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Call to end all OAPs' free buses |
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Ministers say they will not scrap free bus passes for all pensioners, despite a proposal by advisers to save money. |
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Small town wins top village title |
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A town which claims to be Britain's smallest scoops the best village in Wales title. |
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Hot air gowns help patient health |
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Gowns filled with warm air which aim to keep patients warm and prevent infection, are due to be unveiled. |
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Royal couple to begin Welsh tour |
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The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall begin their annual tour of Wales with a visit to Brecon. |
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Toddler among new swine flu cases |
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Two more people including a three-year-old boy test positive for swine flu in Wales. |
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Prince's eye caught by dreadlocks |
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Prince Charles revealed himself as a fan of a builder's dreadlocks on the first day of an annual tour of Wales. |
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TA soldier lost arm in explosion |
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The uncle of a TA soldier who lost an arm in an explosion on a training exercise thanks family and friends for their support. |
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GM farmer's 'delight' at inquiry |
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A farmer who said he had grown GM maize welcomes an investigation which found no evidence it affected other farms. |
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Income worries over farm scheme |
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Changes to the way farmers are paid to manage the countryside in Wales could drastically effect their income, claims a group. |
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Ospreys attract 25,000 visitors |
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A nature reserve which is home to one of only two pairs of nesting ospreys in Wales is expecting its 25,000th visitor. |
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Cole Porter song brought to life |
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Cole Porter song brought to life
A previously unrecorded Cole Porter song is brought back to life by a musician who found it in a second-hand bookshop. |
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Bikers back home after world trip |
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Bikers back home after world trip
Two motorcyclists return home after spending more than three years riding around the world. |
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Gas boiler repair 'led to deaths' |
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A gas fitter failed to fix a boiler which led to the death of two friends from carbon monoxide poisoning, a court is told. |
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Fashion icon sculpture unveiled |
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A sculpture of fabrics and fashion designer Laura Ashley has been unveiled at a gardens |
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Town consults on transport plans |
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People living in Builth Wells are asked for their views on plans to improve transport in and around the town. |
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School's 700-year history on show |
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A school's historical artefacts and records, some dating back 700 years, are on display at a new archive. |
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Police £20k aid for air ambulance |
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A charity event organised by Dyfed-Powys Police helps to raise £20,000 for Wales Air Ambulance. |
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'Rogue' gardening gangs warning |
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People living in parts of mid Wales are being warned about rogue gangs offering to carry out gardening services. |
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Victorian farm goes up for sale |
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A farm estate given to a man as a wedding present during the Victorian era has been put up for sale by its council owners. |
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Rescuers free woman stuck in mud |
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A woman is recovering after a four-hour rescue operation to free her from a bog at the top of Wales' highest waterfall. |
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Teacher admits child porn charges |
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A PE teacher is banned from working with children after admitting having more than 130 indecent images of youngsters. |
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Beacons rescuers face rush |
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A mountain rescue team is inundated with calls, with six emergency call-outs in three days. |
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Stars 'hijack meat debate' claim |
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A group promoting Welsh meat accuses celebrities of "hijacking" the debate about climate change and the role of farming. |
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Volunteers unlock canal heritage |
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A section of a canal is being restored to make it navigable in time for a national waterways event next year. |
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Police launch teen cadet project |
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Teenagers are being given the opportunity to tread the thin blue line as a police cadet. |
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Plan for homes on old army camp |
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Controversial plans for more than 200 homes on an old army camp are submitted with a national park. |
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In pictures: Day 2 of Royal Welsh |
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Pictures from the second day of the Royal Welsh Show at Llanelwedd, Powys. |
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Bovine TB payments may hit £80m |
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Compensation paid to Welsh farmers over the spread of bovine TB could reach £80m if it grows at its present rate. |
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Rain cancels show after 254 years |
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A popular agricultural show is cancelled because of the weather for the first time in its long history, organisers say. |
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Saints relish first home Euro tie |
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The New Saints hope playing their first European tie in Oswestry will help them overturn a 2-1 first-leg deficit. |
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Play Day event near Hay this summer |
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CHILDREN from 0-16 are being offered a free fun day near Hay-on-Wye this summer, as part of a national celebration of youngsters’ right to play. |
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Rail campaigners' anger at delay |
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Campaigners from a Powys village travel to the Welsh assembly to step up efforts to reopen their local railway station. |
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Library users suffer gull menace |
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People entering and leaving a library in a landlocked town are being attacked by a seagull which may be protecting its young. |
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Funding call after rally restored |
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Funding call after rally restored The Motor Sports Association calls for a £2.2m grant for the Wales Rally GB to be revived after the event's status is secured. |
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Archdruid Dic Jones dies, aged 75 |
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The death is announced of Dic Jones, a master of strict metre Welsh poetry who won the National Eisteddfod chair in 1966. |
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Hay-on-Wye youngster graduates hip-hop summer school |
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Reuben Money from Cusop, near Hay-on-Wye,learned how to “lock, pop and krump” at break dancing lessons in Cardiff. |
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Walkers warned over cow dangers |
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Farming unions have warned walkers, especially those with dogs, to be aware of the dangers posed by cows with calves. |
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Tribute after paramedic, 43, dies |
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Tributes are paid to a "dedicated" Wales Air Ambulance paramedic who has died suddenly at the age of 43. |
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Wild camp offers survival skills |
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Organisers of a camp for disadvantaged young people say it aims to give them a taste of adventure as well as lessons in safety. |
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'Dry' Green Man hailed as success |
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Jarvis Cocker, Bon Iver and Animal Collective are among the performers at a "wonderful" festival. |
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Row over water works 'eyesore' |
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An action group compares a new water treatment plant in a national park to a "World War II bunker". |
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Cusop Hill unsuitable for commercial windfarm |
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Cusop parish council reminds developers and Herefordshire planning officers that nearby land is officially unsuitable for wind farms. |
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Rogue traders checks stepped up |
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Police and trading standards officers step up roadside spot checks in an attempt to catch rogue traders. |
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Bypass plans out to consultation |
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Following years of traffic problems a public consultation process on proposals for a town bypass is announced. |
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Young farmers' 150-mile challenge |
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Thirty young farmers set off on a 150-mile (241.3km) challenge to cycle and canoe along the River Severn for charity. |
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Bog snorkelling creator dives in |
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The 74-year-old man who devised the World Bog Snorkelling Championship takes part in the muddy event for the first time. |
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Landfill targets met a year early |
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Councils meet EU landfill targets a year early, but Powys and Ceredigion use the most of their allowances. |
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Newtown quizzed over bypass |
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Six options for a bypass aimed at easing congestion in Newtown, Powys, are put forward for discussion. |
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Medieval travel book on display |
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A book about the Welsh Marches written by a churchman recruiting men to fight in the crusades goes on display at an exhibition. |
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Aberystwyth-London route proposed |
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Plans for a direct service between Aberystwyth and London are proposed by Arriva Trains Wales |
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Crane protest at 'bunker' plant |
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Protesters climb a crane at a water works construction site, which they claim is like a "concrete bunker". |
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Driver injured in A470 road crash |
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A man suffers head injuries after he was in collision with a pick-up vehicle while trying to move a fallen tree off a road. |
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Tourism 'success' despite weather |
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Welsh tourism firms praise tourism campaigns but say councils should do more as figures suggest a successful summer season. |
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Beacons pub named best of British |
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A pub in the Brecon Beacons which was rebuilt by its owner takes the top award at a ceremony in London. |
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Park praised for planning changes |
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A national park is praised for improvements to planning after a critical report, but warned that challenges lie ahead. |
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Upgrade plan for old market hall |
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A trust which promotes local and regional food produce unveils £3m plans for a Grade II-listed market hall dating from 1870. |
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Hay on Wye residents to trial electric bikes and cars. |
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CAMPAIGNERS in Hay-on-Wye are bringing “Tomorrow’s Transport” to the fore this month as fuel prices continue to rise. |
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Town to pioneer broadband system |
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A rural town is to pilot new technology delivering broadband over longer distances, says British Telecom. |
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Council faces £33m budget crisis |
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Powys council says it faces a £33m deficit over the next five years and warns of cuts to services. |
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Tractors urged to pull over more |
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Tractor drivers are being urged by police to pull over more regularly following a rise in complaints from drivers. |
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Firm's forced Russian coal import |
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A railway company says it is forced to import coal from Russia because a mine three miles away is not allowed to supply them. |
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NHS board fined over patient death |
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Powys NHS Trust is told to pay more than £76,000 after a patient killed herself on a psychiatric ward. |
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Second giant sculpture unveiled |
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A 19ft (6m) tall sculpture made from recycled material is put up after a similar piece of art was destroyed by fire. |
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Welsh battlefield register plan |
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A register of battlefields and a survey of 20 sites of historic importance are planned by the heritage minister. |
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Gypsy site proposals are rejected |
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Plans for a gypsy site on farmland costing £1.4m are rejected despite planners recommending them for approval. |
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Council and health board to merge |
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Powys council and the county's local health board have voted to press ahead with a merger to help improve services |
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Uncertainty over 'arson' attacks |
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Police cast doubt on whether four fires at three farms 1.5 miles (2.4 km) apart over seven weeks last year was arson. |
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New charge to split town car park |
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A plan to charge motorists may see a rural town's car park split, with drivers paying on one side, and free spaces on the other. |
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Historic town hall wins funding |
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A town hall in the heart of a Powys town has won a £250,000 grant towards renovations. |
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Laura Ashley mansion up for sale |
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The rural family home of the late Welsh designer Laura Ashley goes on sale at an asking price of £1.2m. |
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Inn popular with stars wins award |
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A Crickhowell inn which played host to Agincourt officers and, more recently Robbie Williams, is the Good Pub Guide's Inn of the Year. |
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Walkers raise cash for war fallen |
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Up to 300 people hold a mountain trek to raise funds for the families of killed and injured Welsh Guards. |
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Animals killed after lorry crash |
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Around 100 sheep are understood to have died after a transporter carrying 540 of the animals turned over. |
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'Last resort' for school shutdown |
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A blanket decision to shut schools when bad weather is predicted should not happen this winter, says a council |
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Row over 'police CCTV' at funeral |
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Dyfed-Powys Police deny claims they tried to use CCTV to monitor the funeral of a supporter of the Free Wales Army. |
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Welsh settlers in web biography |
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Two men who played vital roles in Welsh speakers settling in Patagonia are listed the Oxford Dictionary's online UK biography |
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Caught red-handed by covert car |
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A satellite tracking system is being used to cut car crime and hunt down thieves who target possessions left on back seats. |
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Negotiators talk man off bridge |
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A road was closed for four hours as officers dealt with a "distressed" man standing over the side of a bridge, police say. |
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Award for patient hot air gowns |
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Hospital bosses who introduced gowns filled with warm air to keep patients warm and prevent infection win an award. |
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Home owned by custard family sold |
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A home once owned by the family behind Bird's custard has been sold for between £500,000 and £600,000. |
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Rural poor children lack services |
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Children from deprived families in rural areas are missing out on services available in urban areas, says a report. |
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Green light for shopping scheme |
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Councillors back a multimillion-pound project for a supermarket and shops. |
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Protest 'curse' on national park |
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A "curse" has been placed by opponents on a national park authority in a campaign against a water treatment plant. |
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Bogus callers in phone bill scam |
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Phone callers are trying to trick residents into passing their bank details, warns council officials |
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Barrier calls renewed after crash |
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A tourist railway warns a tragedy could occur if road safety is not increased nearby after two incidents with vehicles. |
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Plans for turbine distance rules |
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An MP plans to try and introduce proposals over how far wind turbines should be distanced from homes. |
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Couple sell house to pay Shakespeare Church |
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A couple auction their house after losing an 18-year battle to overturn a medieval law. |
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TV digital switch over meeting |
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An MP is holding the latest in a series of meetings offering advice to residents about the digital switch over. |
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Rally GB secures future in Wales |
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The Rally of Great Britain will return to Wales after agreeing a deal with the Welsh Assembly Government. |
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Play for king in castle's attic |
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A 17th Century manuscript of a play for a king which was mysteriously cancelled is found in a castle's attic. |
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Lydiate dreaming of Wales debut |
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Farmer's son Dan Lydiate, from Powys, hopes to win his first Wales rugby cap just two years after breaking his neck. |
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Road deaths falling, says council |
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Road deaths in Powys have fallen dramatically in the last three years, according to a council. |
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Family search by abandoned 'baby' |
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A man who was left as a baby in a stairwell in London 49 years ago believes his ancestry may lie in mid Wales. |
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Construction jobs drive for women |
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A website is launched for women across mid and west Wales looking for careers in the construction industry. |
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Powys starts digital switchover |
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The digital TV switchover in Wales is continuing, with signals to 24,000 homes in parts of Powys changing. |
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MP raises wind turbine 'ban' plan |
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Proposals that would prevent wind turbines being built close to homes received a first reading in the House of Commons. |
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Butcher pens in date with Queen |
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A butcher from Powys rewrote the rules of etiquette when he met the Queen to receive an honour - by wearing a pen behind his ear. |
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New £13m livestock market opens |
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A livestock market in Powys dubbed one of the largest in Europe has moved to a multimillion-pound new home. |
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Charge over teenager river death |
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A 45-year-old man from Kent has been charged with causing the death by dangerous driving of a teenager who died during floods in September 2008. |
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Anger over tourism signage policy |
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The curator of a bicycle museum has branded a decision not to provide his attraction with brown tourism road signs as "bureaucracy gone mad". |
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Wheelchair challenge tests access |
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A top police officer, an MP and council chief will attempt to get around a town in wheelchairs to highlight problems faced by people with disabilities. |
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Iolo is the king of the twitchers |
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Author, television and radio presenter, Iolo Williams is the new President of the Welsh Ornithological Society (WOS). |
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Rare gold coin sparks legal row |
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The discovery of a rare 15th Century gold coin in Powys has triggered a legal row. |
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Villages' £400k bid a step closer |
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Four Welsh villages are a step closer to winning £400,000 worth of lottery money aimed at breathing new life into their communities. |
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Writer confronts his ice tragedy |
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In 1981, Stephen Tait witnessed the horrific death of two friends on a glacier while on an Antarctica expedition. |
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Vote on Victorian farm's future |
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The future of a council-owned Grade II-listed Victorian farm in Powys, which was put up for sale after falling into disrepair, will be decided later. |
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Police vehicle will combat abuse |
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A charity and Dyfed-Powys Police will use a new vehicle to help combat domestic abuse. |
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Search for missing woman in river |
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Rescue teams are searching for a 21-year-old woman, reported to have been swept away along a river at Brecon in Powys. |
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Powys woman crowned business star |
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A woman who sold her house and her car to set up her own company wins a top UK business award. |
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Woman's body found in river |
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Rescue teams searching for a 21-year-old woman who went missing in the River Usk in Brecon have recovered a body. |
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Woman found dead in River Severn |
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An 85-year-old woman has been discovered dead in the River Severn in Powys, says Dyfed-Powys Police. |
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Town car parts jobs appear secure |
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The future of a car parts company in Powys looks secure after it announces plans to make workers redundant at another site. |
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Castle's Mexican plant rare bloom |
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Two plants from Mexico have flowered in Powys for the first time in years thanks to the mild autumn weather, says a castle's head gardener. |
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Farmers in carbon footprint test |
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More than 20 farmers living in one of the remotest parts of Wales are taking part in a project to cut carbon emissions. |
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Two council groups form coalition |
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The two largest political groups on Powys council have formed a coalition. |
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Legal threat delays Tesco opening |
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Tesco delays the opening of new Newtown store until after Christmas as council threatens legal action over unfinished roadworks. |
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Rural renal patients given boost |
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Two new renal units will reduce travel time for patients in mid Wales who have to go over the border into England. |
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Patients' tributes to Knighton GP in book |
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Former patients and friends of a retired GP recall their memories of his for a book in his memory. |
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Focus on rural economy and banks |
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A summit in mid Wales is focusing on how the recession has hit rural areas and whether banks are helping business. |
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Rogue traders' no-go zone set up |
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A scheme to stop rogue traders operating in a small community is launched by police and trading standards. |
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Christmas card history celebrated |
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A collection of Christmas cards dating back to the 19th century is on display at Powysland museum. |
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UTV in bid for Wales news service |
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UTV launches a joint bid for the rights to run an independent news pilot project in Wales. |
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Royal Welsh Show ring to be replaced after heavy rain |
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The main ring at the Royal Welsh Show is to be replaced by a new rain resistant natural grass costing about £360,000, say officials. |
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Prisoners 'to help repair canal' |
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Prisoners could soon be helping to bridge the skills gap in repair work on a canal. |
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Gurkha's taste of Nepal in Brecon |
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A former Gurkha soldier has opened a shop in Brecon selling exotic food and produce from his homeland. |
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Fire service did not waste money |
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Mid and West Wales Fire Service is cleared of wasting money after claims only four of 16 new appliances were operational. |
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Woman walker and dog in Black Mountain helicopter rescue |
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A woman walking her dog lay in snow for more than two hours with ankle injuries before she could be rescued.
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More grit supplies by end of week |
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The first minister says a substantial amount of grit is due in Wales by the end of the week as more snow is forecast. |
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Brecon Beacons green energy project in running for £1m |
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A scheme aiming to cut carbon emissions in the Brecon Beacons will find out later if it has won a competition worth £1m. |
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Welsh rescuers help Haiti victims |
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Firefighters from Wales among international rescuers heading to Haiti after devastating earthquake left as many as 45,000-50,000 dead. |
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Marches green energy project scoops £300,000 |
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A group of 21 small communities has scooped £300,000 after winning a major environmental competition to cut carbon emissions. |
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Michelin star success for Wales |
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The Michelin Guide awards four Welsh restaurants with its coveted stars. |
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Snow returns in Wales as temperature falls |
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Snow starts to fall again in parts of mid Wales as rain arriving from the west meets a cold front. |
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Potential Powys School Closures |
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Up to seven high schools could close as Powys council deals with "severe" cash problems and falling pupil numbers. |
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Snow meant Brecon mountain rescuers faced record period |
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The recent spell of snow and ice give a mountain rescue team their busiest start to a new year. |
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Calls for schools report inquiry |
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Leading Powys councillor calls for inquiry after confidential report leaked to the media.
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New Powys firm on course to turnover £2m after collapse |
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A new company formed out of the collapse of a Powys car parts firm claims it has re-employed 21 people and doubled its order book. |
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HSE campaign to reduce farm deaths in Wales |
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Farmers in Wales are being targeted in a campaign to reduce the numbers killed and injured in rural accidents. |
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Oaks felled over fungal infection |
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Two oak trees planted to mark the fundraising of two old counties during World War II are to be felled due to disease. |
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Wind farm health worries debate |
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A conference will discuss claims that noise created by wind turbines is a risk to people's health. |
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Vulnerable Powys residents 'aggressive tactics' warning |
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Elderly and vulnerable people in Powys have been warned to be on their guard against a company using "aggressive tactics" to sell mobility aides. |
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Car parts firm in administration |
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An engineering firm goes into administration threatening up to 100 jobs in a town on the border of Herefordshire and Wales. |
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Hundreds of jobs are under threat |
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Hundreds of jobs in different parts of Wales are at risk after a series of announcements by businesses and councils. |
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Shop Direct plans 1,500 job cuts |
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Home shopping group Shop Direct confirms that it plans to close three call centres with the loss of 1,500 jobs. |
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Two firms' job cuts 'devastating' |
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The closure of a home shopping call centre and a car parts maker in Powys will have a massive impact on communities, it is warned. |
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Judge quashes campsite planning |
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Planning permission for a caravan park in the Brecon Beacons is found to be unlawful by a High Court judge. |
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Beacons airlift to cut emissions |
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More than 100 tonnes of heather are being airlifted onto Hay Bluff to repair a common decimated by fire in 1976. |
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Warning follows ban on horse care |
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A council warns animal owners to take their responsibilities seriously after a woman was banned from keeping horses for life. |
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Farm cows given beer and massage |
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A farmer feeds his Japanese cattle on four pints of beer a day and an occasional massage for tasty beef. |
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Mid and north west Wales film-makers up for movie award |
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A group of teenagers from mid and north west Wales have been nominated for a prestigious film award. |
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MP Opik wins £900 expenses appeal |
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Liberal Democrat MP Lembit Opik wins an appeal against repaying £900 in House of Commons expenses. |
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Bragg and Beirut in the Beacons |
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The Flaming Lips, Billy Bragg, and Beirut are set to appear at the 2010 Green Man festival. |
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'AM punched me' paramedic claims |
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A paramedic says he was punched by a Lib Dem politician he was trying to help after a fall during a night out. |
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Red squirrels conservation plan |
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Three areas where the red squirrel still lives are to be made sites for urgent action under a new conservation plan. |
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Leader 'regret' at AM abuse claim |
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Welsh Lib Dem leader speaks of her "huge regret" after a senior party member was accused of punching a paramedic. |
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Campaigners stage schools protest |
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Up to 60 campaigners protest ahead of an extraordinary meeting to discuss controversial plans to close several secondary schools. |
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Opponents' victory over wind farm |
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Plans for a small wind farm are turned down by councillors at a special meeting following an eight-year campaign. |
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Tool 'amnesty' for Africa scheme |
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Gardeners are asked to take part in a "tool amnesty" and donate old implements to help communities in Africa. |
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Rugby star on buggy drink charge |
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Wales flanker Andy Powell and another man, both from Brecon, are questioned for allegedly taking and driving a golf buggy. |
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Wales drops Andy Powell from team |
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Welsh rugby star Andy Powell is dropped from Wales' Six Nations squad following drink drive charges. |
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Welsh acts take on Pope for award |
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Two choirs and a Powys X Factor star are up against the Pope for a classical music award. |
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Explosive amongst recycling waste |
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An unexploded artillery shell, a marine flare and detonators are found in household rubbish, say concerned Powys council officials.
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Drivers warned after snow returns |
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Parts of south, east and mid Wales are hit by more snow for the first time since mid-January, with warnings to drivers. |
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Villagers face 50-mile round trip |
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People living in a village near Machynlleth face a 50-mile round trip to the shops for six weeks while a footpath is built. |
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Tips for tourists from Brecon Beacons taxi drivers |
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Taxi drivers' tips for tourists
used by a national park to enhance the visitor experience. |
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Vye vacuums the landscape for art |
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A Newtown gallery exhibits new works by award-winning artist Adele Vye, including one using a vacuum cleaner as an instrument. |
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Senior staff at Builth Wells arts centre step down |
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Two senior staff are to step down at a Powys arts centre which has had money problems for years. |
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Tesco brings road chaos to Newtown |
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The opening of a new Tesco store causes traffic problems after the firm failed to fully test traffic lights, claims a council. |
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Call centre workers in Newtown win job reprieve |
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Plans to close a shopping call centre in Powys with the loss of 180 jobs have been delayed for six months. |
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A Fair Cup Of Tea in Hay-on-Wye |
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Visitors to Hay-on-Wye’s market on Thursday, 25th February were given a fair old treat with free cups of Fairtrade tea. |
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Forest worker death investigated |
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Police and safety officials launch investigation into the death of a man in a Powys-Shropshire border forest. |
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Canal section drained after leak |
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A section of canal is drained following a leak, affecting the first week of the visitor season. |
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Pensioners' day centre in crisis |
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A day centre for senior citizens in Powys is under threat because of a funding crisis, claims the local Assembly Member. |
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Concern over rural areas' future |
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Problems experienced by the remotest rural communities in Wales will be debated by assembly members later. |
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Aberystwyth-London route rejected |
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Pressure off the Wrexham & Shropshire as plans for a direct train service between Aberystwyth and London is rejected by the rail regulator. |
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Off-duty Powys fireman saves woman's life in house fire |
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An off-duty fire fighter saves a woman's life while out walking. |
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Elderly minibus link faces cuts |
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A minibus service in south Powys with 600 elderly and disabled members could be cut back. |
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Powell admits 'golf buggy' charge |
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Wales rugby international Andy Powell is banned from driving after admitting driving a golf buggy while unfit through drink |
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Machynlleth's new comedy festival |
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Machynlleth is set to host a three-day comedy festival next month. |
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Calls for devolved rail service |
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An assembly member calls for devolved powers over rail travel after a link from Aberystwyth to London is rejected. |
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Special need cuts 'discriminate' |
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A Newtown head teacher says funding cuts discriminate against post-16 students with special needs and could "lead to tragedy"'.
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Pioneer's sleeping bag re-created |
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A rug thought to be the world's first sleeping bag is re-created and donated to a museum in Powys |
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Police 'report card' goes online |
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Dyfed-Powys Police receives an excellent grade for reducing crime from HM Inspectorate of Constabulary. |
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Drained canal reopens after leak |
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A section of the Monmouthshire and Brecon canal that had to be drained because of a leak has been reopened to river boats. |
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Cash boost for park water sports |
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A project encouraging people to use the waterways in the Brecon Beacons receives £100,000 and appoints a "splash officer". |
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Powys restaurant takes curry crown |
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Said to be the town with the most pubs per person, Rhayader now has the best curry house in Wales after winning a major competition. |
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'Save schools' group in Powys protest |
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Parents and governors will lobby councillors later as they meet to discuss the future of secondary education. |
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Concern for rare mussel breeding |
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Fears have been raised that rare mussels discovered in a tributary of the River Wye may not be breeding. |
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Record £6.25m railway turnover |
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The Severn Valley steam railway carries nearly 250,000 passengers. |
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Llandrindod Wells pond project to improve habitats |
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A project to create seven new ponds to improve habitats for insects and amphibians is completed. |
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Ex-vicar faces child sex offences |
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A former Church in Wales vicar appears in court charged with a series of sexual offences against children. |
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Hay Festival Chief says "Focus on people" |
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The Hay Festival director says the assembly government's plans to attract more events to Wales should focus on people. |
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Opik shock spoils Lib Dems' night |
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The Conservatives gain a shock seat, while mid Wales' two other seats remain Liberal Democrat. |
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