SCHOOL finances in Powys may be given some protection from rising utility bills, as a fund of £500,000 is being set up to help with this extra burden...
Author - Elgan Hearn
Local Democracy Reporter
AN IMPROVEMENT board has been set up by Powys County Council in a bid to turn around historic corporate safeguarding issues that have been criticised...
A ROOT and branch review of Powys County Council services can begin now that money has been allocated for staff to design the changes that are needed...
PLANS for a £7.5 million, 40-bedroom hotel, a drive-through Starbucks coffee shop and Greggs bakery development on the outskirts of Welshpool has...
CONCERNS were raised by councillors that a planning application for 112,000 broiler chickens near Newtown was in front of the Planning committee for...
A CONSERVATIVE MP who appealed against a decision by Powys County Council planners has received both good and bad news from a planning inspector. The...
A NEW team of education experts has been created to help failing Powys secondary schools on their “journey to improvement.” Late last year two Powys...
ANIMAL licence fees in Powys are set to be increased by an inflation busting “14 to 15” per cent from April 1. At a meeting of Powys County Council’s...
MORE homes for single people need to be built in Powys to address a massive increase in the waiting list for housing as well as rocketing...
A SENIOR Powys County Councillor has defended a 10-per cent increase in burial fees from April. The proposal is part of a number of cost cutting...
