Grants offered for creating sanctuaries for nature in Powys
Community groups, voluntary organisations, charities, schools and other organisations are invited to apply for grant funding to create places for nature in their local area. The Powys Nature Partnership has recently been allocated Welsh Government funding through the Local Places for Nature (LPfN) scheme.
Children struck by school bus in Welsh village
Pupils and bus driver taken to hospital as a result of after-school collision in Llanfair Caereinion Five children were injured when they were struck by a school bus while waiting to go home after classes in a Welsh village. The incident happened at about 3.25pm outside the high school in Llanfair Caereinion, Powys.
Four children in hospital after being hit by school bus
Dyfed-Powys Police confirmed the crash involving a school bus and a number of young pedestrians occurred in Llanfair Caereinion near Welshpool in Powys on Monday Five children and a bus driver were injured following a crash in Powys on Monday afternoon. Dyfed-Powys Police confirmed the road traffic collision, involving a school bus and a number of young pedestrians, occurred in the town of Llanfair Caereinion near Welshpool, Powys.
Five kids rushed to hospital after being hit by bus outside primary school
FIVE children have been rushed to hospital after being hit by a bus outside a primary school. The school bus hit the kids, believed to be aged 11-16, around 3.25pm yesterday and the male driver has also been taken to hospital. Dyfed-Powys Police said there were no passengers on the bus, which hit the children in Llanfair Caereinion in Montgomeryshire, Powys.
Bus crashes into pedestrians outside school as five children rushed to hospital
A statement from Dyfed-Powys Police said officers were at the scene of a road traffic collision on School Lane in Powys, Wales A bus driver and five children have been rushed to hospital following a crash involving a school bus and a number of young pedestrians on School Lane in Powys, Wales.
Llanfair school bus crash: Three children flown to hospital
Three children have been airlifted to hospital after being hit by a school bus. The bus crashed into a group of children at about 15:25 BST on Monday in Llanfair Caereinion, Powys. The male bus driver and a fourth child were driven to hospital by ambulance, while a fifth child was discharged at the scene.
Confused.com data reveals Pembrokeshire safest place to live
Pembrokeshire is the safest Welsh region to live in, new data published this week has revealed. The figures show that there were just 1.59 burglaries per 1,000 people in the county last year. The latest study by Confused.com analysed burglary data provided by police forces across the UK between 2017 and 2021 to identify the safest places to live.
Police appeal after JCB bonnet was stolen from Powys layby
Police officers are appealing for the public's help after a JCB bonnet worth about £3,000 was stolen from a layby in Powys. The yellow bonnet was stolen from a parked JCB in a fenced workers site on a layby on the A470 near Rhayader. The theft happened sometime between 1.30pm on Wednesday, May 11, and 8am on Thursday, May 13.
Ukraine war: Call to change Wales' pet quarantine rules
Ukrainians who have fled to Wales to escape the war with Russia have been upset by quarantine rules for their pets, which are different to other UK nations. Anna Komrakova, who fled from Kyiv to Montgomery, Powys, had to leave her cats in quarantine and is worried about them.
This is why some trains are cancelled in Powys this morning
Train evacuated and services cancelled after crash on Hereford line A RAIL 'incident' closed the A49 just over the Powys border overnight and will cause disruption for rail passengers throughout today. A police spokesperson said officers were called to the aid of British Transport Police officers and the fire service at a rail incident in Craven Arms late last night (May 22).
Burglaries in Vale of Glamorgan less common than rest of Wales
NEW data has shown that residents in the Vale of Glamorgan are among the least at risk from burglary out of anywhere in Wales. Confused.com gathered data from the Office of National Statistics as well as various police organisations to find out the volume of residential burglaries across the UK in 2021.
Man who sent explicit Moonpig card to Kidderminster friend convicted
A PRANKSTER who sent a Kidderminster pal a Moonpig card featuring a naked picture of a female friend has been convicted of revenge porn. Joshua Rees-Bradley, aged 26, admitted one charge of disclosing a private sexual photograph with intent to cause distress. Rees-Bradley, of Rhayader, Powys, Mid Wales, said he was drunk when he ordered the card to be delivered to his friend’s home in Kidderminster.
New figures reveal full extent of bank closures in two Fife towns
Two-thirds of banks in Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath have closed since 2015 - and a huge number of ATMs have also gone, new figures show. The full extent of the losses in local communities was revealed by consumer champion Which? Its research showed a sharp decline in the number of bank branches open in areas across much of the UK compared to seven years ago.
Russell George visits Powys holiday park to discuss tourism tax
Russell George MS paid a visit to a holiday park near Machynlleth as part of Wales Tourism Week. On May 17, the Member of the Welsh Parliament for Montgomeryshire visited Morben Isaf Holiday Home and Touring Park. The park’s managing director, Dylan Thomas, raised concerns over the Welsh Government’s proposals for tourism and taxation, siting the potential effects it could have on the industry.
Concerns over access to Machynlleth Co-op for disabled shoppers
A COP-OP branch in Powys is facing criticism over changes to its entrance that has made it harder for disabled customers to access the shop. The entrance to the Co-op in Machynlleth was first closed during the Covid-19 pandemic to prevent overcrowding, with customers using the rear entrance, but has yet to reopen months after restrictions were lifted.
Craig Williams visits Powys based renewable energy firm
Machynlleth based renewable energy Dulas celebrated 40 years of operations by welcoming their local MP to the site. Craig Williams, Member of Parliament for Montgomeryshire, paid a visit to the renewable energy company Dulas on May 14. The visit was part of a ceremony to mark the milestone of 40 years since the company’s foundation in 1982.
Watch: Anti-Brexit campaigner storms Tory Party conference dinner
The Welsh Conservatives said that the police were called following the incident. A pro-EU campaigner staged a disruptive protest at a Conservative Party conference dinner in Wales. ‘Stop Brexit Man’ Steve Bray disrupted the evening following their conference in Newtown, Powys Bray is from Port Talbot and regularly chants ‘stop Brexit’ on College Green outside Westminster.
Anti-Brexit campaigner gatecrashes Conservative Party conference dinner in Wales
Steve Bray shouted abuse and was escorted out An anti-Brexit campaigner gatecrashed a dinner being held at the Conservative Party conference in Powys. Steve Bray shouted abuse towards members and about the Prime Minister before being escorted out. Mr Bray, best known for disrupting broadcasters during, and since, the referendum while they broadcast from Westminster, appears to enter Maesmawr Hall in Newtown where a members dinner was taking place without any realising who he was.
Powys: Author explores the lives of Welsh women in the early 1900s
An author from Llanfyllin has written a book inspired by the true events of women living in rural Mid-Wales during the early 1900s. Scheduled to launch on June 10, Jan Brown’s book “People Like Us” is set in Montgomeryshire during the years 1880-1940. Based on the experiences of the author’s great grandmother, the story sees her move from Llanidloes to Trefeglwys, later to Gregynog Hall and Tregynon and finally back to Llanidloes.