Karen Compton
Chief Reporter
Reporter on the Mid Wales Journal.
Five Rhayader groups are celebrating after receiving grants of over £2,800 from the town council
Llandrindod Wells festive hamper project to help families in need given a big financial boost
We switched-on Kington’s Christmas lights – it was wonderful to see the joy on everyone’s faces
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'Moving air cover further away will slow response times and risk lives' - Welsh government urged to keep Welshpool air ambulance base open
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Entertainment evening to be held in aid of Powys cancer support centre
Kington’s Christmas light switch-on 2025: Santa, ‘snow’ and sensational company made night a magical event
A Llandrindod Wells cancer support centre is preparing to host its winter fayre and Santa’s grotto
New signs have been ordered for a Builth Wells park and garden
Llanidloes dentist given permission to create new surgery on business park
Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service Raises £168,604 for the Fire Fighters Charity
Llandrindod Wells major public toilets refurbishment underway and should be completed by the end of January
Excellent response to possible Rhayader shopfront scheme
Royal Welsh Agricultural Society 'committed to building on this year's success to make next year’s Winter Fair even better'
Powys County Council faces £19 million budget shortfall despite increased government funding
Decorations and presents ordered, plans for Santa to visit nurseries and schools being finalised – Christmas is coming to Builth Wells
Details of possible new critical care service in Powys to be provided in the new year
Items worth £500 stolen at a popular Mid Wales garden centre
Welsh border arable contractor to sell tractors and machinery at December dispersal sale
The legend of Robin Hood comes to a Llandrindod Wells theatre
New Richardson Centre for Mental Health and Wellbeing opens in Llandrindod Wells
Balancing the national books must not come at expense of council services or farming industry – Powys Council Chairman
I was wowed by the wonder of the Royal Welsh Winter Fair - the agricultural event kicked off my 2025 Christmas with horses and hounds, hot cider and much more
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14 more great pictures from day one of the Royal Welsh Winter Fair where local food production was one of the key themes
Valued volunteers who have been helping out on projects in Builth Wells are to receive a festive bonus
Santa is expected to make a special appearance at Knighton on Friday
11 spectacular pictures from the opening of the Royal Welsh Winter Fair in Llanelwedd
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More information is needed before a grant for musuem repairs can be considered by a town council
The countdown is on for Llandrindod Wells’ big Christmas event this Friday
Popular Builth Wells Aquathlon to return for third year with new relay event
Llandrindod Wells town councillors told about a Powys climate event in the new year
Drovers talk, an art workshop and a Christmas bonanza will be held in Llanwrtyd Wells
Kington care home rated inadequate and placed in special measures
The Winter Fair is coming to the Royal Welsh Showground - here is everything you need to know
Kington’s bus station to be upgraded to create a better passenger experience
Powys politician says he will do 'all he can to protect the area' against multiple wind farm applications
A local poet will read some new poems at an event in Presteigne
‘Elderly people in Mid Wales cannot even get down to their own capital city,” Builth Wells Mayor said after changes to the T4 bus service
"This is what we have been waiting for” says Kington’s Deputy Mayor after repairs to historic Market Hall revealed
Solar lighting on a bridge and coloured tarmac creating a 'town square' - two of the projects being taken forward in Kington
