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Dyfed-Powys Police has been in attendance at a rail collision this evening, where sadly one person has died. The force was called to the collision between two trains, which occurred near Llanbrynmair in Powys, at just before 7.30pm on Monday, October 21. British...
Emergency services have been called to an incident involving two trains in Mid Wales this evening. British Transport Police said that emergency services were responding to ‘a low-speed train collision involving two trains’. The incident involves the 6.31pm service...
Police appealing for information to help identify the body of a person who was found in the Claerwen Reservoir in Powys on Friday, October 18. Officers attended the reservoir after receiving a call from a member of the public who had seen a body in the water at just...
Police appealing for information to help identify the body of a person who was found in the Claerwen Reservoir in Powys on Friday, October 18. Officers attended the reservoir after receiving a call from a member of the public who had seen a body in the water at just...
It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence confirms the death of Corporal (Cpl) Christopher Gill of 4th Battalion, The Ranger Regiment. He died during a non-operational incident in Brecon, Wales, on 16 October 2024. Our thoughts are with his family and...
Gwent Police have provided an updated on a dog attack that occurred in South Wales on Monday. Police were called to The Crescent, Nantyglo, Brynmawr, at around 5.50pm on Monday 7 October, following reports of a dog attack. Officers attended and a 12-year-old girl was...
Ofwat has today published its annual Water Company Performance Report which shows disappointing results. This demonstrates that record investment alone in the next five-year period will not deliver the sustained improvements to services and the environment needed to...
Police were called to The Crescent, Brynmawr, at around 5.50pm on Monday 7 October, following reports of a dog attack. Officers attended and a 12-year-old girl was taken to hospital with life changing injuries. The dog was seized by officers and will be destroyed. No...
South Wales Police is continuing to investigate the sudden deaths of a couple at a property in Trowbridge, Cardiff. Although formal identification has not yet taken place, the bodies are believed to be that of a 72-year-old woman and a 74-year-old man. Next of kin are...
Police have confirmed that a body has been found by officers searching for a missing man from the Brecon area. The discovery was made on Thursday afternoon. A spokesperson for Dyfed-Powys Police said: “We can confirm that a body has been found this...
Police have confirmed that a body has been found by officers searching for a missing man from the Brecon area. The discovery was made on Thursday afternoon. A spokesperson for Dyfed-Powys Police said: “We can confirm that a body has been found this...
Have you seen 15-year-old Emma, reported missing from her home in the Machynlleth area? Emma is described as about 5 foot 4 inches tall with long black hair. She was last seen yesterday morning (October 3rd) around 9am in the Machynlleth area. She is believed to...
An urgent search has been launched for a missing British holidaymaker in Turkey. Ben Crook from Caerphilly, was last seen at Antalya Airport in Turkey on 24th September at around 4am. Some tourists have reported seeing him at around 12.30pm that day. Ben’s...
Farmers in Powys are being urged to be vigilant after Bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV-3) was identified in three sheep that moved to Gwynedd from the east of England. It is the first time Bluetongue-3 has been found in Wales and follows BTV-3 cases being detected in the...
Runners competing in the Cardiff Half Marathon this October will be able to catch the train in for the start for the first time ever. More than 20,000 are expected to compete on 6 October. Traditionally the race has always taken place on a Sunday morning and the early...
Emergency services were called to a large fire involving a 50 seater coach in the early hours of this morning. The incident occurred on the A470 near Brecon. A spokesperson for Brecon Fire Station said: “At 1am this morning, crews were sleeping soundly but 10...
Work to repair the A40 following a landslide on the Herefordshire and Monmouthshire border earlier this year will take place during November and December. A statement issued back in July by National Highways confirmed the news: ‘Traffic management specialists,...
Runners competing in the Cardiff Half Marathon this October will be able to catch the train in for the start for the first time ever. More than 20,000 are expected to compete on 6 October. Traditionally the race has always taken place on a Sunday morning and the early...
Extra rail replacement buses are being laid on to ensure one of Wales’ premier food festivals is a great success this year, despite the planned closure of the railway. On 21 and 22 September Abergavenny plays host to its annual food festival with around 25,000 people...
A £53,000 project to make woodland in the Elan Valley more accessible to visitors has been completed thanks to grant funding secured by Powys County Council. The work has included creating accessible paths, with better surfaces, accessible gates and steps to the top...