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THE story of Cefnllys is one of war, struggle and defiance during the turbulent Middle Ages. The village, near Llandrindod Wells, witnessed the destruction of its nearby castle - not once but twice - and would eventually become a ghost town. The poet Lewys Glyn Cothi wrote: "A white castle above a full moat, An eight-sided fortress above a loop of the Ieithon, A Greek fortress with twelve girdles, The name of the place is Cefn llys, The name of that fortress is to be found In the great Brut of the Mortimers.' The village was founded at the same time as the first stone castle was built...

A part of the River Ithon near Llandrindod Wells. Picture by Google Maps NATURAL Resources Wales (NRW) confirmed it dealt with a pollution incident at a Powys river on Friday. NRW confirmed on Twitter it was called to a tributary on the River Ithon to a ‘pollution incident’. The impact of the situation at the river will be monitored following the incident. A tweet posted by NRW read: “NRW responded to a pollution incident yesterday evening (April 16) in a tributary on the River Ithon. “Officers successfully identified the source and have worked with the land owner to address...