Candlelight walk to bid Knife Angel farewell

Candlelight walk to bid Knife Angel farewell

People marched through the streets of Newtown with candles and torches to bid farewell to the beloved Knife Angel sculpture.

Newtown | Last updated: Jan 27, 2020

Closing ceremony ahead of Knife Angel's departure from Newtown

Closing ceremony ahead of Knife Angel's departure from Newtown

Newtown | Last updated: Jan 23, 2020

80mph driver narrowly avoids road ban

80mph driver narrowly avoids road ban

Newtown | Last updated: Jan 17, 2020

‘Grow up,’ judge tells man who wandered streets with baton

‘Grow up,’ judge tells man who wandered streets with baton

Newtown | Last updated: Jan 16, 2020

Peggy, 92, moves back to home town as first resident of new care home

Peggy, 92, moves back to home town as first resident of new care home

Newtown | Last updated: Jan 15, 2020

Powys council programme delivers new schools

Powys council programme delivers new schools

Welshpool | Last updated: Jan 15, 2020

100th anniversary of death of pioneering businessman is marked

100th anniversary of death of pioneering businessman is marked

Newtown | Last updated: Jan 14, 2020

Town council to look at how to protect services under threat

Town council to look at how to protect services under threat

Newtown | Last updated: Jan 11, 2020

New wind farm proposed for Newtown

Newtown | Last updated: Jan 10, 2020

Jobs in the caring profession on offer

Newtown | Last updated: Jan 7, 2020

Big crowd welcomes Knife Angel to town - with video

Newtown | Last updated: Jan 6, 2020

Refurb for Newtown housing complex

Newtown | Last updated: Jan 6, 2020

Knife Angel escorted to Newtown by Blood Bikes

Oswestry | Last updated: Jan 4, 2020

Knife Angel heading to Newtown

Newtown | Last updated: Jan 3, 2020

Driver suffers serious head injuries in New Year's Eve taxi crash

Newtown | Last updated: Jan 1, 2020

Councillors to discuss merger of two schools

Newtown | Last updated: Jan 1, 2020

Knife Angel brings strong anti-violence message to Newtown

Newtown | Last updated: Dec 30, 2019

Police watchdog probe into death of man, 20, after he became ill at custody desk

Newtown | Last updated: Dec 23, 2019

Mid Wales drugs gang sentenced to 100 years between them

Mid Wales | Last updated: Dec 23, 2019

Active travel projects get £480,000 boost

Newtown | Last updated: Dec 20, 2019

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About Newtown

Famed as being the birthplace of social reformer, Robert Owen, this market town with the sparkling River Severn running through it, still celebrates the woollen industry which brought it wealth as offering plenty of modern, global businesses too. The town attracts big names to The Hafren theatre and fine art to the Oriel Davies Gallery.

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Business

Airport passengers up 1.6pc in a year

Airport passengers up 1.6pc in a year

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Telford bed company ordered to pay £1,700 after fly-posting sale signs

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Branch re-opening ribbon ceremony

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Education

Ceremony and exhibition marks Holocaust Memorial Day in Telford

Ceremony and exhibition marks Holocaust Memorial Day in Telford

Telford | Last updated: 4 hours ago

Ellesmere College students enjoy creative media day on university visit

Ellesmere | Last updated: 14 hours ago

Shropshire teenager to deliver vital supplies on frontline as part of RAF role

Telford | Last updated: 14 hours ago

Property

Station Quarter: Hotel, leisure facilities and homes plan near Telford railway station

Station Quarter: Hotel, leisure facilities and homes plan near Telford railway station

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Concern over rail link for Ironbridge Power Station project

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New Telford council chief executive already hard at work on authority's plans for the future

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Motors

New Seat Leon revealed with cloud tech and hybrid powertrains

New Seat Leon revealed with cloud tech and hybrid powertrains

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The Tesla Model 3 was the third best-selling car in Europe in December

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A final wave as the mince pie express pulls out from station - with pictures

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