Firefighters battled Golfa blaze

The record dry spell has created well documented problems across the northern hemisphere this summer and our local firefighters have been clocking up the extra hours too.

Yesterday afternoon, firefighters from Welshpool and Llanfair Caereinion resorted to using beaters to extinguish a fire on the Golfa where a field and hedgerow were ablaze.

At the weekend, firefighters also attended to some trees that were on fire in Guilsfield.

PICTURE: Courtesy of Welshpool Fire Station Twitter page.