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New revised day opportunities described as "hazy".

A new model of delivering day care in Powys has been described as “hazy and nebulous” by a senior councillor.

1 day ago Elgan Hearn

NEWS POLITICS

School govenors could be asked to do more

Schools individual identities could be lost in Powys so that governing bodies can oversee more than one school and address the shortage of volunteers for the vital role.

4 days ago Elgan Hearn

NEWS POLITICS

Montgomeryshire MS charged with gambling offences

Montgomeryshire Member of the Senedd, Russell George MS, has been formally charged with an offence under the Gambling Act 2005 following a high-profile investigation by the Gambling Commission into alleged betting irregularities linked to the timing of the 2024 UK General Election.

5 days ago All About Newtown

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See what's on next week in our area (W16)

Here is the latest activities and events which are scheduled to take place in Newtown and the surrounding area next week.

5 days ago All About Newtown

NEWS POLITICS

£1.6 million to be spent on school security

As part of attempts to address concerns raised by the scathing Estyn inspection report into Powys council’s education service, £1.6 million will be spent on upgrading school security.

1 week ago Elgan Hearn

NEWS

Town branding officially launched

After years of development and over £24,000 in investment, Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn Town Council has officially unveiled a bold new brand identity aimed at celebrating the town’s heritage while looking to the future.

1 week ago All About Newtown

NEWS POLITICS

Apology over failure to sell enough assets

A senior county councillor has apologised for failing to come anywhere near hitting a target to raise £10 million a year for Powys County Council by selling off land and assets.

1 week ago Elgan Hearn

NEWS POLITICS

County Council set for budget surplus

Finance chiefs at Powys County Council are pleased with the 2024/2025 budget position as it stood at the end of February.

1 week ago Elgan Hearn

NEWS POLITICS

Special meeting to discuss education scheduled

It has been confirmed that an extraordinary council meeting to discuss another damning report into education standards in Powys will take place on Thursday, April 10.

1 week ago Elgan Hearn

NEWS WHATS ON

See what's on next week in our area (W15)

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1 week ago All About Newtown

NEWS POLITICS

Senedd petition launched over health changes

Health campaigner and Powys County Council’s anti-poverty champion Cllr Joy Jones has set up a Senedd petition in a bid to prevent Powys patients being treated like “second class citizens.”

2 weeks ago Elgan Hearn

NEWS WHATS ON

See what's on next week in our area (W14)

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2 weeks ago All About Newtown

NEWS POLITICS

Calls to sack education chief after damming report

Calls for sacking Liberal Democrat cabinet member for education, Cllr Pete Roberts have been made by Powys opposition councillors.

3 weeks ago Elgan Hearn

NEWS POLITICS

Secondary school standards risk

A risk that the standard of education in Powys secondary schools is plummeting has been escalated to a council wide strategic register.

3 weeks ago Elgan Hearn

NEWS POLITICS

Senedd supports ‘scores on the doors’ for care homes

The Senedd supported plans to introduce inspection ratings for care homes, with service providers set to be required to publish “scores on the doors”.

3 weeks ago Chris Haines

NEWS POLITICS

Council to pull £432k from reserves

An accounting blunder means council has to dip into reserves - before the financial year even begins!

3 weeks ago Elgan Hearn

NEWS CRIME

Man jailed for drug growing

A man has been jailed for over two years for growing 274 cannabis plants in a Newtown property.

3 weeks ago All About Newtown

NEWS

Recycling booking system goes live

Controversial new booking system for recycling centres goes live.

3 weeks ago All About Newtown

NEWS

Award-winning housebuilder to bring 29 open-market homes to Newtown

SJ Roberts Homes has started work on its exciting plans to bring 29 much-needed open market homes to Newtown.

3 weeks ago All About Newtown

NEWS POLITICS

Bid to get extraordinary meeting blocked

Rejecting calls to pause the imminent introduction of booking and payment charges at Powys recycling centres so that the changes can be discussed by councillors has been called “stubborn and short sighted” by opposition leaders.

3 weeks ago Elgan Hearn

OPINION

Opinion: emergency services have my full support

The Mayor of Newtown & Llanllwchaiarn, Cllr Pete Lewington has thanked emergency services for their 'swift' response to the knife incidents in our town this month.

3 weeks ago All About Newtown

NEWS WHATS ON

See what's on next week in our area (W13)

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3 weeks ago All About Newtown

NEWS POLITICS

POWYS: £5,000 councillors grant

Each one of Powys County Council’s 68 councillors will receive £5,000 to spend on anti-poverty projects in their ward.

4 weeks ago Elgan Hearn

NEWS POLITICS

Councillors call for extraordinary meeting

An extraordinary meeting of Powys County Council has been called for by Independent councillors to discuss scrapping the controversial recycling centre booking system.

4 weeks ago Elgan Hearn

NEWS POLITICS

Dentist reform needed says MS

Montgomeryshire Senedd Member, Russell George, has said he shares the concern of the British Dental Association (BDA) that the current reform plans to dentists in Wales will not address the lack of dentists in rural Wales.

4 weeks ago All About Newtown

NEWS POLITICS

Battle of the motions!

Town councillors are set for a heated debate at its upcoming full council meeting on Monday, March 24th, as councillors prepare to discuss two special motions aimed at reversing a controversial decision regarding meeting accessibility.

1 month ago All About Newtown

NEWS POLITICS NEWTOWN LLANLLWCHAIARN WEST

Town council 'closes' bridge restoration project

The Town Council has officially concluded its project to explore funding for the restoration of Newtown’s historic Long Bridge.

1 month ago All About Newtown

NEWS POLITICS

Event procurement in audit spotlight

Town councillors are set to discuss its 2024/25 interim internal audit report tonight, with particular focus on procurement concerns related to last year’s Kicking Off Christmas event.

1 month ago All About Newtown

NEWS POLITICS

County council to stop using B&Bs for homeless provision

An aspiration to stop using bed and breakfast (B&Bs) accommodation to put up homeless people, has been revealed by a senior councillor.

1 month ago Elgan Hearn

NEWS WHATS ON

See what's on next week in our area (W12)

Here is the latest activities and events which are scheduled to take place in Newtown and the surrounding area next week.

1 month ago All About Newtown

NEWS POLITICS

County councillors set for allowance increase

Powys county councillors are poised to receive a substantial 5.92% boost in their basic allowance, according to the independent body which sets councillors pay across Wales.

1 month ago All About Newtown

NEWS WHAT'S ON

Get involved in Spring Clean Cymru

Newtown residents and visitors are encouraged to roll up their sleeves as the town prepares for a series of community spring cleaning events as part of the Keep Wales Tidy campaign.

1 month ago All About Newtown

NEWS POLITICS

20mph changes still in discussion

Talks on which Powys roads could revert back to 30mph from the controversial 20 mph speed limit is still ongoing, the council has revealed.

1 month ago Elgan Hearn

OPINION

Opinion: allegations deserve an independent investigation

Local MP Steve Witherden gives an update on his campaign over issues at Ysgol Robert Owen in Newtown.

1 month ago All About Newtown

NEWS WHAT'S ON

Canal forum to be held in April

Developments on the Montgomery Canal in Powys and Shropshire and future plans will be in the spotlight at a meeting in Newtown next month.

1 month ago All About Newtown

NEWS

Rail footfall rises in Newtown

New figures from the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) show that passenger numbers at Newtown railway station increased significantly in 2023/2024, though they remain below pre-pandemic levels.

1 month ago All About Newtown

NEWS POLITICS

New Senedd constituencies confirmed

Final plans for 16 new “super constituencies” have been unveiled ahead of the next Senedd election in a little over a year.

1 month ago Chris Haines

NEWS POLITICS

Councillors back road safety call

A motion calling for action to make Powys roads safer, especially for motor cyclists, has been unanimously backed by councillors from right across the political spectrum.

1 month ago Elgan Hearn

NEWS CRIME

16 year old charged after incident

Authorities have provided an update on the stabbing incident that occurred in Newtown on Friday night.

1 month ago All About Newtown

NEWS POLITICS CRIME

Local leaders respond to town centre knife attack

Community leaders have voiced their concerns following a knife attack in Newtown town centre on Friday evening, which left an 18-year-old in hospital and saw a 16-year-old arrested.

1 month ago All About Newtown

NEWS WHATS ON

See what's on next week in our area (W11)

Here is the latest activities and events which are scheduled to take place in Newtown and the surrounding area next week.

1 month ago All About Newtown

NEWS CRIME NEWTOWN EAST

Two knife incidents in one day as 16 year old arrested

A 16 year old has been arrested over a stabbing incident Newtown town centre last night.

1 month ago All About Newtown

NEWS POLITICS

Four county councillors defect to Reform UK

Four Powys County Councillors, including one from Llandinam, have defected to Reform UK Wales, bringing about a significant political shift in the county council.

1 month ago All About Newtown

NEWS NEWTOWN LLANLLWCHAIARN WEST

Motorbike riding tears up park land

Open Newtown have expressed their frustration over off-road motorbikes illegally riding around the Gorsedd Stones and community orchard in Dolerw Park.

1 month ago All About Newtown

NEWS POLITICS BUDGET 25

Council tax formally set for 25/26

Powys county councillors have today formally set council tax, which includes an overall hike for Newtown residents of £190 per year for a Band D property.

1 month ago All About Newtown

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