Montgomeryshire's AM has said a smacking ban on children would be ineffective, as demonstrated in New Zealand.

Proposals to take out over £500,000 from the education service could have a catastrophic impact on Powys County Council as a whole, it is claimed.

Elderly and vulnerable people in Newtown could benefit from taking part next week's RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch, according to a local care agency.

Newtown ghost storyteller Rory Evans is to host one of his evenings by the Knife Angel tonight.

A former residential home in Newtown will become the site of one of the first council houses to be built in nearly four decades in Powys.

Businesses in Newtown are being invited to comment on Powys County Council's revenue budget.

Issues over animal health in the area have been the focus of a meeting between Powys County Council and a Welsh Government Minister.

Health boss urged to explain £14million needed to be spent on maintenance at local hospitals, including Newtown.

Emergency services are understood to be searching a section of the River Severn near Newtown.

A motorist who was stopped for speeding near schools along Newtown's Plantation Lane was then found to be drug driving.

Another hurdle to Powys County Council’s Abermule Bulk Recycling and business park plans has been cleared.

Cuts to library provision in Newtown and throughout Powys have not been ruled out of next year's Powys County Council budget, it has emerged.

Mature drivers in Newtown are being given the opportunity to brush up on their road knowledge thanks to a free informal workshop in the town.

The explosion in chicken farm planning applications locally has been addressed at a meetings of campaigners against them,

Patients in Newtown who are diagnosed with cancer could soon receive improved care and experience.