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• Batman & Robin Charity Run http://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/OffasDyke/article.asp?PageId=3&ArticleId=81 Paul Ali and Paul Stout plan to run Offa's Dyke Path in 3.5 days for charity, Cruse Bereavement.
• Temporary Diversion http://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/OffasDyke/article.asp?PageId=3&ArticleId=80 26th March 2012 for one week. Temporay diversion of Trail around Vrynwy Aquaduct, north of Four Crosses.
• Offa's Dyke Association AGM Lecture http://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/OffasDyke/article.asp?PageId=3&ArticleId=79 Saturday 5th May - Professor Dai Morgan Evans, will be giving this years ODA AGM lecture on 'Channel 4 Wroxeter Villa'.
• Prestatyn & Clwydian Range walking Festival http://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/OffasDyke/article.asp?PageId=3&ArticleId=78 Prestatyn & Clywdian Range Walking Festival Friday 18th May to Sunday 20th May 2012.
• After Offa's Final Family Story Walk http://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/OffasDyke/article.asp?PageId=3&ArticleId=77 Sunday 11th December 1.30 to 4.00/4.30, From Cottage to Castle. Meet 1.30 Bronygarth Lime Kilns.
• BBC Radio Wales Feature http://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/OffasDyke/article.asp?PageId=3&ArticleId=76 Rob Dingle, Offa's Dyke Path National Trail Officer interveiwed for BBC Radio Wales Country Focus programe to be aired 7.00am on Sunday 13th November.
• Walkers are Welcome http://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/OffasDyke/article.asp?PageId=3&ArticleId=75 Two new towns have achieved Walkers are Welcome status on the route of the Offa's Dyke Path. Kington and Knighton join Prestatyn, with hopefully more to follow.
• Hay-on-Wye Walking Festival http://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/OffasDyke/article.asp?PageId=3&ArticleId=74 The inaugural Hay on Wye Walking Festival is taking place over the weekend of 7th/8th/9th October to celebrate the diversity of walking opportunities in the area, with some literary references along the way.
• CCW host 40th Celebration http://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/OffasDyke/article.asp?PageId=3&ArticleId=73 The Countryside Council for Wales hosted a 40th anniversary event on their stand at the Royal Welsh Show, with guest speaker, the BBC Weatherman Derek Brockway who also cut the 40th birthday the cake.
• Offa's Dyke Path 40th Anniversary Celebrations in Knighton, Sunday 10th July http://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/OffasDyke/article.asp?PageId=3&ArticleId=72 Huge turnout join in the celebrations to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Offa's Dyke Path National Trail at the Offa's Dyke Centre and Offa's Dyke Park in Knighton.
• Offa's Dyke Path 40th anniversary Event http://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/OffasDyke/article.asp?PageId=3&ArticleId=70 All roads ( and footpaths ) lead to Knighton. Come and join us to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Offa's Dyke Path National Trail on Sunday 10th July at the Offa's Dyke Centre and Park in Knighton.
• Walkers enjoy 40th Anniversary Special Offa http://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/OffasDyke/article.asp?PageId=3&ArticleId=71 Walkers enjoy celebration cake and bubbly on Powys Trail Tempters guided walk.
• Offa's Dyke Path on BBC Countryfile http://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/OffasDyke/article.asp?PageId=3&ArticleId=69 The Offa's Dyke Path is to feature on BBC Countryfile presented by Julia Bradbury on Sunday 29th May.
• Offa's Dyke Path to feature on ITV Countrywise http://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/OffasDyke/article.asp?PageId=3&ArticleId=68 The Offa's Dyke Path is to feature on ITV Countrywise presented by Paul Heiney on Tuesday 3rd May at 8.00pm.
• God, Gold and Battle - The Staffordshire Anglo- Saxon Hoard http://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/OffasDyke/article.asp?PageId=3&ArticleId=67 The above lecture given by Dr Kevin Leahy is being hosted as part of the Offa's Dyke Association AGM weekend. Saturday 30th April at 7.00pm in the Knighton Hotel.
• Offa's Dyke Path is 40 Years old! http://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/OffasDyke/article.asp?PageId=3&ArticleId=63 Find out what walks and other events are happening along the Trail throughout the year to celebrate the 40th Anniversary!
• 40th Anniversary walkers Hall of Fame http://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/OffasDyke/article.asp?PageId=3&ArticleId=65 Pictures of walkers using thre trail during the 40th Anniversary year.
• Diversion at devil's Pulpit http://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/OffasDyke/article.asp?PageId=3&ArticleId=64 Details of the current diversion at Devil's Pulpit including map.
• Offa's Dyke Night Hike http://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/OffasDyke/article.asp?PageId=3&ArticleId=62 This Night Hike will follow a 26-mile route along a famous section of the Offa’s Dyke path and the money you raise will be helping to put the boot into poverty!
• Offa's Dyke on Google mapping! http://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/OffasDyke/article.asp?PageId=3&ArticleId=61 To make planning a trip easier, take a look at Offa's Dyke on Google Mapping.
• Bypass dig uncovers remains in Four Crosses http://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/OffasDyke/article.asp?PageId=3&ArticleId=58 Roman, Bronze and Iron Age remains have been unearthed at the site of a new bypass in Powys.
• Dig uncovers Wales’ first Saxon ‘palace’ http://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/OffasDyke/article.asp?PageId=3&ArticleId=56 Discovery of a fifth-century Saxon palace or timber hall on farmland close to Offa’s Dyke at Forden, near Welshpool!
• Information sheets now available in Welsh!! http://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/OffasDyke/article.asp?PageId=3&ArticleId=55