Ebbw Vale train service to start in December, Cabinet meeting hears
A TRAIN service running between Ebbw Vale and Newport could start in December, a senior councillor has said. At a meeting of Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council’s Cabinet on Wednesday, July 19, councillors received a report on the final position…
Former councillor censured after failure to comply with fire authority’s code of conduct
A FORMER Powys County Councillor has been censured for failing to comply with the fire authority’s Code of Conduct after he asked a member of the public to remove a gate. In May, the Mid and West Wales Fire and…
Refurbishment plans for Automobile Palace in Llandrindod Wells lodged with Powys Council
MORE plans to refurbish the iconic Automobile Palace listed building in Llandrindod Wells have been lodged with Powys County Council. The council, which bought the building in 2021, has submitted a listed a building consent planning application with itself for…
Affordable homes set to be built near Welshpool
UP to 17 affordable homes are set to be built at a village near Welshpool after Powys County Council gave a thumbs up to the proposal. Originally Mid-Wales Property Development had wanted to build 19 affordable homes on land next…
Plans for flagship school in Powys put on hold
PLANS for a flagship Powys County Council school building project near Newtown have been paused. This is so that the Welsh Government minister for Climate Change, Julie James MS can mull over taking charge of the decision making process after…
Rental income from Powys Council houses rises
RENTAL income from Powys County Council houses has gone up by £570,000 and is due to quicker turnaround in making properties ready for new tenants. At a meeting of Governance and Audit committee on Friday, June 23 members were given…
Powys Finance Panel to receive progress update on ‘Sustainable Powys’ plan
MEMBERS of the Finance Panel are set to receive a progress update on the plan to transform Powys County Council’s services. But for now, it is probable that the rest of Powys’s residents will be kept in the dark on…
Powys Council assure no closure plans for Newtown depot
ASSURANCES have been given that Powys County Council have no plans to leave their depot in Newtown. Ever since the council decided to develop the North Powys Bulking Facility at nearby Abermule in 2019 there have been rumours that the…
Network Rail objects to housing estate near Abermule level-crossing
NETWORK Rail has objected to plans for a new housing estate at Abermule near Newtown as it would cause a safety risk at a nearby level crossing. Tim Edwards of Wrexham-based TRE developments have lodged an outline planning application with…
UK Government to fund specialist staff at Powys Council
THE UK Government’s Shared Prosperity Fund is paying for specialist staff to help Powys County Council comply with environmental legislation and help it on its journey to become carbon neutral by 2030. At a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, May 23…