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 an extra £800 and takes the salary up to £17,600 a year. The rise in basic pay follows a bumper…
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 the winter months. At a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, March 28, councillors are set to agree the second phase to…
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, Radnor Hills Ltd lodged plans with Powys County Council to build a ground mounted solar array that can produce 1,200…
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 Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council’s Democratic Services committee next Monday, March 27, councillors will discuss the decisions of the Independent…
Plans for new homes in Ystradgynlais lodged with Powys Council
PLANS for 134 homes to be built in Ystradgynlais have been lodged with Powys County Council. The proposal by Persimmon Homes West Wales for two, three and four bedroom homes is the second phase of development at land west of…
Poor state of public footpaths in Powys deemed a ‘negative impact’ on visitor economy
THE poor state of public footpaths in Powys is having a negative impact on the “visitor economy” councillors have been told in a damning report. At a meeting of Powys County Council’s Planning, Taxi Licensing and Rights of Way committee, on…
Motor World new development plans set to be rejected on grounds of harming the appearance of Newtown Conservation area
THE quality of planning applications has been criticised by councillors as they discussed plans to demolish the former Motor World car spares building in Newtown and build flats there. At the Powys County Council Planning committee meeting on Thursday, March…
Councillors of Powys County will be advised to turn down plans for former Motor World building in Newtown
COUNCILLORS will be advised to turn down plans to demolish the former Motor World car spares building in Newtown and build flats there. At a meeting of Powys County Council’s Planning committee on Thursday, March 16 councillors will debate a…
Plans to convert two properties into children’s care homes given resounding green light by Gwent councillors
PLANS to convert two properties in Tredegar into children’s care homes have been unanimously approved by Blaenau Gwent councillors. But questions have been raised on whether the council has the money in place to buy them. At a meeting of…
Senior Powys councillor calls for town and community councillors to be put back onto public service board
A SENIOR Powys councillor has called for town and community councillors to be put back on to Powys Public Service Board (PSB). At a Powys County Council meeting on Thursday, March 2 as part of a committee structure shake up,…