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THE FESTIVE spirit was out in full force over the weekend as Welshpool, Montgomery and Newtown turned on their Christmas lights.

Wales’ largest youth organisation has announced it will be celebrating its centenary in the new year by throwing a huge birthday party in schools…

Students across Powys are finding out if they have received the A level and college grades they need to progress onto the next step of their future.

Here is a list of the Powys-based recipients.

The brand new McDonalds restaurant has officially opened in Welshpool.

A multi-award-winning company based in Newtown will be representing Wales at a prestigious awards ceremony. Groundworks and civil engineering business EvaBuild is competing for the UK High Growth Business of the Year award which will be held on May 27 following a record number of new contracts secured. The company has reported consecutive growth for each of the past three years, as it has expanded to keep pace with demand for its specialist services across England and Wales. Notable pro...

The Home Secretary joined the Conservative Police and Crime Commissioner candidate in Welshpool today ahead of tomorrows election.

Former Conservative leader and north Powys resident William Hague has given firm backing to Russell George in the upcoming Senedd election. For almost a decade, Montgomeryshire has been represented by Mr George, who Lord Hague of Richmond says, "clearly" puts his constituency before politics. "We have an excellent candidate. He is really experienced, very hardworking, and very well-known in the area. Hes been highly active in recent years," he said. "For someone like me who has been liv...

SCHOOL pupils have stepped back in time by dressing up like the people in the era they have been studying. Guilsfield Primary School had a Topic dressing up day last Friday, December 4 and photographer Phil Blagg was on hand to capture their efforts. Year 5 and 6, led by Miss Davies and Mrs Sheppard have been studying the topic Second World War evacuees, with the pupils dressing up as an evacuee would have. Pupils from Year 1 and 2 dressed up as pirates, while children from Year 3 dress...

Police, fire and ambulance crews in Welshpool have got into the festive spirit by syncing their vehicle lights to Christmas music. Retained firefighter Chris Birdsell-Jones said they wanted to find a way to put a smile on peoples faces after a year of coronavirus lockdowns and restrictions. The video of five emergency vehicles flashing their lights to Merry Christmas Everybody by Shakin Stevens outside Welshpool Fire Station has so far been watched by more than 50,000 people from around t...