19 January 2023 The proposed precept for Dyfed Powys Police will be put under scrutiny at the first meeting of the Dyfed Powys Police and Crime Panel in 2023.Panel members will meet on January 27 to discuss the precept and challenge Police and Crime Commissioner Dafydd Llywelyn on his budget plans for the coming year.The
17 January 2023 Less than three weeks remain for people to give their views on plans to introduce a Welsh-medium stream at a south Powys primary school.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
17 January 2023 There is still time for members of the public who visit a north Powys canal to give their views on the canal before a major restoration project begins.As part of the Montgomery Canal Restoration Project, three surveys are being held to find out the current views of people who visit Montgomery Canal.The
12 January 2023 Powys County Council's new Progressive Partnership has today published its draft budget for 2023/24.It balances the need to deliver sound services at an affordable cost and protects the most vulnerable in society, while continuing the council's journey towards its goal of net zero carbon by 2030.Council Leader, Cllr James Gibson-Watt said: "This
11 January 2023 A brand-new 3G pitch at a north Powys sports centre is now open, Powys County Council and Freedom Leisure has announced.Bookings are now being taken for the new 3G pitch that has been installed at Llanfyllin Sports Centre.Work to install the new pitch, including an improved floodlighting scheme, drainage works and perimeter
A sod-cutting ceremony to mark the beginning of construction at Grŵp Cynefin’s Llys Awelon, Ruthin, brought together all partners involved in the major £12.2 scheme to update and extend the Extra Care Housing facility. Grŵp Cynefin Chief Executive Shan Lloyd Williams, the Council's Chief Executive Graham Boase, Director of Read Constuction Wiliam Jones, and other
4 January 2023 Work progresses on Powys County Council's Levelling Up funded project to rejuvenate the local canal network in Montgomeryshire by opening up previously un-navigable sections of the canal to increase its appeal and attract more tourists to the region. Announced by the Chancellor in the 2021 Autumn Budget, the £4.8billion Levelling Up Fund invests
28 December 2022 Following extensive engagement with communities and stakeholders, the county's Active Travel Network Maps (ATNM) have now been officially approved by Welsh Government.The maps, which show current active travel routes and details of aspirational future routes within the county's 11 designated active travel localities (as defined by Welsh Government), can be viewed on