Plans for a new £22 million replacement special school in Newtown have moved forward.

Approval has been given to merge two of Newtown's schools to form an all-through English-medium school.

The de-trunking of the A483 through Newtown will lead to pedestrian and cycling improvements along key roads.

Newtown Outdoor Festival is confirmed for June this year following last year's Walking Festival in the town.

A panel that looks into appeals by the parents and carers of Newtown schoolchildren who fail to get their preferred school option is looking for members.

A proposal from Liberal Democrat group, including Newtown's Mayor, to bring the Council Tax down to 3.75 per-cent was rejected by councillors.

Residents in Newtown will have to pay a Council Tax increase of 4.8 per cent after councillors agreed to spending of £270 million in 2020/2021.

A Newtown High School sixth former has secured an offer to study at Oxford University thanks to the help and guidance of the Seren Network.

Newtown's garden waste collection service starts this week and Powys County Council is urging residents to sign up.

Plans for this year's annual Welsh Heritage Quilters Exhibition in Llanidloes have been revealed.

Newtown Silver Band and the North Powys Youth Band will be raising money next Saturday with a sponsored blow.

Newtown Amateur Dramatic Society continues its 50th anniversary celebration with rehearsals for its next production.

Heavy ran followed by high winds will batter Newtown and the surrounding area today and throughout the weekend, prompting a warning for more floods.

Montgomeryshire MP Craig Williams has become Vice Chair of the Montgomery Waterway Restoration Trust.

Elderly and vulnerable people in Newtown will not be left unattended despite warnings of more flooding and bad weather.