A mental health nurse from Mid Wales has been struck off for punching an elderly man with dementia. Dean Russell Agar, 50, assaulted a 77-year-old mentally ill patient it is claimed.

Shropshire was today in line for a jobs boost after councillors backed proposals for a multi-million pound care village in Newport and a nursing home announced expansion plans.

A 15-year-old must serve a 12-month youth rehabilitation order for encouraging friends to start a riot in Newtown.

A 20-year-old man has admitted killing a Mid Wales teenager.

A Mid Wales politician has called for clarification from the Welsh Assembly over its future plans for regional offices in Wales.

Multi-million pound proposals to save a historic Powys indoor market have won council backing.

A thief snatched bracelets worth more than £2,000 from the hands of a shop worker at a Welshpool jewellers’. The man burst into Wel-shpool Jewellers before stealing the jewellery as the assistant showed it to a customer.

Newtown boss Bernard McNally bemoaned his “worst day in football” – after seeing the Robins thrashed 9-2 at Llanelli.

Campaigners fighting to put a stop to Newtown’s ever increasing traffic problems are being urged to bombard Government officials with letters.

Businesses and households in Newtown were left without water for more than four hours today because of a burst pipe.

Newtown’s Theatr Hafren has re-opened after a £900,000 refurbishment which will increase the number of shows it can host.

A Mid Wales campaign group leader has become the latest to hit out at claims by Welsh Assembly transport minister Carl Sergeant that traffic problems in Newtown had improved.

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

Two men have been released on bail by police hunting the ‘Newtown Prowler’.

The former mayor of Newtown today demanded to know what police were doing to catch a late-night sneak thief who has broken into and stolen valuables from 16 parked cars in the last 26 days.

A sneak thief dubbed a ‘prowler’ by police in Newtown has struck for the 15th time in the past month, officers said today. Cash, CDs, wallets and purses have been stolen in the raids.

A thief – dubbed The Prowler by police – has struck again in Newtown, officers said today.

Queues of traffic leaving Newtown gridlocked is “killing off” the town and preventing major manufacturers from coming to the area, it was claimed today.

A thief who has been breaking into cars in Newtown and stealing valuables has struck again, police said today.

A motorcyclist has died after a collision with a car on a main road in Mid Wales.

A 15-year-old boy from Powys has been arrested after messages were posted on Facebook allegedly inciting others to commit acts of violent disorder during the riots in England.

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.

A Mid Wales man who attacked a friend who then died has been given a two-year community sentence.

Police today warned residents in Newtown not to leave cash or valuables in cars overnight after reports of a “prowler” breaking into vehicles.

Newtown could become a “ghost town” if more is not done to support businesses, it was said today. The warning came amid claims shops are continuing to shut because owners can no longer afford to keep going.

Powys has the highest number of schools in Wales requiring special measures or in need of significant improvement, it has emerged.

The family of a 12-year-old boy who died after being hit by a falling goalpost have paid tribute to their “lively and energetic” youngster.

Hundreds of tributes have been paid to a 12-year-old boy who died after being hit by a falling goalpost as he played football in Powys.

An investigation has been launched after a 12-year-old boy from Powys died following a “tragic accident” at a recreation ground.

A MID WALES primary school will remain open for about five more months – despite having no pupils.