A new round of grants for community groups helping during the Covid-19 situations is to be opened up.

The name for Newtown's new playpark will be Severn Playpark - Maes Chwarae Hafren.

CCTV is to be installed at Newtown's new Severn Playpark ans the town's bike trail park at Trehafren Hill.

A Remembrance Sunday commemoration will take place in Newtown and will be live-streamed.

A grant scheme providing funds to Newtown community groups is likely to be extended.

A local business has raised more than £53,000 for the NHS Charities Together.

Children throughout Newtown are being urged to take part in a Halloween challenge started by the town's Rainbows and Brownies.

Two former high school pupils create video to help young people make Halloween costumes during lockdown.

Discussions are to be held as to how Newtown will commemorate Remembrance Sunday under lockdown regulations.

Town councillors will co-opt a new member to the council on Monday.

Montgomeryshire's Member of the Senedd claims local GPs are not being supported adequately by the Welsh Government.

Two mountain bikes have been stolen from a house at Maesyrhandir.

The visitor centre at Llyn Clywedog has closed for two weeks as part of the Welsh Government's coronavirus lockdown.

Newtown will resemble the the Spring of this year from 6pm on Friday night as a national lockdown is implemented in Wales.

Council care home staff in the area are being tested several times for coronavirus in case the results show false positives.