Advisory group to be set up to help Powys Cabinet on county farms
THE Powys County Farms working group of councillors that looked at the council’s farm and woodland estate, will be scrapped.…
Author: Elgan Hearn
Council workers in Gwent averaged a tonne of dog waste from bins every day during COVID-19 pandemic
COUNCIL workers in Blaenau Gwent picked up an average of a tonne of dog waste from bins every day during…
Motion to stop county farm sales would cost Powys authority just under £3.3million
A MOTION to stop Powys County Council selling off any more county farms this year would cost the authority just…
Questions raised over number of wind turbines proposed in Blaenau Gwent
QUESTIONS have been asked around why so many planning applications to build wind turbines in Blaenau Gwent have been made…
Delays hit conversion work on properties designated as children’s care homes
DELAYS have hit work to convert two properties in Tredegar into children’s care homes, but youngsters are expected to be…
Disappointment felt as rural Powys school closure passes unanimously
A SENIOR councillor is disappointed that education chiefs couldn’t find a way of helping save a rural Powys school from…
Powys Council set to debate reduction in cost of parking
A MOTION to drop the price of car park tickets to entice more people to visit Powys town centres is…
Council still liable to pay to transport pupils to schools outside
POWYS education chiefs have admitted that they will be liable to pay for school transport for pupils to attend schools…
Full facts wanted over secret farm sale near Welshpool
OPPOSITION councillors want “the full facts” to be discussed in public on a potential land sale near Welshpool that could…
Tourist accommodation planned for abandoned school near Tredegar
PLANS for tourist accommodation at an abandoned school near Tredegar should be approved despite concerns that the development could cause…