12 January 2023 Powys County Council's new Progressive Partnership has today published its draft budget for 2023/24.It balances the need to deliver sound services at an affordable cost and protects the most vulnerable in society, while continuing the council's journey towards its goal of net zero carbon by 2030.Council Leader, Cllr James Gibson-Watt said: "This
11 January 2023 A brand-new 3G pitch at a north Powys sports centre is now open, Powys County Council and Freedom Leisure has announced.Bookings are now being taken for the new 3G pitch that has been installed at Llanfyllin Sports Centre.Work to install the new pitch, including an improved floodlighting scheme, drainage works and perimeter
A sod-cutting ceremony to mark the beginning of construction at Grŵp Cynefin’s Llys Awelon, Ruthin, brought together all partners involved in the major £12.2 scheme to update and extend the Extra Care Housing facility. Grŵp Cynefin Chief Executive Shan Lloyd Williams, the Council's Chief Executive Graham Boase, Director of Read Constuction Wiliam Jones, and other
4 January 2023 Work progresses on Powys County Council's Levelling Up funded project to rejuvenate the local canal network in Montgomeryshire by opening up previously un-navigable sections of the canal to increase its appeal and attract more tourists to the region. Announced by the Chancellor in the 2021 Autumn Budget, the £4.8billion Levelling Up Fund invests
28 December 2022 Following extensive engagement with communities and stakeholders, the county's Active Travel Network Maps (ATNM) have now been officially approved by Welsh Government.The maps, which show current active travel routes and details of aspirational future routes within the county's 11 designated active travel localities (as defined by Welsh Government), can be viewed on
21 December 2022 Consultation on plans to introduce a Welsh-medium stream at a south Powys primary school have begun, the county council has said.Powys County Council is proposing to move Ysgol y Cribarth in Abercraf along the language continuum by establishing a Welsh-medium stream at the school.The school is currently an English-medium school providing education
21 December 2022 Several Powys volunteers who have made a huge difference in their communities have had their efforts recognised by the county council.Powys County Council hosted a Volunteering in Powys Reception at this year's Winter Fair at the Royal Welsh Showground in Llanelwedd.As part of the reception, a community group and two individuals received
21 December 2022 An education setting based in Brecon has demonstrated its commitment to providing high-quality remote education, keeping children and young people safe online and supporting pupil wellbeing, having completed a comprehensive remote education training programme.The New Start Centre, Powys County Council's Pupil Referral Unit in Brecon, has been awarded National Online Safety's Safe
20 December 2022 Attending a hearing at Merthyr Tydfil Magistrates Court, a Llandrindod Wells resident has been found guilty of a Section 4 Public Order offence and given a substantial fine, after assaulting a Powys County Council Civil Enforcement Officer.On being issued with a penalty charge notice for a parking violation on Temple Street, Llandrindod