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Local Democracy Reporter covering Powys.

August 2, 2022

Councillors raise concerns over moving health services to Newtown

Newtown|Aug 2, 2022

August 1, 2022

Ambitious updated Welsh language education strategy aims to take language to English speaking areas

Education|Aug 1, 2022

Only one internal improvement board left

Politics|Aug 1, 2022

July 29, 2022

Council bid for £27m funding submitted

Mid Wales|Jul 29, 2022

Council chiefs reveal budget deficit

Mid Wales|Jul 29, 2022

July 28, 2022

Secondary Schools finance in Powys are a cause for concern

Education|Jul 28, 2022

Predicted shortfall of £1.014 million in Council Budget

Politics|Jul 28, 2022

July 27, 2022

Library and museum could move for new canal wharf centre

Welshpool|Jul 27, 2022

Council increases mileage rate for private care workers

Health|Jul 27, 2022

Council agrees another £140,000 towards controversial recycling centre

Newtown|Jul 27, 2022

Private sector home care workers to get travelling expenses rise

Politics|Jul 27, 2022

July 25, 2022

Councillors back extending rural fuel duty relief scheme to Powys

Politics|Jul 25, 2022

Staff may get St David's Day off as a bank holiday sometime in the future

Politics|Jul 25, 2022

July 22, 2022

Recruitment and Covid hit council's recycling collections

Mid Wales|Jul 22, 2022

Holiday lodges plan approved for caravan park

Llanidloes|Jul 22, 2022

July 21, 2022

Council to be asked to give staff a St David's Day holiday

Mid Wales|Jul 21, 2022

Concern over Covid lockdown impact on children's education

Education|Jul 21, 2022

July 20, 2022

Holiday lodges planned for site near Llanidloes are approved

Farming|Jul 20, 2022

Councils submit bid for over £42 million from Shared Prosperity Fund

Politics|Jul 20, 2022

Children's literacy and numeracy skills hit by Covid-19 lockdowns

Education|Jul 20, 2022

July 19, 2022

'Let teachers teach' says councillor as school strategy unveiled

Mid Wales|Jul 19, 2022

July 18, 2022

Not enough money in budget to screen all meetings online, says council leader

Mid Wales|Jul 18, 2022

July 14, 2022

Council leader, Cllr James Gibson wants to restore online access to meetings as soon as possible

Politics|Jul 14, 2022

July 12, 2022

Council criticised over online meetings

Mid Wales|Jul 12, 2022

Powys scrutiny meetings can only be watched online after they have finished

Politics|Jul 12, 2022

July 11, 2022

Plans for a nano brewery on the Powys/Shropshire

Llanymynech|Jul 11, 2022

Powys needs to boost the Welsh language in future planning policies

Politics|Jul 11, 2022

July 7, 2022

Council ends 2021/22 financial year with a surplus of over £7.4 million

Politics|Jul 7, 2022

Planning inspector has to decide whether a new crematorium should be build near Newtown

Newtown|Jul 7, 2022

July 6, 2022

Council finances are looking healthy councillors told

Mid Wales|Jul 6, 2022

July 1, 2022

Slurry pond plans to go before committee

Mid Wales|Jul 1, 2022

June 30, 2022

Room for improvement on council's use of Welsh

Politics|Jun 30, 2022

Closure delay allows the possibility of Welsh medium education at Dolau to be explored

Education|Jun 30, 2022

June 29, 2022

Council agrees taxi price hike of 11 per cent

Mid Wales|Jun 29, 2022

Zero tolerance approach to fraud from Powys County Council

Politics|Jun 29, 2022

Cabinet agree hike in taxi fare tariff

Politics|Jun 29, 2022

Powys to join the Wales local authority "Proud Council" network

Politics|Jun 29, 2022

June 28, 2022

Council to learn of cost-of-living crisis affects on finances

Politics|Jun 28, 2022

Schools could be hit by spiralling energy costs

Politics|Jun 28, 2022

June 24, 2022

Council lodges plan to tackle controversial recycling centre opposition

Newtown|Jun 24, 2022

June 23, 2022

Taxi fares in Powys to go up by 11 per cent

Business|Jun 23, 2022

Phased reopening plan for Mid Wales day centres

Mid Wales|Jun 23, 2022

Phased re-opening plan for Mid Wales day centres

Mid Wales|Jun 23, 2022

June 22, 2022

Should Growth Deal get cash injection to cover inflation and spiralling costs?

Politics|Jun 22, 2022

Day Centres in Powys will be re-opening over the summer

Health|Jun 22, 2022

June 19, 2022

Councillors postpone decision on flats application for village

Llanymynech|Jun 19, 2022

June 13, 2022

Welshpool incinerator decision will be made next month

Environment|Jun 13, 2022

June 8, 2022

Campaigners call for public consultation over permit for waste centre near Newtown

Newtown|Jun 8, 2022

June 7, 2022

New application for 'cloud houses' for Mid Wales tourists

Mid Wales|Jun 7, 2022

May 30, 2022

Independent councillors into two groups

Mid Wales|May 30, 2022

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