Alcohol license awarded to Caffi Y Gaer, Brecon
AN alcohol licence has been awarded to Caffi Y Gaer in Brecon, despite objections that it could cause anti-social behaviour.…
Author: Elgan Hearn
Many obstacles block the road toward restarting physical council meetings in Gwent County Borough
OBSTACLES are in the way to restarting physical council meetings in Blaenau Gwent, despite many councillors longing to go back…
Gwent councillors express discomfort over payrise during cost-of-living crisis
BLAENAU Gwent councillors say they feel “uncomfortable” receiving a pay rise during the cost of living crisis. At meeting of…
Holocaust survivor Eva Clarke becomes first ‘Freewoman’ in Gwent County Borough
THE first Freewoman of Blaenau Gwent County Borough is holocaust survivor Eva Clarke. At an online meeting of the council,…
Fraud investigators to save, gain or recover £1.6M for Powys Council
FRAUD investigators will save, gain or recover a total of £1.636 million this year for Powys County Council, a committee…
Councillors of Gwent disappointed in IRPW for not freezing their salaries
BLAENAU Gwent councillors are “disappointed” that the Independent Remuneration Panel of Wales (IRPW), has not listened to them and frozen…
Powys Councillors to receive nearly 5% rise in basic salary from April
POWYS County Councillors will receive an 4.76 per cent rise in their basic salary from April onwards. This equates to…
Review on gritting priority open to Powys residents to help shape road policy
POWYS residents will be asked to help shape the council’s policy on which roads will be prioritised for gritting over…
Radnor Hills water bottling plant to harness solar energy
A FLOURISHING business will be able to harness energy from the sun to power its water bottling plant. Last year,…
Councillors in Gwent to receive £800 pay-rise from April
BLAENAU Gwent councillors will receive an £800 rise in their basic salary from next month onwards. At a meeting of…