Page 8 - Knucklas News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana
Stay updated with breaking news from Knucklas. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Top News In Knucklas Today - Breaking & Trending Today
Domestic abuse victims are being urged not to suffer in silence during the coronavirus lockdown. Police in Powys have launched a new campaign to raise awareness around a potential increase in domestic abuse incidents as a result of people being at home under the current national restrictions. Inspector Jonathan Rees-Jones, a Newtown-based police officer who is leading the campaign to end domestic violence against women, said eight warning signs can help people recognise an abusive relationship which could potentially save lives. The eight stages were developed from evidence-based research led by Professor Jane Monkton-Smith following a review of 372 deaths where women were killed by their male partner or an ex across the UK. ....
FEW people from Powys managed to anger both sides during the English Civil War. Yet Vavasor Powell had not been like other men and had gone against both in a life which had seen him both persecuted and persecutor during a time of much unrest in the 17th century. Born in Knucklas in 1617, he worked for a while as an hostler at Bishop s Castle before being sent by his uncle, the vicar of Clun, to Oxford University. Vavasor, however, dropped out to become a schoolteacher at Clun. He went to London at the outbreak of civil war in 1642, returning to Wales after the surrender of Raglan Castle gave Parliament control of Wales in 1646. ....