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Local Democracy Reporter covering Powys.

January 18, 2022

Campaigners call over controversial recycling centre permit

Newtown|Jan 18, 2022

January 17, 2022

Crematorium plans remain in limbo

Mid Wales|Jan 17, 2022

January 14, 2022

Call for taxi licence fees to be further reduced to keep drivers from leaving the job

Politics|Jan 14, 2022

January 13, 2022

Powys residents facing council tax rise

Mid Wales|Jan 13, 2022

January 10, 2022

Councillor leaves Tory group on Powys County Council claiming the Tory association was not acting for the good of the community

Newtown|Jan 10, 2022

January 6, 2022

Plans to create countryside 'alpaca experience' approved

Mid Wales|Jan 6, 2022

Roundhouse plan for wellbeing retreat is approved

Attractions|Jan 6, 2022

Chicken Farm near Llandrindod Wells wants to increase capacity by 104,000

Farming|Jan 6, 2022

January 5, 2022

Former council depot sold for at least £150,000

Mid Wales|Jan 5, 2022

Trust submits plans to add holiday lets to museum

Mid Wales|Jan 5, 2022

December 22, 2021

Powys will get £18 million more from the Welsh Government for 2022/23 budget

Politics|Dec 22, 2021

December 20, 2021

Hotel, Starbucks, and Greggs planned for town development

Welshpool|Dec 20, 2021

Chicken farm plans approved by council

Farming|Dec 20, 2021

December 17, 2021

Work to build north Powys wellbeing campus 'remains on track'

Health|Dec 17, 2021

December 15, 2021

Powys County Council cabinet member resigns

Politics|Dec 15, 2021

December 14, 2021

Consultation to be held over traffic in Newtown

Newtown|Dec 14, 2021

In future opposition groups will be able to put forward alternative budgets

Politics|Dec 14, 2021

"One Planet Standard" motion to tackle climate change is rejected

Environment|Dec 14, 2021

December 13, 2021

Cash concerns raised over children's social services in Powys

Mid Wales|Dec 13, 2021

December 7, 2021

Motion to support agricultural sector to be debated by councillors

Mid Wales|Dec 7, 2021

Plans to build dozens of homes in Llandrindod Wells are lodged

Llandrindod Wells|Dec 7, 2021

December 3, 2021

Confidence is high that Growth Deal will be signed before Christmas

Politics|Dec 3, 2021

School idea size should be 210 pupils

Education|Dec 3, 2021

December 2, 2021

Powys council group leaders welcome education improvements

Mid Wales|Dec 2, 2021

December 1, 2021

Council sees homeless numbers increase over summer months

Mid Wales|Dec 1, 2021

Call to educate boys and men to stop violence against women

Mid Wales|Dec 1, 2021

What is the purpose of volunteer led community speedwatch schemes?

Mid Wales|Dec 1, 2021

November 23, 2021

Call to holt the closure process at Powys primary schools along Shropshire border

Education|Nov 23, 2021

November 19, 2021

Financial prudence 'at the heart of budget setting process'

Mid Wales|Nov 19, 2021

November 17, 2021

Electric vehicle charger plans near Welshpool approved

Mid Wales|Nov 17, 2021

November 11, 2021

Controversial plans for a 110k broiler chicken farm near Knighton have been approved

Farming|Nov 11, 2021

November 10, 2021

Controversial plans for 110,000-bird chicken farm to be approved

Mid Wales|Nov 10, 2021

November 3, 2021

Concerns over ballooning costs of children’s social care in Powys

Mid Wales|Nov 3, 2021

Help to be given to find six homes in Powys for asylum seekers

Mid Wales|Nov 3, 2021

Helping accommodate Asylum Seekers in Powys is backed by cabinet

Politics|Nov 3, 2021

Ballooning Children's Service budget is a cause for concern

Politics|Nov 3, 2021

November 1, 2021

Councillor leaves Greens to join Plaid

Politics|Nov 1, 2021

October 22, 2021

Plans to build 33 affordable homes in Montgomery are approved

Mid Wales|Oct 22, 2021

Decision on councillor's barn conversion plan is postponed

Politics|Oct 22, 2021

October 21, 2021

Glamping retreat near Newtown gets the green light

Newtown|Oct 21, 2021

Councillors urged to promote Powys as a 'good place to live and work'

Mid Wales|Oct 21, 2021

October 18, 2021

More than 30 new homes planned for Montgomery

Welshpool|Oct 18, 2021

October 11, 2021

Welshpool drive-through Costa would create 11 jobs

Welshpool|Oct 11, 2021

Female safety at night brings into question cuts to streetlights

Crime|Oct 11, 2021

October 10, 2021

'Hard and costly lessons must be learned' from failings of project

Mid Wales|Oct 10, 2021

October 6, 2021

Powys Cabinet agree £110 million Growth Deal portfolio business case

Politics|Oct 6, 2021

October 4, 2021

Plans approved for 17 affordable homes at a former school

Mid Wales|Oct 4, 2021

October 1, 2021

Planning committee told no return to chamber until January

Politics|Oct 1, 2021

September 27, 2021

Call for Powys to declare an ecological motion is defeated at vote

Environment|Sep 27, 2021

Chairman of the Pensions and Investment committee to get £8,800 pay rise

Politics|Sep 27, 2021

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