Piggy in the middle
A piglet in Brecon has grown up thinking it's a lamb, after it was 'bullied' by other pigs in the litter.
Plaid Conference defeats bid to field police candidates
The Plaid Cymru Conference hears a keynote speech on tackling crime but votes against fighting November's Police Commissioner elections.
Plaid Cymru conference underway in Brecon
Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood has been addressing her party's annual conference for the first time since taking the helm earlier this year.
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Piggy in the middle
A piglet in Brecon has grown up thinking it's a lamb, after it was 'bullied' by other pigs in the litter.
Read the full storyBrecon BMXer scoops Guinness World Record
A 25-year-old professional BMXer from Brecon has scooped a Guinness World Record for one of his stunts.
Matti Hemmings set the record for the most BMX cliffhanger spins with one foot on the bars - 56 in one minute.
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Stolen JCB found after giant muddy tracks lead to hiding place
A man has been handed a nine week suspended jail sentence and was banned from driving for six months after he admitted taking a JCB without the owner's consent.
34-year-old Darren Bennett stole the £23,000 digger from Powys County Council depot in the middle of the night, but left a trail of dirt so thick that it could be followed by a police helicopter.
Brecon Magistrates Court heard how it was eventually found hidden two miles from his home in Tredegar, in Blaenau Gwent. Bennett was traced by a thumb print.
– Helen Tench, ProsecutorThere were muddy tracks leaving the depot.
They were able to be followed and a police helicopter was deployed which discovered the JCB hidden woodland.
Iconic Welsh waterway celebrates bicentenary
Lanterns will be lit along the Monmouthshire & Brecon canal tonight to mark its 200th anniversary.
The waterway was once a vital cog in the wheel of Welsh industry, helping to transport iron and coal to Cardiff, Newport and Barry docks.
It helped revolutionise the way goods were transported - previously via packhorses - and is credited not only with bringing economic benefits to the South Wales valleys, but the whole of the British Isles.
The canal is also considered a national treasure by locals, and for some plays an important part in their family history and heritage.
The 'Lighting up the Canal' festivities this evening are the culmination of several events celebrating the waterway's bicentenary.
Roads: A470, Brecon
The A470 is blocked and there's queueing traffic after an accident between the A40 / B4601 and the A4215. Police are directing traffic.
E.coli O157 outbreak linked to petting farm
Investigations into an outbreak of E.coli affecting two children have shown that the type of infection confimed in the patients matches samples at a Brecon petting farm.
Both children had visited Cantref Adventure Farm in the days before they became unwell, and both are recovering at home.
Three other people, who are family members of the infected children, have also tested positive for the same type of E.coli O157.
The farm was advised to continue to stop direct contact between animals and members of the public while the exact source of infection is investigated.
– Dr Mac Walapu, Consultant in Communicable Disease Control for Public Health Wales,Anyone who has visited the farm since the beginning of August has symptoms, they should still contact their GP as soon as possible.
The infection can pass from person to person and so it is important that anyone who is ill should observe strict personal hygiene to avoid spreading the infection.
Anyone who is unwell with E.coli O157 should stay away from school, nursery or work while they have symptoms and until they are advised that they are well enough to return.
E.coli O157 is a very serious infection that causes very severe diarrhoea, sometimes with blood in it, abdominal cramps and fever. In children, it can cause kidney failure that can prove fatal.
Anyone who has concerns about their health should contact their GP or NHS Direct Wales on 0845 46 47.
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Roads: A40, Brecon Update
The A40 has reopened in both directions after the accident between A470 / B4601 (Brecon) and A4067 (Sennybridge).
Roads: A40, Brecon
The A40 is closed in both directions after an accident between the A470 / B4601 (Brecon) and the A4067 (Sennybridge).
Powys E.coli outbreak: children "infected by the same source"
An investigation is continuing into an outbreak of E.coli O157 possibly linked to a petting farm in Brecon.
Tests have shown that two children confirmed with E.coli O157 have the same type of infection – meaning that they must have acquired their illness from the same source, a Public Health Wales spokesperson said.
– Public Health WalesTwo other people, who are family members of one of the infected children, have also tested positive for the same type of E.coli O157.
One is believed to have contracted the illness at the same time, but does not have symptoms.
The other became ill at a later date and is believed to have contracted the illness through contact with the child.
Both children had visited Cantref Adventure Farm in the days before they became unwell, and both are recovering at home.
Two children ill in Powys E.coli outbreak
Health officials are investigating the possibility that two children who have contracted E.coli may have become infected at a petting farm in Brecon.
The children, who are recovering at home, had visited the Cantref Adventure Farm in the days before their illness.
The farm has stopped direct contact between animals and members of the public as a precautionary measure and is also undertaking a deep clean of the premises.
Two other people, who are family members of one of the infected children, have also tested positive for E.coli O157 .
E.coli O157 is a very serious infection that causes very severe diarrhoea, sometimes with blood in it, abdominal cramps and fever. In children, it can cause kidney failure that can prove fatal.
– Dr Mac Walapu, Public Health WalesAnyone who has visited the farm since the beginning of August and has symptoms of E.coliO157 should contact their GP as soon as possible.
“The infection can pass from person to person and so it is important that anyone who is ill should observe strict personal hygiene to avoid spreading the infection.
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