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Will Young at the River Cafe as Hay Festival continues

Picture from twitter.com/wyevalleycanoes

11:54am Friday 1st June 2012

Singer Will Young has paid a visit to the River Cafe in Glasbury during the second day of Hay Festival.

The man who would be 'king' of Hay-on-Wye

Prince Derek has vowed to ban the Kindle from Hay

9:30am Thursday 31st May 2012

A Hay-on-Wye bookseller has claimed he should be the next ‘King of Hay’.

Book lovers ready for Hay Festival

Book lovers ready for Hay Festival

3:50pm Wednesday 30th May 2012

THE bunting is up and the crowds are gathering for Hay Festival.

Landlord back behind the bar of historic pub

8:30am Wednesday 30th May 2012

The owner of one of Herefordshire’s oldest pubs is back behind the bar in time for Hay Festival – but it’s only temporary.

Woman dies following crash near Hay-on-Wye

4:33pm Friday 18th May 2012

A WOMAN who was involved in an accident near Hay-on-Wye last week has died in hospital from her injuries.

Sports cars on mass

11:00am Friday 18th May 2012

More than 25 MG sports cars will be crossing the toll bridge at Whitney-on-Wye on Sunday.

Update: Armed police in Hay-on-Wye

9:08am Friday 18th May 2012

A man has been arrested during an operation involving armed police in Hay-on-Wye.

Woman airlifted after accident near Hay-on-Wye

9:30am Monday 14th May 2012

A WOMAN was airlifted to hospital following an accident between the car she was driving and an articulated lorry in Herefordshire.

Charlotte Church to close How the Light Gets In festival in Hay-on-Wye

Charlotte Church to close How the Light Gets In festival in Hay-on-Wye

4:15pm Friday 11th May 2012

CHARLOTTE Church has announced that she will close this year's How the Light Gets In festival in Hay-on-Wye.

Inaugural Hay Film School launches on May 25

3:50pm Friday 11th May 2012

A FORMER newspaper photographer is one of the organisers of an event for budding movie-makers.

Pop up restaurant will feed masses at Hay Festival

9:40am Monday 7th May 2012

A Masterchef finalist will be cooking with local flavours when ‘pop-up’ restaurant Boast Your Roast opens at this year’s Hay Festival.

Powys election results are in

Voters in Hay-on-Wye, Presteigne and Knighton went to the polls on May 3

1:18pm Friday 4th May 2012

The results of the Powys County Council election are in.

Clyro-based Oliver Balch to talk about his new book, India Rising, at Booth's Bookshop

Oliver Balch

8:40am Friday 4th May 2012

CLYRO-based Oliver Balch is a freelance journalist specialising in business and world affairs, and he will be talking about his new book India Rising: Tales from a Changing Nation, at Booth’s Bookshop in Hay-on-Wye on Friday, May 10, at 7pm.

HowTheLightGetsIn returns to The Globe at Hay for 2012

Artist Stella Vines comes to HowThe LightGetsIn

1:10pm Thursday 3rd May 2012

IT’S festival time again, with booking open for all the major events taking place locally over the next few months.

Elections are underway across Powys

Elections are underway across Powys

8:20am Thursday 3rd May 2012

Voters will make themselves heard when they head to the polls in Hay-on-Wye, Presteigne and Knighton today.

Dyslexia support on the border

9:21am Tuesday 1st May 2012

A support group for people on the Welsh border with dyslexia launches on May 12.

Fire at 14th Century pub

11:44am Monday 30th April 2012

A chimney fire broke out at the historic Rhydspence Inn in Whitney-in-Wye at the weekend.

Thieves target Hay-on-Wye antiques shop

9:08am Monday 30th April 2012

A distraction theft is being investigated after jewellery was stolen from Lion Antiques in Hay-on-Wye.

Drug smuggler found in Herefordshire after 15 years on the run

2:10pm Thursday 26th April 2012

A convicted drug smuggler who went on the run for 15 years has been found hiding out in Herefordshire.

Election battle hots up in Hay-on-Wye

11:00am Wednesday 25th April 2012

THE future of Hay-on-Wye’s bookshops and the threat of a supermarket takeover will loom large over next week's local elections.

Changes at Hay Castle as bookshop signs come down

9:50am Tuesday 24th April 2012

Signs promoting the bookshop at Hay Castle have been taken down after a row over advertising laws.

New cinema opening in Hay-on-Wye

Hay cinematographer Alan Trow

3:34pm Friday 20th April 2012

HERE is a glimpse behind the curtain of Hay-on-Wye’s new cinema.

Royal welcome for WI's most famous member

2:10pm Tuesday 17th April 2012

Members of the recently reformed Women’s Institute branch of Hay-on-Wye are preparing to welcome the organisation’s most famous member – the Queen.

Man posted dead hedgehog through letterbox in Hay-on-Wye

Simon Clayton

4:47pm Wednesday 11th April 2012

A fathers' rights campaigner posted a dead hedgehog through his ex-partner’s letterbox in Hay-on-Wye.

Orchestra hits the right notes ahead of Diamond Jubilee

Orchestra hits the right notes ahead of Diamond Jubilee

2:30pm Monday 9th April 2012

Powys Youth Orchestra hit the right note when it performed ‘Jubilee Dances’ at its first ever concert during the Queen’s 60th year as monarch.

Hay Festival: line-up revealed

Picture by Finn Beales

9:25am Thursday 5th April 2012

Sir Salman Rushdie, Sir Terry Pratchett, Martin Amis and David Walliams are among the names performing at this year's Hay Festival.

Shed break-in at Hay-on-Wye allotments

11:26am Thursday 29th March 2012

A GARDEN rotavator was stolen from a shed at allotments in Hay-on-Wye.

Hay-on-Wye chef fears leg amputation

Chef Mike Carnell. Picture by James Maggs.

12:20pm Friday 23rd March 2012

Hay-on-Wye’s ‘Chef on the Run’ has spoken of his battle with the health system to save his leg from amputation.

Queen to visit Welsh borders

9:38am Monday 19th March 2012

WELSH border residents can get a head-start on their Herefordshire counterparts when it comes to celebrating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee after Buckingham Palace confirmed The Queen will be visiting Powys next month.

Have your say on the future of Powys

Powys County Hall in Llandrindod Wells. Picture by Liz Barry.

9:51am Wednesday 14th March 2012

Hay-on-Wye and Presteigne residents are being invited to have their say about developments in Powys.

River Cafe goes on the market

The River Cafe in Glasbury. Picture by Michela Rogers.

1:00pm Friday 9th March 2012

The River Café in Glasbury is up for sale.

Powys police chief to retire

11:10am Friday 9th March 2012

The top Police officer in Powys is retiring after 32 years.

Hay-on-Wye walk enhanced

Hay-on-Wye walk enhanced

10:30am Saturday 25th February 2012

A well-trodden path in Hay-on-Wye has been vastly improved.

Weddings cancelled after licensing blunder

9:29am Friday 24th February 2012

Weddings taking place in Hay-on-Wye have been cancelled because the licence for the town’s register office is running out.

Schools threatened with closure

4:36pm Thursday 23rd February 2012

A major shake-up of primary schools on the Welsh border would see Clyro school expanded, a new site in Hay-on-Wye by 2015 and small schools closing.

Hay-on-Wye district nurse admits theft

10:46am Tuesday 21st February 2012

A DISTRICT nurse has admitted stealing tens of thousands of pounds from an elderly patient.

Diamond Jubilee means sparkling day out in Powys

6:30pm Monday 20th February 2012

YOUNGSTERS from Hay-on-Wye are getting ready to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee in spectacular style.

Hay runners ready

12:03pm Monday 20th February 2012

FUN runners in Hay-on-Wye are limbering up for a Sport Relief Mile.

Hay-on-Wye supermarket scheme put on hold

Could Hay-on-Wye get a second supermarket?

2:31pm Friday 17th February 2012

A controversial proposal to build a new school in Hay-on-Wye by selling land to a developer has been postponed until after the local elections, Powys County Council has announced.

Eighteen month-old boy airlifted to Hereford County Hospital

4:45pm Tuesday 14th February 2012

AN 18-month-old boy was treated by an Air Ambulance crew after suffering a fit in Presteigne.

Serious crash at Dorstone, near Hay-on-Wye

6:20pm Sunday 12th February 2012

A MAN was trapped in his van for two hours following a crash near Hay-on-Wye on Friday.

Chimney fire in Hardwicke, near Hay-on-Wye

11:49am Monday 6th February 2012

FIREFIGHTERS tackled a chimney fire near Hay-on-Wye yesterday.

Comedy rock star Tim Minchin to perform at Hay Festival

3:57pm Thursday 26th January 2012

AN AUSTRALIAN comedy rock superstar is to play at this year's Hay Festival.

Guy di Guy and Trilobytes to restart the Globe party in Hay

11:40am Wednesday 25th January 2012

HAY'S Globe stirs to life this weekend with a mixture of electro, breaks and funk.

Fight against Hay-on-Wye supermarket continues

Could Hay-on-Wye get a second supermarket?

4:10pm Monday 23rd January 2012

THE fight against a new supermarket in Hay-on-Wye will continue with a public meeting tonight (January 23).

Ambitious new project for link between Hay-on-Wye and Timbuktu

Kate Bingley and Hay-on-Wye mayor Mary Fellowes.

7:00am Wednesday 11th January 2012

THE link between Hay-on- Wye and Timbuktu looks set to get even stronger thanks to an ambitious new project.

Cables sparking in Whitney on Wye

10:35am Monday 9th January 2012

A FIVE metre cordon was put up in Whiteny on Wye on Friday night after cables started to spark.

Car tyres slashed

10:00am Saturday 7th January 2012

A Police investigation is underway after a car parked in the Clyro area had its tyres slashed.

"Flash mob" protest against possible Hay supermarket

10:19am Thursday 22nd December 2011

AROUND 50 people opposed to the idea of a supermarket moving into Hay-on-Wye held a “flash mob” protest outside council offices this week.

Whitney Crocodiles Pre-School Nativity play

Whitney  Crocodiles Pre-School Nativity Play

11:29am Wednesday 21st December 2011

YOUNGSTERS at Whitney Crocodiles Pre-School entertained families by performing a rendition of the Christmas story.



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