Powys County, Wales News

A man died today after becoming trapped under a tree on the back of a lorry. He had been felling trees in the Casob area of Presteigne, Mid Wales, when the accident happened.

A POLICE helicopter found a drug addict hiding in a garden after he drove on a pavement, crashed into a post and fled from officers.

A car in which three young people died may have been travelling at 90mph before it crashed, an inquest heard.

Rescue teams searching for a 21-year-old woman who went missing in the River Usk in Brecon have recovered a body.

A TAXI driver heading home to Swansea was killed when his cab was struck by one of two cars that were allegedly racing each other along the opposite carriageway of Fabian Way.

EXPERTS are keeping a close eye on river levels in Worcestershire. The Environment Agency has put the Severn on flood watch.

A COMPANY manager was caught behind the wheel of a car while more than three times the drink drive limit.

A POSTMAN has been jailed for 16 years for raping and sexually assaulting a young girl.

A ''DECENT and devoted'' husband who strangled his wife while he dreamt she was an intruder has been cleared of murder after prosecutors accepted he had not been in control of his actions but was not a danger to anyone else.

A man was trapped in his car after a crash in Hereford yesterday. Firefighters had to free him from the car which had crashed on the A465 Lugg Bridge Road, Lugg Bridge, at around 1.30pm. A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: a oeOn arrival at the scene, crews found a car that had left the road and rolled over.

A man who strangled his wife during a nightmare in the belief he was attacking an intruder walked free from court today after the case against him was withdrawn.

A HEROIN addict threatened to stab staff with a hypodermic needle when he was caught stealing vodka at Swansea's Asda store.

HEREFORDSHIRE is about to light up for Christmas. Here is a full guide to the festive celebrations in the city and market towns.

A British man who said he strangled his wife during a nightmare about fighting off an intruder has been found innocent in her death.

Prosecutors have defended a murder charge against a man who blamed a sleep disorder after he killed his wife while he said he was dreaming about an intruder.

For five years council officers in Mid-Wales searched for jewels worth 30,000 left as a bequest by a wealthy spinster, but it was under their noses all the time.

A SERIES of flood warnings have been issued in Herefordshire. The Environment Agency has said there is a chance the River Wye may flood in Hereford, between Hay-on-Wye and Hereford, between Ross-on-Wye and Hereford and at Hampton Bishop.

A SWANSEA man and an accomplice have been warned to expect jail sentences after the discovery of a dead body in a ditch led police to two Carmarthenshire drug factories capable of producing cannabis worth more than 1 million.

Powys County Council in Mid Wales called in the police when rings, brooches and necklaces bequeathed to it disappeared after being taken to county hall for cataloguing.

A TEENAGER made a gun gesture with his hand towards a shop manager before shouting threats and an obscenity about Allah.