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WEBFootball round-up: Three-goal win for Llandod, Corries suffer defeat. Latest news, sport and what’s on in Brecon, Radnor and your local area.
Football round-up: Builth out of Welsh Cup, Corries suffer league ...
WEB9 hours ago · Builth Wells Reserves caused a shock in the MMP Central Wales League Cup by knocking high flying Knighton Town out of the competition. In the one first round tie, Builth prevailed 4-2 at Bryn-y-Castell last Tuesday night thanks largely to a second half hat-trick from Tommy Rowlands to book a second round tie at Rhayader Town.
Powys County Council faces scrutiny over senior staff pay hike
WEB10 hours ago · Powys County Council is defending a significant rise in salaries for senior staff, attributing it to a recent pay increase. The amount of staff on the council’s books earning more than £70,000 has more than doubled within two years. According the council’s 2023-24 draft statement of accounts, 73 members of staff earned £70,000 and above.
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WEBMore families hit by benefit cap in Powys – as Government urged to ditch "cruel" policy. Latest news, sport and what’s on in Brecon, Radnor and your local area.
Packed line-up in store at Brecon Beacons Food Festival 2024
WEB1 day ago · The Brecon Beacons Food Festival has also confirmed support from several local businesses, including headline sponsors Beacon Foods, Castell Howell, and WW Bowen Ltd. Their contributions, alongside the efforts of exhibitors and local producers, ensure that this year’s event will be a true celebration of the region’s culinary talent.
Riders triumph at Simon Rees Memorial Hare 'n Hounds enduro
WEB5 hours ago · The winner of the Simon Rees Memorial Cup for the best local sportsman went to his cousin Stephen Rees - quite an achievement in your first event. Expert winner, Endaf Hughes (Malcolm Bates) It will take more than a drop of rain to stop enduro riders and there was plenty of it for Rhayader Motor Club’s …
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£3.5 million project to transform former Brecon call centre into …
WEBA major project to create a new multi-agency hub in Brecon is to begin next month thanks to £3.5 million in UK Government Levelling Up funding. The money has been used by Powys County Council to buy the empty former call centre at Unit 1b, Brecon Enterprise Park, and to fund its refurbishment. The refurbishment project will begin on Monday ...
All the election night coverage as it happens with the B&R online
WEBEverything you need to know before voting in the General Election. With the map of the UK widely expected to turn from blue to red according to the pollsters, our reporters will be at the election count overnight to ensure our digital readers are first to get the results and the reaction from the winners and the losers. With Conservative leader ...
Community spirit breathes new life into Brecon church
WEBSt Mary's church in Brecon has seen significant growth in the past year, after facing a twenty-year decline. The growth comes after Father Mark Clavier's arrival at the church in June 2022. Last year, the church had a weekly congregation of just over a dozen but has since 'quadrupled' in size. Father Mark Clavier, Canon Theologian, Bishop's ...