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Money for a 3G pitch and an emergency lake fund are included in Llandrindod Wells Town Council budget

Money for a 3G pitch, over £20,000 in grants and an emergency lake fund are included in Llandrindod Wells Town Council budget

Supporting image for story: Money for a 3G pitch and an emergency lake fund are included in Llandrindod Wells Town Council budget

Supporting image for story: Newport school pupils make generous food bank donation for Christmas

Newport school pupils make generous food bank donation for Christmas

Supporting image for story: Oswestry centre offering a warm spot for residents during winter

Oswestry centre offering a warm spot for residents during winter

Supporting image for story: Politicians hit out at Rachel Reeves as they claim Jobs Tax is wreaking havoc as Welsh unemployment jumps for second quarter running

Politicians hit out at Rachel Reeves as they claim Jobs Tax is wreaking havoc as Welsh unemployment jumps for second quarter running

Supporting image for story: 'If they're doing it to me I dread to think of what they're doing with someone’s nan': I met a disabled Telford woman fighting for her right to care

'If they're doing it to me I dread to think of what they're doing with someone’s nan': I met a disabled Telford woman fighting for her right to care

Supporting image for story: Powys foodbank manager praises community for ‘exceptional amount of donations’

Powys foodbank manager praises community for ‘exceptional amount of donations’

Supporting image for story: 'Today’s the last day for an affordable Christmas loan,' says credit union

'Today’s the last day for an affordable Christmas loan,' says credit union

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Supporting image for story: Five must-have spa deals from Birmingham to Shropshire - with big savings for Christmas getaways

Five must-have spa deals from Birmingham to Shropshire - with big savings for Christmas getaways

Supporting image for story: 'The community has responded brilliantly': Fresh hope for Bridgnorth youth centre after offers of support to prevent closure

'The community has responded brilliantly': Fresh hope for Bridgnorth youth centre after offers of support to prevent closure

Supporting image for story: ‘Boxing Day Bounce’: Average house price is £6,695 lower than in November, says Rightmove but hope for rises during festive season

‘Boxing Day Bounce’: Average house price is £6,695 lower than in November, says Rightmove but hope for rises during festive season

Supporting image for story: We visited a Shropshire countryside pub blessed with a beautiful riverside view and full of good cheer, great beer and filling meals

We visited a Shropshire countryside pub blessed with a beautiful riverside view and full of good cheer, great beer and filling meals

Supporting image for story: 'It's a pretty and historic town but there are vulnerable people with needs': Storage firm delivers Christmas lifeline to Ludlow refuge

'It's a pretty and historic town but there are vulnerable people with needs': Storage firm delivers Christmas lifeline to Ludlow refuge

Supporting image for story: 'Incredible': Presteigne firefighters annual 'Santa Drive' event hailed as a great success - and it's no wonder why

'Incredible': Presteigne firefighters annual 'Santa Drive' event hailed as a great success - and it's no wonder why

Supporting image for story: Ellesmere Food Share volunteers step back after three years of service

Ellesmere Food Share volunteers step back after three years of service

Supporting image for story: Telford pest control manufacturer makes £750 donation to Telford food bank and crisis support charity

Telford pest control manufacturer makes £750 donation to Telford food bank and crisis support charity

Supporting image for story: 'I took over an idyllic Staffordshire village pub after being made redundant from my engineering job - when one door closes another opens'

'I took over an idyllic Staffordshire village pub after being made redundant from my engineering job - when one door closes another opens'

Supporting image for story: Powys people invited to share their views on how money should be spent on local services

Powys people invited to share their views on how money should be spent on local services

UK News

Supporting image for story: Driver who killed man and hurt others in Christmas Day rampage guilty of murder

Driver who killed man and hurt others in Christmas Day rampage guilty of murder

Supporting image for story: Fact check: Resident doctors’ pay and AI-generated soldier video

Fact check: Resident doctors’ pay and AI-generated soldier video

Supporting image for story: Reform council planning ‘huge’ cuts in adult social care

Reform council planning ‘huge’ cuts in adult social care

Supporting image for story: Epstein files not to be released in entirety, US deputy attorney general says

Epstein files not to be released in entirety, US deputy attorney general says

Supporting image for story: Family of girl, nine, stabbed to death say their hearts are ‘broken’

Family of girl, nine, stabbed to death say their hearts are ‘broken’

Supporting image for story: Notorious fraudster Mark Acklom who posed as MI6 agent ordered to pay £125,000

Notorious fraudster Mark Acklom who posed as MI6 agent ordered to pay £125,000

Viral News

Supporting image for story: Over 200,000 portable chargers sold on Amazon recalled due to 'fire risk'

Over 200,000 portable chargers sold on Amazon recalled due to 'fire risk'

Supporting image for story: Tiny figures explore Irn-Bru cans in school project assisted by top photographer

Tiny figures explore Irn-Bru cans in school project assisted by top photographer

Supporting image for story: 'Abso-f******-lutely' - Hilarious moment Kelly Osbourne swears live on BBC WM as she declares her support for renaming Birmingham Airport after father Ozzy

'Abso-f******-lutely' - Hilarious moment Kelly Osbourne swears live on BBC WM as she declares her support for renaming Birmingham Airport after father Ozzy

Supporting image for story: Letters to Santa represent ‘magic of Christmas’, Royal Mail elves say

Letters to Santa represent ‘magic of Christmas’, Royal Mail elves say

Supporting image for story: Alex Ferguson backs campaign to fund 150 scholarships for disadvantaged students

Alex Ferguson backs campaign to fund 150 scholarships for disadvantaged students

Supporting image for story: Coca-Cola Christmas Truck Tour 2025: 15 stops planned for milestone anniversary trip across the UK - but will it stop near you?

Coca-Cola Christmas Truck Tour 2025: 15 stops planned for milestone anniversary trip across the UK - but will it stop near you?

World News

Supporting image for story: The Kennedy Centre starts work to add Trump’s name onto the building

The Kennedy Centre starts work to add Trump’s name onto the building

Supporting image for story: Spread of Gaza famine has been averted ‘but strip still faces starvation’

Spread of Gaza famine has been averted ‘but strip still faces starvation’

Supporting image for story: Romanian court sentences rapper Wiz Khalifa to nine months for drug possession

Romanian court sentences rapper Wiz Khalifa to nine months for drug possession

Supporting image for story: Zelensky signals good will to Polish president with Warsaw visit

Zelensky signals good will to Polish president with Warsaw visit

Supporting image for story: Russian troops are advancing across Ukraine battlefield, says Putin

Russian troops are advancing across Ukraine battlefield, says Putin

Supporting image for story: EU leaders agree on Ukraine loan after plan to use Russian assets unravels

EU leaders agree on Ukraine loan after plan to use Russian assets unravels