Sunday, 5th February 2012

Historic horse chestnuts to be axed as disease spreads

More than 20 trees are to be felled in the Elan Village because of a disease that is ravaging horse chestnut trees, the providers of conkers for generations of schoolboys.
The blight is affecting up to 50,000 trees across the country according to the Forestry Commission and is the worst outbreak of a tree disease since […]

Tributes paid to tragic Marcus

The family of a former Kington teenager who died in hospital after he was involved in a road collision in Herefordshire this weekend have paid tribute to him.

Hitch-hiker robbed by driver

A hitch-hiker who was picked up on the A44 between Eardisley, near Kington, and Llandrindod Wells, was told to ‘empty his pockets’ during the journey.

Anger at council no-show

No Herefordshire Council representative turned up at a public meeting in Kington to discuss car parking charges, angering residents who claim the move will ‘kill the town’.

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Bid to extend outdoor drinking ban

An order cracking down on drinking in public areas of Llandrindod Wells is being reviewed, following complaints of unruly behaviour at the town’s railway and bus stations.

Pub opening again after 2 years

The Hundred House pub in Bleddfa will reopen this weekend after being closed for nearly two years.

Recycling success impresses minister

Two Powys communities, which now only bin a quarter of their waste, have been highlighted by a government minister in a keynote speech.

Jailed for turning house into cannabis factory

A man who turned a whole house in Llanyre into a cannabis factory, capable of producing upto £100,000 of drugs, has been jailed.

Vintage show will go on…

Following the cancellation of the Presteigne and Norton Vintage car and motorcycle show in June due to torrential rain, Presteigne Chamber of Trade has rescheduled the event for Sunday, on Went’s Meadow from 10.30am to 4.30pm.

Crackdown on phoning drivers

Police across Wales have launched a two-week crackdown on motorists who drive while using hand-held mobile phones.