Powys social services need £6 million bailout from council
A FINANCIAL bailout of nearly £6 million for Powys County Council’s Social Services needs to be agreed.
Powys County Council set to dip into reserves to cover £4m deficit
MORE reserve funding will need to be used by Powys County Council to plug a £4 million budget black hole by the end of March.
Powys town's former cattle market to be used as pay and display car park
A PROPOSAL to use Hay-on-Wye’s former cattle market as a long stay pay and display car park could bring Powys County Council an extra £6,500 a year.
Powys PRUs safe from closure - but leave a £600k hole in budget
A £600,000 financial hole needs to be plugged after plans to close one of two Pupil Referral Units in Powys were shelved.
Powys transport chief's complaint against opposition groups thrown out
A COMPLAINT against opposition leaders on Powys council by the county's transport chief has been thrown out the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales.
Three fruit and veg farms plan near Newtown approved by Powys council
Six jobs could be created after plans to transform land near Newtown into three farm enterprises was given the go ahead.
Bid to build 'high quality' home on Powys gypsy and traveller site fails
Efforts to overturn Powys planners' decision to reject a permanent home on a site near Brecon have been rejected.
Sharp rise in violent incidents in these Gwent schools sparks an urgent review
A urgent review is needed to find out why violent and aggressive incidents shot up last year in Blaenau Gwent schools, a council chief has said.
New jobs expected as plan to extend Newtown factory approved
Pear Stairs is set to create new jobs in Newtown after winning a planning battle to extend its factory in the town.
Powys councillor given green light to build barn near remains of castle
PLANS to build a big barn near the site of an ancient castle overlooking the River Severn have been given the thumbs up by councillors.
