Tuesday, 6th January 2009

Assault blamed on lights ban

A teenager who suffered a torn ear drum in an assault in Llandrindod Wells claims his friends could not see the incident because the street lights had been switched off.

Councillor resigns over hall fiasco

Work to transform the Strand Hall in Builth Wells has stopped and one councillor has resigned following disagreements about health and safety matters.

Petition against lights switch-off

An online petition has been set up and a campaign is being organised against the switching off of street lights across Powys.

Former soldier faces jail

A soldier suffering from chronic Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome headbutted a youth twice and smashed a glass on top of his head, after gatecrashing a party at his Presteigne home.

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Teenager gains flying licence

A Knighton teenager who has been on cloud nine since gaining his flying licence in July, has taken his first passenger, his grandad, on a flight.

Powys, happiest place in GB

Powys is officially the happiest place to live in Britain, according to a new survey this week. It tops the list of 273 districts, with Edinburgh apparently the most miserable place in Britain.

Performer killed while rehearsing

An experienced performance artist originally from Llandrindod Wells has been killed while rehearsing for an arts festival, after part of a display attached to a crane fell on top of her.

Josie flies our flag at Paralympics

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A Kington athlete will be flying the flag at the Beijing Paralympics, as she becomes the first British woman ever to compete in wheelchair rugby in the Games next month.

No shutters makes shop ’soft target’

A Knighton businessman, whose shop has been broken into three times in the last 18 months, has been told he cannot put up window shutters because it is in a conservation area.

Bank customer thwarts thieves

An eagle-eyed Presteigne man out-smarted criminals when he spotted a skimming device fitted to a Knighton cash dispenser and potentially saved scores of people from having money taken from their accounts.