By Aled Blake A rail link which provides a vital economic lifeline between Mid Wales and Shrewsbury is being upgraded in a pounds 13m investment. The Cambrian Line, which runs from Aberystwyth to Shropshire, will get the funding to improve train reliability and punctuality.

By Sally Williams With market research suggesting

PATIENTS at a mid Wales GP's surgery are being prescribed a visit to the YouTube website. YouTube, which lets people to share their home videos online, has become infamous in recent months following the posting of violent "happy-slapping" incidents on the site.

By DAVID JONES Business Correspondent EXPANSION of a Powys airport will help drive forward the economy of mid Wales, politicians are claiming. A runway at Welshpool's Mid Wales Airport has been extended to 1,000 metres to allow larger aircraft capable of flying longer distances to use the airport.

By DAVID WILLIAMSON Western Mail Wind power means Sin Thomas does not have to abandon his family farm but instead can use the land and a limitless natural resource to generate a new source of income.