Plans to give people a chance to have an informal say on proposals to reduce the number of primary schools on the Shropshire and Powys border are to be discussed by councillors this week.

Council tax in Powys could go up by as much as 2.25 per cent in the next financial, it was revealed today.

Council house tenants in Powys are facing a hike of more than £170 in their yearly rent bills, it has emerged.

Residents of a village on the Powys/Shropshire border are being left ‘terrified’ by cars speeding since the opening of a new bypass, it was today claimed.

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

Plans have been unveiled to build two ‘super schools’ for three to 19 year olds in Powys. But the move could see the closure of at least three primary schools across the region.

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

A special meeting of Powys County Council to debate issues surrounding wind farms and their impact on the county will be held this afternoon from 2pm.

Legend has it that it was the site of the final battle of Powys’ King Cynddylan and home to giant Ogyrfan, father of Guinevere.

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.

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.

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

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

Tributes were today flooding in to a 14-year-old cyclist who died after tragic road accident between Oswestry and Welshpool.

Happy Mondays star Shaun Ryder is to visit the county this week – as the star attempts to discover whether the truth is out there in Shropshire for a new UFO show.

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.

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.

Rating: ***** It was heartening to see the inclusion of The Checkers in the newest Michelin Guide, writes Andy Richardson.

Parts of Shropshire were on flood alert today as weather experts warned the county was set to be hit by a second major storm this week.

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.

Police in Mid Wales have launched a major crackdown on scrap metal thefts in the area following a rise in reported theft incidents in recent weeks.

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.

A schools shake-up will force families on the Shropshire/Welsh border to choose between their community and culture and lead to ‘artificial social engineering’, it has been claimed.

Restrictions on hundreds of Welsh sheep farms – including some on the north Powys border – dating back to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster could soon be lifted.

Council bosses in Powys will prepare their own strategy to prevent flooding misery in Mid Wales, it has emerged.

Cash-strapped secondary schools across Mid Wales could work closer together in ‘families’ in a bid to save money, it was revealed today.

Fifty jobs are set to be created in a Mid Wales town when a care company opens a new office to provide home care for the elderly and vulnerable.

Hundreds of sheep have been stolen by rustlers in Mid Wales over the last few weeks, police revealed today.

Planning officials have been urged to take their time and get it right in making today’s decision on plans to build a 1,000 cow dairy unit near Welshpool.

Police in Mid Wales will step up foot patrols tonight in a bid to ensure Halloween celebrations don’t cause any problems.