The arrival of newborn lambs is a special and familiar sight across the Powys countryside. While lambing season is a much-anticipated time for farming communities, Powys Teaching Health Board is issuing a gentle reminder about the small but important health risks and how to stay safe.
The Improving the Cancer Journey team is joining up with 5K Your Way to celebrate the power of movement and connection for anyone affected by cancer. Whether you walk, jog, run, cheer or volunteer, you can join in and take part your way.
Update from Powys Teaching Health Board on Pharmacy Services in Llanfyllin
If the bid for funding is approved, and planning permission is granted, then construction work could start as early as 2027.
There are still seven drop in events around the county for residents to have their say with Powys Teaching Health Board as part of its Better Together programme.
The current plans are due to be considered by Powys County Council’s Health and Care Scrutiny Committee before going to the Powys County Council Cabinet and Powys Teaching Health Board for consideration on 16 December 2025.
Many congratulations to Tanya Thomas, Team Leader for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in Powys, who won in the category of Mental Health Nurse at last week’s RCN Wales Nurse of the Year Awards.
Last week saw the official opening of the Richardson Centre for Mental health and Wellbeing in Llandrindod Wells. Named after a much-loved colleague who sadly passed away, the centre replaces the former ‘Hazels’ building in a modern, accessible setting.
Each year on the 11th of November, we come together, united in remembrance, to honour all those who have served, suffered, and sacrificed in the conflict of war, and those service personnel who continue to serve with courage and dedication.
Proposals for a health and wellbeing hub in the centre of Newtown are now available at www.powyswellbeing.wales and we’d like to hear your views.