Coronavirus is Circulating in Rural Communities Rural communities are being urged to be on their guard for Coronavirus and follow social distancing guidelines to slow the spread of the virus. Recent increases in cases in Powys have been linked to […]
Schools across Powys have collected just under three tonnes of household batteries after taking part in a battery recycling challenge. Powys County Council, together with ERP UK (European Recycling Platform) organised the battery recycling competition, which saw thousands of Powys […]
Fresh air and the beautiful, faithful first signs of spring are a reminder of the changing seasons and the promise of what’s to come. So, shake off the winter and a year like no other with the National Garden Scheme 2021 Snowdrop Festival. These glorious […]
The Open Spaces Society, Britain’s oldest national conservation body, has signed the Placemaking Wales Charter, pledging to support its objects. These include a commitment to support the creation of high-quality places across Wales for the benefit of communities. The charter […]
The Royal Welsh Agricultural Society have again teamed up with Business News Wales to create an online platform with the support of HSBC UK and the Welsh Government to showcase this year’s virtual Royal Welsh Winter Fair! We launch our […]
The Duke of Beaufort’s Somerset Trust, owner of part of Clyne Common on Gower, City and County of Swansea, has for a second time withdrawn its application for a common-land swap(1). The Open Spaces Society(2), which has twice objected to […]
Ammanford Accountants, Ashmole & Co, are helping to support the young local mathematicians of the future by making a donation to Ysgol Llandybie Primary School to help with the purchase of the online maths resource for pupils called MyMaths. With […]
With the generosity and support from HSBC UK and Welsh Government as headline sponsors the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society’s virtual Winter Fair will open it’s doors to festive shoppers for a 6 week period on Tuesday 10th November. With a […]
Proposed work on the historic Monks Trod in the Cambrian Mountains is to be the subject of public consultation. Powys County Council is consulting a range of stakeholders about a draft environmental assessment, in relation to proposed work on the […]
This is another gripping murder story from Geoff Brookes, set in Victorian Swansea. It is the second in a series of novels featuring Inspector Rumsey Bucke and continues the story of the characters we first met in the popular In […]
The Open Spaces Society(1), Britain’s oldest national conservation body, has criticised the government for its record of ‘misdeeds and no deeds’ in the protection of open spaces and paths which are so important for people’s health and well-being. The society’s […]
The 2020 All Wales Clamp and Big Bale Silage Competitions run in conjunction with the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society and the Federation of Welsh Grassland Societies, have this year again seen some top quality silage produced by many of the […]