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Karen Compton

Chief Reporter

Reporter on the Mid Wales Journal.

March 22, 2025

Cabinet Secretary visits state-of-the-art business centre in Llandrindod Wells

March 21, 2025

Extra £11.8m unlocked for Mid Wales Growth Deal as first project takes shape

Crickhowell and Presteigne have been named among the best places to live in Wales in the annual Sunday Times Best Places to Live guide

Firefighter rally outside Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service headquarters on Monday, calling for the fire authority to scrap plans to change working hours.

NFU Cymru: Record numbers of cattle culled paints sobering TB picture for Welsh farmers

March 20, 2025

The Family Farm Tax: another nail in the coffin of agriculture in Wales?

Six The Musical Live! will be coming to Builth Wells via a screening in London

A Presteigne charity is celebrating after being awarded a grant to purchase a wheelchair accessible fully electric car and to install a new EV charger

March 19, 2025

Powys firefighters are tackling a 50 hectare grass fire near Rhayader.

Builth Wells’ Chamber of Trade has now been firmly re-established with a new committee

Sound will be the focus of two events in Llanwrtyd Wells on Sunday, March 23

The Apartment (1960) will be shown at a Kington cinema this month

Powys community council says Labour Government’s family farm tax grab is ‘abhorrent’

Moana 2 will be shown free of charge at a venue near Llandrindod Wells this month

Billy Elliot the Musical is celebrating its 20th anniversary and will be screened to Builth Wells

Two projects have taken place in Builth Wells recently thanks to the town council and the help of volunteers

A tribute to the Music of Nile Rodgers and Chic will be coming to a Llandrindod Wells venue in April

March 18, 2025

The Boat That Rocked will be shown at a Kington cinema on Saturday, March 22

View the partial solar eclipse in the Elan Valley on Saturday, March 29

A Llandrindod Wells venue is holding a ‘three for free’ promotion for family shows this spring

Spain’s best export Ignacio Lopez will be performing ‘Senor Self Destruct’ at a Builth Wells venue

Presteigne Fire and Rescue Service hold a car wash and a cadet open evening

Bracket strength testing on hanging baskets in Builth Wells will be carried out in the next couple of weeks

March 17, 2025

A film about Jackson Pollock will be shown in Knighton

A Llandrindod Wells venue will be holding a psychic show this month for an evening of intrigue and wonder

Dyfed Powys Police are appealing for information following the theft of a quad bike from a farm in Llangammarch Wells

Penybont Young Farmers Club have been crowed Pantonime Champions at the Radnor competition

A team of Welsh chefs cooked up a selection of delicacies, inspired by top quality food and drink products from Wales, at a St David’s Day reception held at 10 Downing Street, London

Proposals to alter how a Powys dual-campus secondary school delivers education will be scrutinised next week

Young Dancers from Builth Wells Earn Prestigious Blue Peter Badges

Various options are being considered for the doors of public toilets behind the Knighton Hotel in Knighton

March 16, 2025

Over 50 National Garden Scheme volunteers assembled for the annual regional meeting for Wales and The Marches recently

‘First Stirrings’ the Spring Exhibition 2025 at Old Chapel Gallery, Pembridge near Kington is open until the end of April

Artists wanted for third Llanwrtyd Wells art competition

March 15, 2025

The Fillers, the world’s first and best tribute to "The Killers" are to play in Llandrindod Wells

A wreath laying service to commemorate the 80th anniversary of VE Day will take place in Knighton

Glasbury Arts Auction will take place on Saturday, March 29 at Christ College, Brecon

March 14, 2025

Rhayader marketing assistant apprentice is working with Cardiff Council

The Powys Parenting Strategy is now available to view on the parenting section of the council’s website

NFU Cymru has welcomed the First Minister of Wales, Eluned Morgan MS, out on to farm to discuss issues affecting Welsh farmers

March 13, 2025

Events This Week to Discuss Plans for Banc Y Celyn Energy Park near Builth Wells

Llandrindod Wells Football Team pictured on their Broadway Ground 1960/61 season

Record-high alcohol-related deaths in Wales highlight urgent public health concerns

Powys County Council Deputy Leader's column this month

Kington Town Council is to meet with a representative of the Lord Lieutenant to discuss possible plans for Armed Forces Day 2026

Builth Wells Rotary Young Photographer Competition winners announced.

Plans to turn former public toilets in Llandrindod Wells into a chapel of rest and a mortuary have been approved

March 12, 2025

Toilets at a Knighton tourist attraction may be open this summer, as discussions take place on some last details

Seven-time BAFTA award winner Steve Coogan stars in Dr Strangelove at a Builth Wells venue at the end of the month.

Kington Town Council has adopted a Biodiversity Plan and will now enact it in all its work

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