A 91-year-old south Shropshire man is aiming to raise £100,000 for the County Air Ambulance before he reaches his 100th birthday.
A Bishop’s Castle woman pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer while handcuffed and in custody, a court was told.
Powys is officially the happiest place to live in Britain, according to a new survey this week. It tops the list of 273 districts, with Edinburgh apparently the most miserable place in Britain.
An experienced performance artist originally from Llandrindod Wells has been killed while rehearsing for an arts festival, after part of a display attached to a crane fell on top of her.

A Kington athlete will be flying the flag at the Beijing Paralympics, as she becomes the first British woman ever to compete in wheelchair rugby in the Games next month.
A green event with all kinds of eco-friendly activities takes over Cleobury Mortimer next week.
Controversial plans to redevelop redundant industrial buildings into more than 100 new homes in Cleobury Mortimer look set to go ahead – despite there being no provision for affordable homes.
A new £1million community centre for Corvedale is on the way – despite local objections.
A Knighton businessman, whose shop has been broken into three times in the last 18 months, has been told he cannot put up window shutters because it is in a conservation area.
Chirbury district councillor Heather Kidd is seeking an urgent meeting with Shropshire County Council after it emerged that convoys of fifty-metres-long juggernauts would be crossing her ward at night if current plans for a wind farm are approved.