Council wants to build 16 flats at Ystradgynlais
POWYS County Council want to build 16 flats in the county’s second biggest town, Ystradgynlais. The council’s principal engineer Simon Kendrick has applied to demolish four blocks that each containing six flats at the Ael y Bryn housing estate in…
Cloud homes plans rejected by council
PLANS for self-catering holiday units to be built into a hill on farmland near Machynlleth have been rejected by Powys County Council planners. The planning application which was lodged with the council in May last year was for “up to…
Salary increases for teachers and Powys Council staff to come from money set aside from 2022 budget
MONEY will be set aside from last year’s budget to pay for any salary increases for teachers and Powys County Council staff that come from national wage negotiations. At a meeting of the council’s Cabinet on Tuesday, April 18, it…
Closing Ebbw Cale Cableway seen as ‘less painful’ option than front-line service cuts, council leader says
CLOSING the Ebbw Vale Cableway is seen as “a less painful option” than front-line service cuts, a council leader has said. The closure is estimated to save £41,000 this year which is part of £6.6 million worth of cost-cutting measures…
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. At a meeting of Powys County Council’s Licensing sub-committee on Tuesday, April 4, councillors listened to arguments for and against…
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 to a council chamber. It was also revealed at a council meeting on Thursday, March 30, that Blaenau Gwent County…
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 Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council on Thursday, March 30 the councillors noted the decisions of the Independent Remuneration Panel 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, on Thursday, March 30, Mrs Clarke received numerous tributes and compliments from councillors who could remember her fist talk for…
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 will be told. A report looking at how the council is dealing with “fraud and error” will be discussed at…
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 their salary for the next financial year. At a meeting of the Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council’s Democratic Services committee,…