Six-mile road from Buttington Cross to Wollaston Cross will bring a welcome end to death trap

 Plans to centralise post-16 Welsh education at two local high schools have been scrapped

 Powys County Council’s 15 leisure centres need a £6m investment over the next decade, and could hand over their management to a third party.

 Christmas coming to Forden

 There will be a table top sale at Gungrog Nursery and Infant School on Thursday, starting at 6:30pm. There will be plenty of bargains with refreshments available.

 Coleg Powys has announced a series of Saturday Workshops at all college sites on Saturday, November 24, with one being held in Welshpool.

 Glyn Davies says Dorries decision to chase celebrity status is “not acceptable” 

 Viva Las Vegas! Welshpool’s is playing host to the glitz and glamour of Sin City for a Casino Night to be held at the Royal Oak on November 17.

 Welshpool's 2364 Squadron Air Cadets are doing a Poppy Collection on Saturday in the High Street.

 Welshpool Livestock Sales report on a highly successful auction at Buttington Cross Welshpool on Monday.

 Vital improvements to Leighton’s historic church have received a financial boost thanks to the new owners of the Leighton Farm Estate.

 Brave Guilsfield ladies to replicate famous nude scenes from blockbuster film; Gilbert and Sullivan at Trewern

 Town is in the early stages of setting up a new arts festival for 2013