Karen Compton
Chief Reporter
Reporter on the Mid Wales Journal.
'I keep on wanting to pinch myself': MBE recognition for Powys foster carer who says she is ‘part of a team’ at home
Powys town council turns down charity clothing bank
Spectacular illuminated tractor run raises more than £3,000 for hospice
Welsh Water has supported 65 community groups and charities across Wales and Hereford in 2025
There's still time for Powys residents to talk about future services with the health board
Structured NHS support offered to help people across Wales quit smoking this new year
As Wales heads into a pivotal year, Powys leaders share their hopes and plans
Search is on for six figure EuroMillions winner from Powys
Call for car theft crackdown as new figures show 38% of cases unsolved in Dyfed-Powys
New wetland habitat created to boost rare plants on the Montgomery Canal
Presteigne Post Office to close temporarily for refurbishment work in January
Welsh residents urged to celebrate New Year's Eve safely to protect 999 services
The inspirational people awarded new year honours in Powys and Herefordshire
Tributes paid to 'larger-than-life character' Craven Arms resident killed in Mid Wales collision
Powys man was found dead in a Llandrindod Wells park
Events at a Mid Wales venue will need to be suspended for essential asbestos work to take place
Builth Wells residents will have to pay a bit more for town council services next year
Every pound must work harder to deliver sustainable services, and difficult decisions will be necessary to protect essential priorities, Powys Council Leader says ahead of budget
A Powys man died of a bleed on the brain after falling at his home
NFU Cymru President’s New Year Message focuses on key issues from this year and looks forward to seismic 2026 for Wales
Start 2026 by ‘Being Alive to the Living World’ – learn more at a Presteigne event
Plans submitted to erect small industrial units and improve existing access at a vacant Rhayader yard
“If you poke the countryside bear again Mr Starmer, there will be a rumble in the jungle’, hunt master warns Prime Minister
Call for new Mid Wales capital projects now open as region develops refreshed investment pipeline
Mid Wales to host interactive Living the Future event in Aberystwyth
Knighton Mayor warns of major alterations to public transport systems in the area
One woman’s incredible three-week prayer walk from Nasareth to Bethlehem - without leaving Wales
Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service unveils bold wildfire plan after landmark engagement process
2025 was a landmark year for the National Garden Scheme with a record £3,875,596 donated from garden openings throughout the year
Llandrindod Wells’ hugely successful town caretaker project has been highlighted at a county-wide meeting
Some of opera’s most favourite melodies will be heard when La Traviata is screened to a Builth Wells venue
The film The Roses will be shown at a Kington venue early in the new year
Powys motorcyclist killed in crash on way home from funeral of teenager who died of motor neurone disease
Powys cancer support centre receives a £1,500 boost from local show committee
Man and woman killed in Mid Wales border crash were 'very special', says family
Watered-down government proposals to tax inherited farmland welcomed by Powys farm unions and politicians
Top award for Powys carers who helped young man ‘find his voice’
Only NHS dentist in Powys town closes with immediate effect after dental practitioner suspended by the General Dental Council
Two off-road bikes have been stolen from a Builth Wells address
