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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Environment Agency says forecast improving despite rain Residents in Cumbria heaved a sigh of relief this morning as the Environment Agency said it was not expecting further flooding in the area. A spokeswoman for the agency said the outlook for the north-west was looking "a lot more positive" as river levels continued to fall today. The agency was keeping a close eye on the river Eden,...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Flood warnings issued as death toll from storms rises to five and planning begins on temporary Workington rail link Persistent downpours swept over the mountain catchments of Cumbria again today as planning began on a temporary railway stop in Workington to connect the divided town via its last surviving bridge. Mountain streams poured an estimated 100mm (3.9in) of rainfall into the already swollen...
The Observer (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Member of public discovers body more than six miles from area in which 21-year-old was swept away in storms Police searching for a woman swept into a swollen river in Wales at the weekend today said a body had been found. The 21-year-old woman was swept into the river Usk, near Brecon as severe weather battered the region on Saturday. Dyfed-Powys police said a member of the public had discovered a...
BBC News (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Rescue teams searching for a missing woman find a body in the River Usk near Brecon, Powys.
The Observer (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
Inpspectors concerned for safety of bridges after policeman's death as search under way for woman swept away in Wales An urgent investigation into the safety of all 1,800 bridges in Cumbria is under way today after the heaviest rainfall since records began swept several people away and claimed the life of a policeman. People in Cumbria were advised not to return to their homes, as forecasters predicted...
BBC News (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
Rescue teams are searching for a woman who was swept away along a river at Brecon in Powys.
Same Difference (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
A chief constable has joined an MP and a council chief executive in a challenge to highlight the problems faced by people with disabilities. Ian Arundale, head of Dyfed-Powys Police, took part in Brecknock Access Group’s (BAG) “big challenge”. He, local MP Roger Williams and Powys council’s Jeremy Patterson, were asked to find their way around Brecon [...]
Latest Oasis News With stopcryingyo (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
Oasis will get back together because the warring Gallagher brothers love each other but won’t admit it, according to the man who launched them to rock stardom. Creation Records founder Alan McGee, whose label has sold 60 million records and signed Oasis in 1993, has moved from London to enjoy an “early retirement” in a retreat near Hay-on-Wye, Powys. As their mentor, Glaswegian McGee...
Valleys Mam (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Powys County Council’s Economic and Community Regeneration Services department, which currently employs 60 staff, will be streamlined in a bid to improve efficiency and reduce overall running costs, in the local authority. Last month a special session of the county council’s board was told it faced a £33 million budget deficit over the next five financial years, although this figure...
Holiday Parks UK (Free subscription) | 21/10/2009
Spending time away on a short break or holiday in Wales gives you perfect locations and plenty of excellent entertainment and facilities to enjoy. The Log Cabin Holidays in Powys are an ideal choice and this post has the Belan Bach Lodges park video review that provides you with details of this excellent park, the accommodation and the activities available, take a look at the video and see what you...
The Half-Blood Welshman (Free subscription) | 17/10/2009
Betsan Powys has a rather interesting piece on the current state of the leadership campaign to replace Rhodri Morgan here . The first and most important thing to note is that the campaign appears to be quite close-fought, which I must admit comes as a surprise to me. However if, as I am hearing, Edwina Hart is getting the big unions behind her, surely that must make her the front-runner given the archaic...
Brew Wales (Free subscription) | 15/10/2009
The Star Inn, Talybont-on-Usk will be holding their first beer festival this weekend, the 17th & 18th October. The pub will also be celebrating their Pub of the Year 2009 award from Brecknock CAMRA. Real ales from local breweries such as Breconshire, Kingstone, Celt Experiance an Wye Valley will be available along with live music and food. Although the Star is a small, roadside inn, not too far...
Good Food Shops (Free subscription) | 04/09/2009
Blasau is the only delicatessen in Machynlleth and specialises in high quality local and Welsh produce. They sell a wide and diverse range of goods, but 80% comes from Wales. You can sit down and have a snack like organic spicy bean pasties or a Welsh oggie (pasty) and a coffee: They sell home-made bread and pate, wines (including raspberry) and spirits (including Brecon gin). There's an interesting...
Holiday Parks UK (Free subscription) | 03/09/2009
Taking an active holiday is something thousands of families take part in every year. There are plenty of choice for Family Activity Breaks in Powys and the Wales family holidays and breaks are some of the most popular in the UK. There are many different types of activity break and in Powys there are three locations that you can choose from. Below are short summary details of all three of the locations...
andygoodliff (Free subscription) | 30/08/2009
I'm finally back in Oxford after two months in Bath, a week in the Brecon Beacons and a day at Greenbelt. The highlight of a day at Greenbelt was the exhibition in the Christian Aid tent by Stan's Cafe. See here for more. Very powerful, funny and challenging. Kester Brewin on a plea for Christian piracy, made some interesting observations, which will form part of his next book, hopefully out next year....
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