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April 10, 2025

Piles of rubbish on Monday during a bin workers' strike in Birmingham

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner urges Birmingham bin collectors to accept ‘improved’ deal

Housing firm accused of being 'misleading and unethical' over comment generator to garner support for 114-home development on edge of Shrewsbury

Zoe Hawkins, MWT Cymru’s chief executive.

Mid Wales tourism body warns visitor levy could harm rural communities and strain local economies

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaking during a visit to Jaguar Land Rover in Birmingham

Peter Rhodes on macho machines, accent bias and when is it right to sink a sub?

Peter Rhodes|Apr 10

April 9, 2025

Llandrindod Wells Town Council has ditched a secret ballot and will vote for a chairman and vice chairman with a show of hands in the future

Llandrindod Wells Town Council has ditched a secret ballot and will vote with a show of hands in the future

Cllr Jake Berriman - Powys County Council

Cllr Jake Berriman apologises for not hitting £10 million a year sales target

Brecon and Radnorshire Senedd Member James Evans MS continues to raise concerns about the impact of the proposed tourism tax on local businesses and the wider tourism sector across Brecon and Radnorshire

Tourism tax will harm Mid Wales beyond repair, Brecon and Radnorshire Senedd Member says

The event took place at Telford's Exotic Zoo.

'Two weeks isn’t enough' - Telford dads join MP in calling for more paternity leave

Stuart Anderson MP (centre) at the Veterans Centre at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital.

MP who is ex-military calls for funding settlement for specialist veterans centre at Shropshire hospital

Llandrindod Wells Town Council has adopted a new sickness policy for all of its employees

Llandrindod Wells Town Council has adopted a new sickness policy for all of its employees

Carol Evason

'Grave concerns' - Residents fear development of old Shrewsbury churchyard where 115 bodies are believed to be buried

The Guildhall where Oswestry Town Council meetings take place. Picture: Google

Tory councillor guaranteed to lose seat in Oswestry Town Council elections

April 8, 2025

The 45th and 47th President of the United States of America, Donald Trump. Official picture from Whitehouse.gov

Powys Council budget for last year on course for £924,000 surplus but concenrs about Trump's tariffs have been raised

The Guildhall in Shrewsbury, the headquarters of Shropshire Council. Picture: LDRS

Shropshire Council issues update on budget - bosses say 'more difficult decisions ahead'

$Wem councillor, Edward Towers (the Independent Group leader) won\'t be standing in the 2025 Shropshire Council elections. Picture: Google/Shropshire Council$

Independent Group leader not standing in council election

50 people gathered in Bishop’s Castle’s main street on Saturday, April 5 to remember all those killed and suffering in Gaza

50 people gathered in Bishop’s Castle’s main street on Saturday, April 5 to remember all those killed and suffering in Gaza

A resident has written to Knighton Town Council objecting to their increase in council tax

A resident has written to Knighton Town Council objecting to their increase in council tax

Helen Morgan MP hosted the launch of the Federation of Specialist Hospitals' report into 'The power of specialism in the NHS'.

'Government must use specialist hospitals like RJAH to improve NHS' - says county MP

Child poverty statistics

Child poverty statistics worsen in Telford - see where the borough ranks in the UK

Education|Apr 8

April 7, 2025

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves speaking to a staff member during a visit to Jaguar Land Rover in Birmingham.

'I will protect Jaguar Land Rover from Trump's tariffs' - PM Keir Starmer pledges in West Midlands speech

Wolverhampton|Apr 7

Sir Keir Starmer in front of the Union flag

Prime Minister Keir Starmer promises 'bold changes' around electric car rules in West Midlands speech

Dame Nia Griffith MP views the auditorium at Theatr Brycheiniog

A major refurbishment of Theatr Brycheiniog in Brecon – backed by £1.8 million in UK Government funding – has been completed

Mid and West Wales Senedd Member Jane Dodds and Councillor Glyn Preston have been selected as lead candidates for next year's Senedd elections for the Liberal Democrats

Welsh Lib Dems Announce Senedd Candidates for Mid Wales

Elin Jones has been the Llywydd since 2016. Senedd Cymru/Welsh Parliament

The woman in charge of keeping order in the Welsh Parliament has said she will give up the job after the next Senedd election

The site of the pub sat behind hoardings when this Google Maps image was taken. Picture: Google Maps

Former Telford pub’s historic facade has been demolished after a structural investigation by developers

House prices in UK take a dip - but find out why the market remains buoyant in the West Midlands

Sir Keir Starmer

Starmer wants Britain at front of electric car ‘revolution’ as reforms unveiled

April 6, 2025

Lily-May Vaughan with her cocker spaniel, Sadie

'Every step I take is for Lily-May and families like ours': Shropshire mums who lost children to road tragedies campaign for safer streets

MP calls for end to 'letter delays' in South Shropshire after complaints from residents

The former Adlard's Tobacconists was a presence on Shrewsbury's Shoplatch for many years. Picture: Google Streetview

Popular pizza restaurant withdraws application for new takeaway in landmark Shrewsbury building

A map of the Ketley parish council ward. Picture: Telford & Wrekin Council

Residents in one small part of Telford WILL be voting in the local elections next month

Many people in the Jasmine Gardens/Watts Drive area of Oswestry were allocated to the wrong electoral division. Picture: Google

Hundreds of Oswestry residents 'allocated to wrong electoral division'

April 5, 2025

US import tariffs

Jaguar Land Rover to ‘pause’ US shipments in wake of tariffs

$Penny Phillips pins a poster promoting a petition to protect the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal to a notice board outside her Penelope\'s Cafe at Goytre Wharf. Picture: LDRS$

An immediate threat to the water supply to one of Wales’ best loved canals appears to have been resolved

Shropshire Council chief executive Andy Begley, who won the Public and Third Sector Leader category at the West Midlands Leadership Awards 2024. Picture: Shropshire Council

Council rich list revealed: These are the top earners at councils in Shropshire

April 4, 2025

The Guildhall in Shrewsbury, the headquarters of Shropshire Council. Picture: LDRS

Shropshire local elections 2025: A look at the key seats and prospects of the political parites, including Reform UK

Hadley Community Centre. Picture: Google Maps

Councillors agree £8,000 spend on CCTV security system for Shropshire village community hall

No election for town council in Market Drayton with each ward 'uncontested'

Work to strengthen education services and improve outcomes for Powys’ learners is being led by an internal Accelerated Improvement Board, it has been announced

New Powys board established to drive education improvements

Shropshire local elections 2025: Full list of candidates vying to be your next councillor

Potholes in Chapel Lane, Alveley.

Revealed – the extra amount of money Shropshire Council has been given to fix the county's potholes

April 3, 2025

North Shropshire MP Helen Morgan raised the issue in the House of Commons.

Shropshire MP calls for 'proper funding' to improve sports facilities in Market Drayton in commons debate

Cllr Joy Jones 2022 - Powys County Council

Petition could see moves to slow down Powys patients treatment in English hospitals debated on Senedd floor

Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe MP David Chadwick

Labour Refuses to Extend Rural Fuel Relief Scheme to Mid Wales

Work to prepare a new replacement plan which will guide the scale and location of future new development in the county is continuing, Powys County Council has said

Work continuing on Powys County Council’s Replacement Local Development Plan

Brecon and Radnorshire MP David Chadwick

Brecon and Radnoreshire MP disappointed by controversial Powys Teaching Health Board plans

A wind farm developer which offered to meet Llandrindod Wells Town Council, has not responded despite the clerk contacting them four times to arrange it

Wind farm developer fails to respond to offer to meet Llandrindod Wells Town Council

Helen Morgan MP cuts the ribbon and officially opens the new banking hub in Whitchurch.

'Every town should have adequate in-person banking facilities' - MP speaks out after new hub opens in Whitchurch

April 2, 2025

Members of Shropshire First who are standing in the Shropshire local elections on May 1. Picture: Shropshire First

'Enough is enough': New independent political party Shropshire First unveils local elections 2025 plans

Cllr James Gibson-Watt

Extraordinary Powys council meeting to discuss another damning report into education standards in Powys will take place on April 10

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