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OPINION
Opinion: Mayor looking forward to unleashing towns potential

Mayor of Newtown & Llanllwchaiarn, Cllr Pete Lewington shares what he’s been up to recently.

3 weeks ago

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OPINION
Opinion: my confidence in the Cabinet is non-existent

Cllr Pete Lewington gives his take on the current Powys County Council Cabinet, amid the budget setting process.

1 month ago

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OPINION
Opinion: Welsh Government need to fund our healthcare properly

Our local MP, Steve Witherden, gives his thoughts and opinions on the proposed cuts in care by Powys Teaching Health Board.

1 month ago

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OPINION
Opinion: Support Our Local Newtown Shops this Christmas

Last week, I began my Christmas shopping in small, local, independent shops, and I urge everyone to consider shopping locally in the lead-up to Christmas, writes Russell George MS.

2 months ago

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OPINION
Opinion: car parking still not resolved

Cllr Pete Lewington gives readers his opinions on the shortcomings in the current Liberal Democrat/Labour administration in Llandrindod Wells.

3 months ago

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OPINION
Opinion: restructuring and closures are disappointing

Our local MP gives us an update on the issues which he's been working on in our area.

4 months ago

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OPINION
Opinion: Winter fuel payment cut is wrong

Russell George MS writes about the cut to winter fuel allowance made by the new UK Labour Government.

4 months ago

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OPINION
Opinion: Will they listen and help save our town centres?

Cllr Pete Lewington hits out at the County Council over it's car parking review, which would increase fees for Newtown visitors.

5 months ago

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OPINION
Opinion: my immediate priorities for the Newtown area

These past two months since being elected the Member of Parliament for Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr have been quite eventful.

5 months ago

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OPINION
Opinion: Priorities for the new First Minister

Russell George MS gives us his opinions on the political change throughout July and August.

6 months ago

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OPINION NEWTOWN EAST
Opinion: it's all change in our area

Cllr Joy Jones lets us know her thoughts on the recent changes to our area following the General Election and other goings on nationally.

7 months ago

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OPINION
Opinion: the town could not work without volunteers

The newly elected Mayor of Newtown, Cllr Mike Childs, praises the work of volunteers in Newtown in his first article for All About Newtown.

7 months ago

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OPINION
Opinion: campaign to revoke 20mph traffic order

Russell George MS updates us on the campaign to revoke the 20mph speed limit which was introduced last September by the Welsh Government.

8 months ago

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OPINION NEWTOWN EAST
Opinion: reductions, closures and some good news

Cllr Joy Jones lets us know her thoughts on the closures of Treowen and the Welshpool Air Ambulance base, but reveals there are some amazing things happening too.

8 months ago

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OPINION NEWTOWN LLANLLWCHAIARN WEST
Opinion: Powys County Council, elections, parking and more

Cllr Pete Lewington kicks off our new weekly Sunday opinion column with his take on the current state of Powys County Council and the issues which he has raised.

9 months ago

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POLITICS OPINION
Opinion: election promises broken again

For the second consecutive year the Liberal Democrats have broken their 2022 election promise to lower council tax for our residents and go nowhere near a 5% increase.

1 year ago

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