9 December 2022 Residents in Powys are being asked to help the council find anyone that may be sleeping rough in the county so that help and support can be provided.Members of the public can let Powys County Council know about rough sleeping they come across by contacting its Housing Service on 01597 827464 or

8 December 2022 This autumn at the annual Mid Wales Regional Skills Partnership Board meeting, Emma Thomas was announced as the new Chair of the Board.The Chair of the Mid Wales Regional Skills Partnership plays a key role in helping the region to drive its vision for learning and skills, represent the voice of the

8 December 2022 Work to explore the possibility of establishing Welsh-medium education at a new location in mid Powys has been completed, the county council has said.Powys County Council has investigated the viability of establishing Welsh-medium education in the current Llanfihangel Rhydithon C.P. School building in Dolau near Llandrindod Wells.A key element of the work

8 December 2022 A review of education in a south Powys catchment area has been completed, the county council has said.Powys County Council carried out an area review of education in the Crickhowell catchment to identify how education would be delivered in the catchment in the future.To help with the review, the council produced an

7 December 2022 Plans to introduce a Welsh-medium stream at a south Powys primary school will be considered by Cabinet next week, the county council has said.Ysgol y Cribarth in Abercraf is currently an English-medium school providing education for pupils aged 4 to 11.Powys County Council is proposing to move the school along the language

7 December 2022 Exciting plans to create a new primary school in south Powys could be delayed by 12 months if a recommendation is accepted by Cabinet, the county council has said.Earlier this year, a proposal to merge Mount Streets Infants School, Mount Street Junior School and Cradoc C.P. School to create a new primary

01 December 2022 Adults in Powys who are Deaf or have hearing loss can now contact the council for information and advice for adult care and support by texting the ASSIST team on 07883 307 622.The team will reply with information on such as assessments, assistive technology, and signpost to voluntary groups and clinics.Cllr Sian

1 December 2022 Work to begin the second phase of an active travel route in Treowen, Newtown, will begin Monday 5 December.Identified following previous consultations on the county's Active Travel Network Maps, the route will improve walking and cycling facilities on Heol Treowen, from Treowen Primary School down towards Kerry Road.The pavement will be widened

30 November 2022 An education setting in Brecon has expanded its provision to support learners aged 6-11 overcome barriers to learning, the county council has confirmed.The New Start Centre, Powys County Council's Pupil Referral Unit in Brecon, has been providing alternative education provision to secondary school-aged learners since 2014. It supports the individual needs of

29 November 2022 Schools in Powys will not move to a four-day week to reduce running costs, the county council has confirmed.To help support schools with the pressures they face due to increasing energy and inflationary costs, Powys County Council has produced a financial management toolkit which included ideas on how to reduce costs around

28 November 2022 A rogue trader who defrauded a retired Powys resident into paying £60,000 for construction work that was substandard and incomplete has been given a two-year prison sentence.Leslie James Smith of Pershore, Worcestershire was prosecuted by Powys County Council's Trading Standards Service after carrying out work at a property in Felindre.Smith, who pleaded

28 November 2022 Poultry owners in Powys are being urged by the county council to prepare for new biosecurity and housing measures that will come into force later this week.The biosecurity and housing requirements for poultry and captive birds in Wales, which come into force on Friday, 2 December, are being taken to get ahead