Friday, 3rd September 2010

Powys GCSE pupils make the grade

Powys pupils have achieved excellent GCSE results in the 2010 examinations, beating the all-Wales results again.

Festival fun in Victorian town

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The 29th Llandrindod Wells Victorian Festival got off to a great start with scores of people surrounding the Bandstand on Temple Gardens for the official opening.

Sun shines on Newbridge Show

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Newbridge-on-Wye’s 50th annual show went very well with good numbers of spectators and entries in competitions.

Crowds turn out at Pantydwr

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One of the oldest shows in Radnorshire was a great success in its 74th year, despite some quite heavy showers.

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Vintage year as rally comes of age

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‘Wow, what a weekend’ was the response of Kington’s Vintage Society following their 18th vintage rally on the weekend.

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Mum in court after leaving girl on beach

A Powys holidaymaker has been given a six-month suspended jail sentence for abandoning her 11-year-old daughter on a crowded Spanish beach while she went to a bar.

Clive’s travel plans wrecked - again!

A Powys victim of the failed budget travel firm Kiss Flights had previously booked with tour operator Goldtrail, which collapsed last month.

Beefy bovine Trigger is a whopper!

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Playful puppies do it for some, it takes cute kittens for others, but only one of Britain’s biggest loads of bull was enough to win the heart of a Kington man with a bent for bovines.

Pupils make the grade at A-level

Powys pupils have once again achieved excellent A-Level results in the WJEC examinations.