A LOCAL battle between Labour and Reform is leaving little room for candidates from parties not currently represented on a council to make their mark...
Author - Twm Owen
Local Democracy Reporter
A HOMEOWNER has lost a bid to keep a large timber fence and staircase leading from a terraced street to a steeply sloping back garden.
NO ADAPTATIONS or replacement for a railway bridge leading to a popular beauty spot are likely in the current financial year, a meeting has been told.
A FAMILY has failed in a second chance bid to keep a fence between their front garden and a busy road.
USING a former barn as a home office with a guest bedroom would have caused “harm” to a rural area, an inspector has ruled.
A DECISION to reject a plan for a glamping site at a field housing alpacas due to fears of “shenanigans” has been upheld on appeal.
PEDESTRIANS will be able to cross a river between Wales and England once more when a bridge that has been closed since March reopens.
SPENDING of just over one thousand pounds a year on equalities training has been defended by a council leader after being questioned by Reform UK.
A NEW unit for pupils with complex autism and emotional needs linked to mental health will be established at a former primary school building.
THE FINAL amount of a £400,000 fund paid by housing developers for community benefits has been allocated.

