Recycling rates in Gwent break through crucial 70 per cent barrier for the first time
COUNCIL chiefs are pleased that recycling rates have broken through the crucial 70 per cent barrier in Blaenau Gwent for the first time. The news was shared with councillors at a meeting of Blaenau County Borough Council’s Place scrutiny meeting…
Controversial plans to build one affordable home near Brecon refused by planners
CONTROVERSIAL plans to agree the principle of building an affordable home near Brecon have been refused. At a meeting of Powys County Council’s Planning committee on Thursday, January 11 councillors discussed an outline planning proposal by Sarah McCarthy for land…
Plans for Abertillery affordable homes to be voted on by Gwent Council
PLANS to build 22 affordable homes at the site of a former bowls hall in Abertillery will be decided by Blaenau Gwent councillors next week. The proposal by Melin Homes is for a mixture of flats and houses at the…
Quarrying set to continue at site in Powys unless holiday park plans are approved
QUARRYING will continue at a site between Newtown and Caersws – unless plans for a holiday park are given the green light by Powys planners – a planning agent has said. Earlier this month, Graham Grigg of GF Grigg quarry…
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. At a meeting of the council’s Economy, Residents and Communities (ERC) scrutiny committee on Monday, December 11, the proposal to…
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 the Covid-19 pandemic, it has been revealed. At a meeting of Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council’s Place Scrutiny Committee on…
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 under £3.3 million and possibly as much as £10 million in the long term, a report reveals. At a council…
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 recently. At a meeting of Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council’s Planning Committee on Thursday, November 9, councillors were updated on…
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 moving in next summer – councillors will be told. At a meeting of Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council’s Place scrutiny…
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 closure. At a meeting of Powys County Council’s Cabinet on Tuesday, October 24, councillors looked at a proposal to close…