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Elgan Hearn

Local Democracy Reporter covering Powys.

March 27, 2025

Cllr Pete Roberts - Powys County Council - Cabinet member for Learning Powys - which includes the education portfolio

Calls made for education portfolio holder Cllr Peter Roberts to be sacked over damning Estyn inspection report on Powys education services

March 26, 2025

Cllr David Thomas - Powys County Council

Concerns raised that education standards in Powys secondary schools are falling

Cllr Matthew Dorrance

Council already needs to use £432,000 from reserves to balance next year's budgtet

March 25, 2025

Ysgol Calon Cymru Builth Campus

Cabinet approve establishing a Welsh medium all through school at Builth Wells

March 24, 2025

Cllr Jackie Charlton - Powys County Council

Extraordinary motion for councillors to discuss recycling centre changes is rejected by council chairman following legal advice

Potters/Powys Council Recycling Centre in Newtown. Picture: Penny Mayes

'Stubborn and short sighted' - Bid to challenge council's recycling centre booking system in Mid Wales fails

March 21, 2025

Emma Palmer Powys County Council Chief Executive

Opposition councillors want extraordinary Powys council meeting to discuss scrapping controversial recycling centre booking system and charges

March 18, 2025

Cllr Raiff Devlin, from Powys County Council

Over 1000 drop off Powys' housing register during last three months of 2024

Powys County Council Leader Councillor James Gibson-Watt

Critcism of council decisions on social media don't represent the silent majoirty

Powys County Council's Deputy Leader Cllr Matthew Dorrance

Councillor in charge of Powys housing wants to stop using B&Bs to put up homeless people

Powys County Council leader Councillor James Gibson-Watt

Tackling poverty will be a priority for Lib Dem/Labour administrations next two years

March 10, 2025

Potters/Powys Council Recycling Centre in Newtown - picture by Penny Mayes under creative commons licence

Debate on controversial recycling centre changes denied by council rules

Incident picture of a motorcycle crash on a Powys road. From Powys County Council

Councillors agree motion that calls for action to make Powys roads safer especially for motorcyclists

March 6, 2025

Jane Thomas - Director of Corporate Services - Powys County Council

Machynlleth residents will face the highest Council Tax bills in Powys

Powys County Councllor Peter Lewis is chairman of the council's Pensions and Investments committee. From Powys County Council

Powys pension fund has no direct investments in Israel

February 28, 2025

The burnt down Glan yr Afon farmhouse. Plans to demolish the building and build a new farmhouse have been approved by Powys planners. From Powys County Council

Council's plan to replace farmhouse burnt down in May 2022 has been given the go ahead

February 27, 2025

The river Wye at Glasbury

Friends of the River Wye are disappointed that water quality data volunteers collect is largely unused by Natural Resources Wales

February 25, 2025

Glyndwr Way one of the major Powys paths - pic by Powys County Council

Council told to apologise to younger generations for the poor state of Powys pathways

February 21, 2025

Looking towards where the weather mast could be built, from the A44 road. From Google Streetview

Nant Mithil weather mast approved by Powys councillors

Cllr David Thomas - Powys County Council

Councillors vote to approved budget and 8.9 per cent Council Tax hike

January 31, 2025

How the weather mast could look.

Aberedw Hill weather mast plans apporved - but concerns were raised that could affect low level RAF training flights

January 30, 2025

Dr Richard Jones - Powys County Council director of education. PCC

Assurance that education service staff restructure will not hit ALN teams

January 29, 2025

Cllr Jackie Charlton - from PCC You Tube site

Should residents wait until their recycling boxes are full before putting them out for collection?

Cllr Raiff Devlin. From Powys County Council.

A funding boost of £3.8 million to boost bus services in Powys is not affordable for the council

January 23, 2025

Cllr Elwyn Vaughan - Powys County Council

Fraud probes into Powys council staff can look for historic evidence

January 20, 2025

Cllr Aled Davies

The number of Powys schools causing concern is "frightening"

January 17, 2025

Classroom Generic -creative commons licence.

Powys youngsters doing well at GCSE - but concerns raised over A Level results

January 15, 2025

Cllr Beverley Baynham - Powys County Council

Could alternative budget proposals bring down 8.9% Council Tax proposal?

January 10, 2025

Council houses, Welshpool

Council house rents in Powys are due to rise by 2.7 per cent from April 1

County Hall in Llandrindod Wells - headquarters of Powys County Council. From Google Streetview.

Tories slam Powys County Council over its 8.9 per cent council tax hike

January 9, 2025

Extensive seen in the middle of Builth Wells following Storm Darragh in December 2024. From Facebook.

Powys County Council is keen to improve its response to storm emergencies

January 7, 2025

The site earmarked for 16 homes in Llanfyllin. From Google Streetview.

Plans for 16 council homes in a Powys town have been lodged with planners

Mid Wales|Jan 7

The Street which is the old main road that went through Four Crosses. An appeal has been lodged with Welsh Goverment planning inspectors to overturn a decision. Picture: Google

Developer bids to overturn Powys County Council planners refusal to permit four homes to be built in Four Crosses

January 5, 2025

Community council objects to plans for a dozen new homes near Llanymynech

Plan for 14 homes near Welshpool given the go-ahead

Mid Wales|Jan 5

January 3, 2025

Jane Thomas - Director of Corporate Services - Powys County Council

Winding up of ill fated Heart of Wales Property Service has started

County Hall in Llandrindod Wells - headquarters of Powys County Council. From Google Streetview.

Powys property management company enters liquidation

January 2, 2025

Arddleen Grange in Arddleen is being sold off by Powys County Council.

Council set to sell three houses for £1m windfall

December 31, 2024

Cllr Amanda Jenner. Powys County Council

Senior Powys councillors grilled to find out how well they understand Social Services workings

News|Dec 31, 2024

December 20, 2024

Cllr Amanda Jenner 2022 Powys County Council

Powys Council bringing child refugees to be looked after in county

News|Dec 20, 2024

December 19, 2024

Cllr Sandra Davies

Using tips in other counties would make recycling easier for Powys residenst that live in borderlands

News|Dec 19, 2024

County Hall in Llandrindod Wells - headquarters of Powys County Council. From Google Streetview.

Funding boost for Powys schools facing deficits

News|Dec 19, 2024

December 18, 2024

Could Powys Council soon be moving to once a month rubbish bin collections? Pic by Elgan Hearn LDRS.

Councillors sceptical over monthly bin collections as consultation on draft new waste and recycling strartegy is agreed

News|Dec 18, 2024

December 17, 2024

Cllr James Gibson-Watt

Powys has joined forces with other local authorities to ask the Welsh Government for more money

News|Dec 17, 2024

Wales First Minister Eluned Morgan. Official picture.

Labour councillors reach out to Welsh Government colleagues for more money

News|Dec 17, 2024

December 16, 2024

Jane Dodds, the Senedd Member for Mid and West Wales. official pic.

Powys Independents want Lib Dem MS Jane Dodds to vote against Welsh Government budget proposals

News|Dec 16, 2024

December 14, 2024

'Worst case scenario' - Extra £7.4million needed by Powys schools next year, councillors to be told

Education|Dec 14, 2024

Councillor David Thomas

'Difficult decisions': Council tax rise on the cards in Powys following Welsh Government funding settlement

News|Dec 14, 2024

December 11, 2024

Cllr Beverley Baynham - Powys County Council

POWYS: Presteigne hall transfer

News|Dec 11, 2024

Cllr James Gibson-Watt

POWYS: Storm workers thanked

News|Dec 11, 2024