14 July 2022 Visitors to next week's Royal Welsh Show are being advised to take care in the heat after the Met Office issued a weather warning. An Amber Warning is in place for extreme heat covering part of Powys from Sunday 17 July through to at least to Tuesday 19 July where temperatures could
13 July 2022 Children across Powys can look forward to another 'Summer of Fun', thanks to Welsh Government funding. The scheme provides a range of play, sporting and cultural activities for children and young people aged 0-25 over the summer holidays. Activities, run by third-sector organisations will take place across the county from 7 July
13 July 2022 A new playground on Pendre Field next to Priory Church in Wales school in Brecon is now open and being enjoyed by local children and families. Welsh Government Flying Start and Brecon Town Council funding was secured to support the project. The playground has an enclosed area for 0-4 year olds, with
11 July 2022 Powys County Council looks forward to welcoming visitors at its building at the 2022 Royal Welsh Show. The Council has a wide variety of information and stalls across the four-day event (18-21 July) in Llanelwedd. Visitors can find out more about becoming a foster carer, support the climate agenda with advice and
11 July 2022 Cartons, often referred to as TetraPaks, can now be recycled through your weekly recycling collections by adding them to your red recycling box. "Although it has been possible to recycle food and drink cartons at the Household Waste Recycling Centres for a while, we know it isn't always practical for everyone to
8 July 2022 A Head of Service at Powys County Council is set to leave the authority for a new post in West-Wales, the council has confirmed. Jan Coles, Head of Children's Services will leave the council to take up a similar role at Carmarthenshire County Council later this summer. Jan joined Powys County Council
8 July 2022 Three key visitor locations in Powys are set for boost after the county council secured Welsh Government funding to carry out improvement works. Powys County Council has been successful in securing £210,400 from the Welsh Government's Brilliant Basic scheme for its Powys Visitor Experience Project, which will see a total of £268,000
Louise Thomas (Conservative counsellor, Mumbles) has questioned the budget allocated per school pupil in Wales for 2022 and 2023.
When asked about the disparity between...