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Driver dies in crash on A483 near Newtown as police launch appeal ift.tt/4L0iYAE

Driver dies in crash on A483 near Newtown as police launch appeal

A driver has died following a single-vehicle crash on the A483 south of Newtown. Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage.

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Another yellow weather warning issued as mid Wales braced for 65mph winds ift.tt/EpufyBJ

Another yellow weather warning issued as mid Wales braced for 65mph winds

Met Office issues yellow wind warning for western Wales, including Aberystwyth, Tywyn and Barmouth with 65mph gusts and heavy rain.

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State pension age could be cut to 65 under calls that would free up jobs for young ift.tt/Jdqe19V

State pension age could be cut to 65 under calls that would free up jobs for young

A petition calling for the UK state pension age to be cut to 65 for everyone has passed 100,000 signatures

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40,000 sign petition to save DIY SOS as BBC 'rests' show after 27 years on air ift.tt/mzNPBlf

40,000 sign petition to save DIY SOS as BBC 'rests' show after 27 years on air

More than 40,000 people have signed a petition to save DIY SOS after the BBC said the show will be rested in 2027 amid ongoing cost cuts.

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Sainsbury's reintroduces scheme to give some families £18 boost ahead of Christmas ift.tt/1m8oSEw

Sainsbury's reintroduces scheme to give some families £18 boost ahead of Christmas

Sainsbury’s is reintroducing its Healthy Start top-up scheme, which will be available for six weeks in the build-up to Christmas

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Flooding and train shortages cause disruption across Powys rail network ift.tt/n59Esot

Flooding and train shortages cause disruption across Powys rail network

Flooding and train shortages have disrupted rail services across Powys, with cancellations and replacement buses in operation.

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Powys builds thousands of new homes - but falls just short of LDP target ift.tt/hu50RjI
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Powys woman denies possessing cocaine and will stand trial in December ift.tt/EqVu4XL

Powys woman denies possessing cocaine and will stand trial in December

Builth Wells woman Dana Elizabeth Conlin denies possessing cocaine in Buckinghamshire and will stand trial at Welshpool Magistrates’ Court on December 16.

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Letter: National park consultation was a waste of public money ift.tt/rNSHuUd

Letter: National park consultation was a waste of public money

Rattus argues money spent consulting on a new national park would have been better directed towards existing protected landscapess

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Full list of 77 Manchester Airport flights delayed as passengers face disruption ift.tt/FlxK0rp

Full list of 77 Manchester Airport flights delayed as passengers face disruption

Manchester Airport flights delayed on October 26, with Ryanair, easyJet, Jet2 and TUI affected. See the latest departure times and delays.

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Powys pubs selling glasses for Royal British Legion campaign ift.tt/eQYw6ca

Powys pubs selling glasses for Royal British Legion campaign

Marston’s pubs are once again raising a glass in support of this year’s Poppy Appeal.

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Homeless shoplifter missed probation appointments while living in a tent ift.tt/HMe5VKS

Homeless shoplifter missed probation appointments while living in a tent

Tyler Jefferies, 26, appeared at Llandrindod Wells Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, October 20, where she admitted breaching a court order handed down to her in August.

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Man, 23, admits making and distributing hundreds of indecent images of children ift.tt/kAUDgcF

Man, 23, admits making and distributing hundreds of indecent images of children

William Rupert Bachelor, 23, admitted making and distributing indecent images of children. Welshpool magistrates sent his case to Mold Crown Court for sentence.

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Planning consultant promoted to Associate Director at Halls two years after joining ift.tt/FcSGa9M

Planning consultant promoted to Associate Director at Halls two years after joining

A planning consultant has been promoted to associate director just over two years after joining the firm.

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Man banned from driving after crashing pickup truck while over the alcohol limit ift.tt/YlW9aiC

Man banned from driving after crashing pickup truck while over the alcohol limit

A Newtown man has been banned from driving for 16 months after crashing his pickup truck while over the legal alcohol limit.

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Recycling funding saves frontline waste collection jobs in Powys ift.tt/wOeQUrv

Recycling funding saves frontline waste collection jobs in Powys

Powys Council says £4.6m Extended Producer Responsibility funding has protected waste and recycling jobs after route changes caused days of collection delays.

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A483 closed after collision between Welshpool and Buttington ift.tt/4fUbt27

A483 closed after collision between Welshpool and Buttington

The A483 is currently closed following a collision between Welshpool and Buttington.

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Drivers alerted after crash closes A483 between Welshpool and Buttington ift.tt/sTtOJb6

Drivers alerted after crash closes A483 between Welshpool and Buttington

The advice came from Traffic Wales on Sunday afternoon

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Drivers urged to find alternate route as crash closes A483 between Dolfor and Newtown ift.tt/cKm14U8

Drivers urged to find alternate route as crash closes A483 between Dolfor and Newtown

The warning comes from Traffic Wales on Sunday afternoon

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Welsh dairy industry needs long-term strategy as milk prices fall 16 per cent ift.tt/mv8xJrO

Welsh dairy industry needs long-term strategy as milk prices fall 16 per cent

Farmers’ Union of Wales calls for a long-term dairy strategy as milk prices fall, costs rise and Wales seeks more processing, investment and rural jobs.

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