have signed a petition opposing plans for a new convenience store in Baschurch – despite the fact it will create 24 new jobs in the village.]]></description>
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		<title>Newtown bypass ‘value for money’</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2011/11/17/newtown-bypass-%e2%80%98value-for-money%e2%80%99/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2011/11/17/newtown-bypass-%e2%80%98value-for-money%e2%80%99/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:20:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Leggett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Newtown’s long awaited bypass has been described as ‘high value for money’ by Government officials, it has emerged.]]></description>
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		<title>Letter: Dairy farm concerns</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2011/11/17/letter-dairy-farm-concerns/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2011/11/17/letter-dairy-farm-concerns/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 09:54:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Leggett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The decision by Powys County Council to approve an application for a dairy-cow factory has both surprised and disgusted people.]]></description>
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		<title>Assembly chiefs in Newtown bypass move</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2011/11/10/assembly-chiefs-in-newtown-bypass-move/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2011/11/10/assembly-chiefs-in-newtown-bypass-move/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 10:54:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Leggett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welsh Assembly chiefs are to meet with Montgomeryshire AM Russell George in a bid to confirm the start date for construction of a Newtown bypass.]]></description>
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		<title>Mid Wales schools face shake-up to meet big challenges</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/education/2011/11/09/mid-wales-schools-face-shake-up-to-meet-big-challenges/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/education/2011/11/09/mid-wales-schools-face-shake-up-to-meet-big-challenges/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 10:59:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Harvey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cash-strapped secondary schools across Mid Wales could work closer  together in ‘families’ in a bid to save money, it was revealed today.]]></description>
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