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Manchester Airport sees 77 flights delayed with some facing four-hour waits ift.tt/J7Tyf1g

Manchester Airport sees 77 flights delayed with some facing four-hour waits

Manchester Airport flight delays reported on October 19, with Qatar Airways, Ryanair, easyJet and Jet2 among affected airlines, Flightradar24 data shows.

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Public toilet transformation in Newtown set to cost more than £382,000 ift.tt/ip05lFt

Public toilet transformation in Newtown set to cost more than £382,000

Newtown's Gravel Car Park toilet redevelopment will cost £382,153, with most funding coming from grants.

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Driver admits using uninsured BMW on Aberystwyth seafront ift.tt/qYZb3MH

Driver admits using uninsured BMW on Aberystwyth seafront

An Eglwysfach driver admitted using an uninsured BMW in Aberystwyth and will be sentenced later this month.

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Powys exam pupils may be affected when regular teachers are absent, councillors hear ift.tt/sQoFiqy

Powys exam pupils may be affected when regular teachers are absent, councillors hear

Powys councillors question whether teacher sickness and supply cover affect secondary school exam results as staff absence rises.

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Plans for new shop and post office at Powys village pub refused by council ift.tt/jWufbDK

Plans for new shop and post office at Powys village pub refused by council

Plans to add a post office and a village shop to a Powys pub have been refused.

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Bishop's Castle hospital due reopen in weeks after heating system failure ift.tt/uBNTIe7

Bishop's Castle hospital due reopen in weeks after heating system failure

Bishop’s Castle Community Hospital is expected to reopen within three weeks after a heating failure.

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Takeaway plans resubmitted for vacant former Powys newsagent after refusal ift.tt/nB6VAxJ

Takeaway plans resubmitted for vacant former Powys newsagent after refusal

A new takeaway could be coming to a Powys town after plans were submitted to the council.

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Young shearers raise £38,000 in 24-hour challenge for charity ift.tt/1Sswkeb

Young shearers raise £38,000 in 24-hour challenge for charity

Two young shearers from Penybontfawr and Llangynog raised £38,000 for charity after shearing lambs for 24 hours.

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LETTER: Benefits figures should shock us all ift.tt/odwtPL2

LETTER: Benefits figures should shock us all

Think tank, the Taxpayers Alliance, published benefit statistics on October 4 which should shock us all.

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Renowned Welsh soprano becomes honorary patron of Mid Wales Opera ift.tt/v0HyRge

Renowned Welsh soprano becomes honorary patron of Mid Wales Opera

A renowned Welsh soprano has become an honorary patron of Mid Wales Opera.

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Firefighter who's become 'part of the furniture' retires after 44 years ift.tt/hOHToe3

Firefighter who's become 'part of the furniture' retires after 44 years

Bryan Davies, 68, hung up his yellow hat at the start of October, retiring after an incredible 44 years.

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Resident asked to stop leaving cat food after it started 'developing maggots' ift.tt/6odzUjB

Resident asked to stop leaving cat food after it started 'developing maggots'

A council in a Powys town has asked a resident to stop leaving out cat food after it started “developing maggots”.

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'Small but mighty'- One-year-old Chihuahua 'bursting with charm' seeks forever home ift.tt/Wr1pKPa

'Small but mighty'- One-year-old Chihuahua 'bursting with charm' seeks forever home

One-year-old Chihuahua Fawn needs a forever home through Dogs Trust Shrewsbury.

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New passport checks coming to UK airports - everything travellers need to know ift.tt/VKvMdPz

New passport checks coming to UK airports - everything travellers need to know

Contactless passport checks are coming to Heathrow, Gatwick and Manchester, but travellers still need valid passports and should keep them in hand luggage.

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Dazzling meteor shower from rare comet to peak in the UK this week ift.tt/fTXv6bu

Dazzling meteor shower from rare comet to peak in the UK this week

The Orionid meteor shower, known for its fast, bright meteors, will peak in the coming week.

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First Christmas advert of 2026 revealed with Gavin and Stacey star and pop sensation ift.tt/64lKfwh

First Christmas advert of 2026 revealed with Gavin and Stacey star and pop sensation

Debenhams unveils 2026 Christmas film advert, Christmas. For Everyone, starring Emily Atack, Mathew Horne, Kym Marsh and Gabrielle.

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HMRC warning to working parents as October half-term approaches ift.tt/Lvlo10I

HMRC warning to working parents as October half-term approaches

More than 600,000 families received Tax-Free Childcare top-ups in June. Find out how parents could cut half-term childcare costs.

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Powys set to set new target for no schools to be in Estyn follow-up category ift.tt/fqeCbhT

Powys set to set new target for no schools to be in Estyn follow-up category

Powys education chiefs will adopt a zero target for schools in Estyn follow-up categories after councillors challenged green ratings for four schools.

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Thousands raised for funeral of Powys man with 'a heart of gold' who died in crash ift.tt/VkWKAf1

Thousands raised for funeral of Powys man with 'a heart of gold' who died in crash

A fundraiser which was started to help the family of Nicholas Aaron Richards, 32, known to so many as Archie, has already raised thousands.

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Knighton residents win £1,000 per ticket in latest Postcode Lottery draw ift.tt/1u506Vt
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