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Mid Wales man named as 2027 Royal Welsh Nuffield Scholar

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Shrewsbury keeps 'town of flowers' reputation with award wins

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Sprint in Llandrindod Wells brings Tour de France to Mid Wales

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Tank barrel production returns to UK as gun hall opens in Telford

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Knighton woman likely to have fallen before passing away at home

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Resignation creates vacancy on parish council in Shropshire

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Plans for 40 new homes in Ellesmere get approval despite objections

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Coroner adjourns inquest of unknown man found in Powys reservoir

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Police and firefighters rush to crash on Telford B-road

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Yellow wind warning: Times and what to expect in the West Midlands

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'No magic answers' to traffic problems in Ironbridge Gorge

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Police seek suspected poachers after property in village hit by bullet

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No injuries in four-vehicle crash on M54 near Albrighton

The incident caused delays for motorists on early morning commutes

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Complaints against West Mercia Police rise, new figures show

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Ban for drink driver, 48, caught on busy A442 near Bridgnorth

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Plus Shoplifter, 37, stole cocktail balls from Wem Morrisons

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Plus Motorist, 27, who drove while banned in Wem handed big legal bill

Business

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College plans to expand T-level courses

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Green light to revamp 'uninhabitable' Oswestry town centre building

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College teams up with employer to support neurodiverse students

Ludlow businesspeople, from left: Monika Curry, Matt Smout, Jane Vaughan, Ian Evans and Jodie Deakinplaceholder image

Parking charge hike would be 'final nail in the coffin' for Ludlow

Cllr Geoff Morgan - Reform UK - represents the Ithon Valley in Powys. placeholder image

 Powys chairman has been running holiday let for a number of years

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Telford company which makes mobile clinics lodges demolition plan

Politics

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Powys Local Development Plan hit targets 'pretty well' over lifespan

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How much more money should UK commit to conflicts we cannot control? Roshan Doug

Kington Mayor Councillor Martin Woolford (middle) welcomes Councillor Martin Blackaller (left) and Councillor Leonard Timmins to the council. Councillor Patrick Conrad could not be present.placeholder image

Kington Town Council gains three new members

A proposal for a new National Park in north east Wales which includes a small part of Powys now looks set to be scrapped. placeholder image

Powys council reinforces its objection to national park proposal

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Powys leader says 'question me directly' instead of FOI requests

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Jane Dodds to stand down as leader of Welsh Liberal Democrats

Education

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Expansion plans for ‘too small’ Shropshire primary school revealed

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Market Drayton educator collects ‘Nobel’ of early education

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Welsh medium all through school in Builth Wells delayed until 2028

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Work to begin on new construction skills centre at Shrewsbury College

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New chapter for Newport school as library transformation under way

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CCTV to catch drivers flouting school parking rules in pilot scheme

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£1,500 for Telford junior school's library revamp

Property

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Family given six months to vacate unlawful caravan site near village

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Promotion for Shrewsbury planning consultant

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Plans for four-bedroom home with gym and pool 'too good to refuse'

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Parish council agrees to spend £20k on battery system for solar panels

Farming

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Farmers to be celebrated as Ludlow Winter Festival returns

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Union calls for a long-term strategy for Welsh dairy sector

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Farming Talk: Rural communities urged to prepare

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MP urges gamekeepers to have their say on gamebird restrictions plan

Environment

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Beware Storm Austen - woeful weekend weather for the West Midlands

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Call for BBQ ban and fire-fighting planes after Stourbridge wildfire

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Powering Powys communities from the ground up

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Plans for new Kington dog waste bins to be considered in budget talks

UK News

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Aberfan will always be in our hearts, King tells survivors and families

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Sinn Féin leaders attend police station for interview over protest participation

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Change will come on antisemitism in England’s schools – Education Secretary

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Karl Turner has Labour whip restored on ‘probationary basis’

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Murderer says he would have killed again but ‘I totally get family’s pain now’

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Ex-DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson accused of 2016 rape inside Westminster

World News

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Macron condemns ‘stupid’ claims by Trump and others blaming migrants for riots

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Putin agrees to resume talks on Ukraine war with Kyiv and Washington – Kremlin

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Trump envoy Witkoff meets Putin in St Petersburg for Ukraine war talks

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North Korea to restart border propaganda broadcasts as tensions rise with South

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