Wetland habitat plans in northern Powys approved by county planners
A PROPOSAL to create wetland habitat in a northern part of Powys has been approved by county planners. Earlier this…
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Row over “Welsh language crisis” in Powys schools
A ROW has erupted on whether there is a “Welsh language crisis” in Powys schools. At a meeting of Powys…
Planning application shifts from log cabin construction to pig farm
PLANS to legitimise the operation of a log cabin business near Welshpool could make way for a pig farm. In…
Powys Council under financial pressure due to influx of child refugees
ASSURANCES have been given that financial pressure being put on council budgets due to the influx of child refugees to…
Growing Mid Wales partner with Powys and Ceredigion authorities to explore ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
A FREE event for Mid Wales businesses to explore ways to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and energy costs is…
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…
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.…
18-year-old fined £1.5K for illegal exhaust
The court heard that on 10/05/2023, 18-year-old Glyn Eric Williams of Powys drove a vehicle down Crew Green Road in…
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…
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…