The Brecon and Radnor Express

18/12/2025

As the Armed Forces community comes together for Christmas, SSAFA’s Powys Branch is reflecting on a year of meaningful local impact and looking ahead to 2026.

18/12/2025

Powys has been confirmed as the host for the 2027 National Eisteddfod, marking the festival’s return to the county for the first time in more than a decade.

18/12/2025

Several flu patients were being treated by the Wye Valley Trust last week, new figures show – as the NHS faces a "long and difficult winter".

18/12/2025

Hay Festival president, Stephen Fry, has urged readers to get involved!

18/12/2025

Hay Town Council has announces the reopening of Gypsy Castle Playground, following a programme of improvement works designed to enhance play opportunities for local children and families.

18/12/2025

Pupils from Ysgol Penmaes in Brecon stepped into the councillors’ chairs at County Hall earlier this month, experiencing the council chamber for themselves and using the electronic congress system.

18/12/2025

Up to 2,000 people came together to light up the Brecon Canal for a week of celebrations to mark its 225th anniversary.

18/12/2025

The public consultation on controversial plans for the Nant Mithil Energy Park in Radnor Forest has been suspended until January, according to a notice published by Planning and Environment Decisions Wales (PEDW)

The public consultation on controversial plans for the Nant Mithil Energy Park in Radnor Forest has been suspended until January, according to a notice published by Planning and Environment Decisions Wales (PEDW).

18/12/2025

Despite road safety concerns, plans to build 16 homes for social housing on the site of a former community centre in Hay-on-Wye have been given the green light.

18/12/2025

While many local motorsport enthusiasts are happy to travel some distance to compete, few have gone quite as far as Brecon Motor Club driver Malcolm Rich.

17/12/2025

Jazz fans across mid-Wales and the Marches are in for a treat this winter as the Will Barnes Quartet brings its UK tour in support of their acclaimed new album, Outside the Light, to Hay-on-Wye.

17/12/2025

Powys County Council could make up to £82 million from energy schemes in the county over the next 25 years.