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

19 December 2022 Members of the public who visit a north Powys canal have an opportunity to give their views on the canal before a major restoration project begins.As part of the Montgomery Canal Restoration Project, three surveys have been launched to find out the current views of people who visit Montgomery Canal.The surveys are

19 December 2022 The Mid Wales Education Partnership has appointed a strategic lead officer, it has been announced.Anwen Orrells has been appointed to the role and will lead and manage the Mid Wales Education Partnership.The Mid Wales Education Partnership consists of Ceredigion and Powys councils, who have formed a collective approach towards some aspects school

19 December 2022 A new Welsh-medium primary school being built in north Powys will now open after the Easter holidays, the county council has said.Powys County Council is building a new 150-place school for Welshpool's Ysgol Gymraeg Y Trallwng. The new building will include early years and community facilities.The innovative scheme for the new school

19 December 2022 The findings of an Audit Wales review will be used to strengthen corporate safeguarding arrangements to ensure that residents are kept safe from harm and abuse, Powys County Council has pledged.The report, published today (19 December), follows a review of the council between June and September this year and contains recommendations for

16 December 2022 We have heard and listened to the views expressed by Members and the people of Powys since the Cabinet decided earlier this week to close some of our leisure facilities between January and March. The decision was made to try and address the additional financial challenges faced by Freedom Leisure in light

16 December 2022 A Powys County Council service is to invoke its business continuity plan as a preventative measure, it has been announced.The council's Adult Services is to invoke its plan as high demand across the health and care sector, combined with recruitment and retention issues and increasing levels of sickness in key areas, is

14 December 2022 Leisure centres in Powys will have an extended break over the Christmas and New Year with some temporarily closed until the end of March to counter escalating energy costs.Powys County Council's Cabinet and not-for-profit leisure operator Freedom Leisure agreed the action yesterday (Tuesday) in response to the cost-of-living crisis and a catastrophic

14 December 2022 A team of senior education officers will work with a Powys secondary school following a disappointing Estyn inspection, the county council has confirmed.Officers from Powys County Council, including school improvement officers, will support Brecon High School after it was placed in 'special measures' by Estyn following a recent inspection.Cllr Pete Roberts, Powys