Powys News

Food and tourism businesses in Aberystwyth and the Dyfi valley are using Wales Tourism Week – May 12-20 – to explore how to make more of the Dyfi Biosphere area’s international UNESCO status.

Over £1m of grants to help fund local transport schemes in the county has been secured by Powys County Council.

A Welsh Government Minister has been in Powys this week (Monday 23 April) looking at the way technology is being used to support health and welfare in the county.

Second-hand electrical retailers who sell faulty goods are putting lives at risk, Powys County Council has warned.

Months of hard work will come to fruition on Saturday, May 5 when the ancient former Welsh county border town of Montgomery launches its first 11 trails.

A stunning Curtain of Poppies, which features more than 65,000 hand made contributions from thousands of knitters and fibre fans from all over the UK and abroad, is a colourful highlight of this year’s Wonderwool Wales.

West Wales fabrication company Rails Direct Ltd. is gearing up to Wales firmly on the map of innovation within the disability and independent living sector at the annual Naidex expo at the NEC in Birmingham at the end of April.

Terminal illness charity, Marie Curie would like to say a heartfelt ‘Thank You’ to its supporters across Wales who gave their time to hand out its iconic daffodil pins, in return for donations.

The Mid Wales town of Rhayader, LD6 is preparing to become a ‘Google Town’ with the training of volunteers due to start on Monday next week.

Caerphilly, working in partnership with three other Welsh local authorities, has been nominated for three major recycling awards this year.