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Powys Independents’ Cllr Jeremy Pugh brought up the issue of school governors having been one for eight years. Cllr Pugh said: “You’re asked to take responsibility for all of it, yet you have no say ...
The 'Fit for Office' competition, now in its third year in the UK, saw record participation with 207 entrants from across Parliament. The initiative has also been held in the United States and ...
Montgomeryshire Member of the Senedd Russell George has been suspended from the Conservative Party after also being charged for insider betting alongside former MP Craig Williams. The pair are on the ...
Former Conservative Montgomeryshire MP, Craig Williams, has been charged with betting offences by the Gambling Commission. He ...
In addition to curriculum changes, the Welsh Conservatives have pledged to scrap ‘cueing’, create a recruitment plan which aims to reduce class sizes, alleviate teacher workload, and ultimately boost ...
Welshpool businessman Mike Harris has tabled a £9m offer to buy Shrewsbury Town Football Club. The millionaire entrepreneur, who already owns TNS in the Welsh Premier, said he was knocked back last ...
Montgomeryshire Senedd Member, Russell George, has called on the First Minister to take immediate action over plans that would delay treatment for Powys patients in English hospitals, despite ...
Senior councillors clashed over school finances after they were not mentioned in a presentation outlining how Powys County Council intends to respond to a scathing Estyn inspection report. During an ...
Powys County Council have praised almost 700 volunteer ‘litter picking heroes’ who have carried out 55 spring clean-ups of communities across Powys, including Welshpool. Between March 21 and April 6, ...
The Welsh Government has revealed a £5.9 million plan to boost road safety across Mid Wales, with over half of it to be spent in Powys. Whilst towns like Newtown, Llanidloes, Brecon and Machynlleth ...