Tuesday, 7th February 2012

Festivities mark recycling record

The streets of Presteigne and Norton will be buzzing with new ideas on how to reduce waste this week and next week.

Rita’s idea raises £66,000 for local groups

A shop in Kington which is ‘loaned’ to different groups each week, has raised an amazing £66,000 for charities and good causes in its first year of business.

Locals take on Tour challenge

Residents took a Tour of Britain cycle riding challenge at Builth Bike Fest, and raised hundreds of pounds for charity.

Electric bike ride supports charity

A brand new annual Mid Wales challenge – Bike for Bracken – will take place on October 15.

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Kington Show results

Kington Show results. continued from the Mid Wales Journal of September 16:

Cycle race boost coming to the county

Cycling enthusiasts will be lining a route from Newtown to Brecon next Wednesday when Britain’s biggest professional cycle race passes through Mid Wales.

Ex guilty of 11 counts of violence on girlfriend

A Mid Wales man who injured his former girlfriend in a domestic violence spree that lasted three months will be sentenced by a crown court after magistrates decided they did not have sufficient sentencing powers.
Samuel William Brumwell, of Brynheulog, Rhayader, will face a judge in Merthyr Tydfil on September 28.
The 20-year-old appeared before magistrates in […]

Llandrindod ticket office ‘not closing’

Concerns have been raised that the ticket office at Llandrindod Wells railway station could close, after a report was drawn up on how to achieve savings in the rail industry.

Meeting called over parking price plans

People living in and around Kington are being invited to a public meeting to discuss the effects of proposed new charges at two car parks in the town.

Swimmer Richard’s classical challenge

So treacherous are the currents in the Straits of Messina – the stretch of sea that separates Italy from Sicily – that ancient Greek legend portrays them as ‘Scylla’ a giant, multi-headed sea monster that devoured sailors, and ‘Charybdis’ a huge, swirling whirlpool that devoured ships.