Once-secret Cold War naval communications base Criggion station is sold

Mystery surrounded Criggion station near Welshpool when it was established in 1943, with speculation over its use only ending when its towers were demolished in 2003. Built during the Second World War, the remote communications hub was rumoure

Criggion radio station: Powys Cold War base sold

Criggion radio station was used by the Royal Navy from 1942, and later became a vital communications hub at the height of the Cold War. Orders to sink a German warship in 1943 came from there, and it reportedly relayed commands to sink the Gen

Top secret former Cold War communications centre Criggion station is sold off ...

A former top secret World War II and Cold War naval communications centre in Wales has been sold to four local investors for regeneration. For 60 years in its hey day, mystery surrounded Criggion station near Welshpool in Mid Wales. Built duri