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Elgan Hearn

Local Democracy Reporter covering Powys.

April 4, 2023

Supporting image for story: Highway safety issues could scupper stop expansion plans that could create 10 jobs

Highway safety issues could scupper stop expansion plans that could create 10 jobs

April 3, 2023

Supporting image for story: £2 million boost to help schools deal with rising utilities bills

£2 million boost to help schools deal with rising utilities bills

April 1, 2023

Supporting image for story: Schools to get access to £2m energy costs fund

Schools to get access to £2m energy costs fund

March 30, 2023

Supporting image for story: Cabinet approves ambitious house building plans

Cabinet approves ambitious house building plans

March 28, 2023

Supporting image for story: Fraud investigations to save council more than £1.6m

Fraud investigations to save council more than £1.6m

Supporting image for story: Council's fraud investigators will save, gain or recover £1.636 million

Council's fraud investigators will save, gain or recover £1.636 million

March 27, 2023

Supporting image for story: Powys county councillors set for 4.76 per cent pay rise

Powys county councillors set for 4.76 per cent pay rise

Supporting image for story: Councillors will receive £800 more in their pay packets during 2023/2024

Councillors will receive £800 more in their pay packets during 2023/2024

March 24, 2023

Supporting image for story: Lake Vyrnwy community hub gets retrospective approval

Lake Vyrnwy community hub gets retrospective approval

Supporting image for story: Residents to be consulted on gritting plans

Residents to be consulted on gritting plans

Supporting image for story: Water business to harness solar power

Water business to harness solar power

Supporting image for story: Planning permission given to Radnor Hills solar energy scheme

Planning permission given to Radnor Hills solar energy scheme

March 23, 2023

Supporting image for story: Homes plan submitted for village two years after smaller proposal rejected

Homes plan submitted for village two years after smaller proposal rejected

March 20, 2023

Supporting image for story: Council is interviewing for social services chiefs

Council is interviewing for social services chiefs

Supporting image for story: No more funding will be coming to Powys to help clear up path order backlog

No more funding will be coming to Powys to help clear up path order backlog

Supporting image for story: State of footpaths stopping walking groups visiting Powys

State of footpaths stopping walking groups visiting Powys

March 17, 2023

Supporting image for story: Visitors put off coming to Powys for walks due to the poor state of paths

Visitors put off coming to Powys for walks due to the poor state of paths

Supporting image for story: Councillors reject flats plan for former Motor World building

Councillors reject flats plan for former Motor World building

Supporting image for story: Caravan park expansion plans branded 'blot on the landscape' are rejected

Caravan park expansion plans branded 'blot on the landscape' are rejected

March 15, 2023

Supporting image for story: Calls for free leisure centre offer for council staff to be dropped

Calls for free leisure centre offer for council staff to be dropped

March 11, 2023

Supporting image for story: Caravan park expansion set for approval despite councillors concerns

Caravan park expansion set for approval despite councillors concerns

Supporting image for story: Plan to knock down former Motor World for flats recommended for refusal

Plan to knock down former Motor World for flats recommended for refusal

March 6, 2023

Supporting image for story: Disappointment over removal of councillors from service board

Disappointment over removal of councillors from service board

March 3, 2023

Supporting image for story: Welsh language motion is agreed after lengthy debate

Welsh language motion is agreed after lengthy debate

Supporting image for story: Councillors vote against changes to the remit of Powys scrutiny committees

Councillors vote against changes to the remit of Powys scrutiny committees

Supporting image for story: Planning committee numbers set to drop from 21 to 17

Planning committee numbers set to drop from 21 to 17

March 2, 2023

Supporting image for story: Council Tax has been formally set by Powys County Council

Council Tax has been formally set by Powys County Council

Supporting image for story: Town and Community Councillors are dumped off Powys PSB

Town and Community Councillors are dumped off Powys PSB

February 24, 2023

Supporting image for story: Town centres could suffer as car parking charges go up

Town centres could suffer as car parking charges go up

Supporting image for story: Fears raised that council tax hike will tip people into poverty

Fears raised that council tax hike will tip people into poverty

February 22, 2023

Supporting image for story: Plans to convert historic 18th century pub into four-bedroom house approved despite pleas by objectors

Plans to convert historic 18th century pub into four-bedroom house approved despite pleas by objectors

Supporting image for story: Holiday park extension approved

Holiday park extension approved

February 17, 2023

Supporting image for story: Roadside services plan for Newtown bypass with bosses promising 200 jobs

Roadside services plan for Newtown bypass with bosses promising 200 jobs

Supporting image for story: Approval for chicken farm paused after government request

Approval for chicken farm paused after government request

February 16, 2023

Supporting image for story: Controversial plan to convert historic pub into house set to be decided

Controversial plan to convert historic pub into house set to be decided

Supporting image for story: Campaigners press Welsh government to pause chicken farm applications

Campaigners press Welsh government to pause chicken farm applications

February 15, 2023

Supporting image for story: Tories criticise budget 'hokey cokey'

Tories criticise budget 'hokey cokey'

Supporting image for story: Council budget amendments agreed – including £500,000 energy fund for schools

Council budget amendments agreed – including £500,000 energy fund for schools

February 14, 2023

Supporting image for story: Council gives assurances over vehicle replacement fund

Council gives assurances over vehicle replacement fund

Supporting image for story: Powys schools may present business cases for slice of £500,000 funding

Powys schools may present business cases for slice of £500,000 funding

Supporting image for story: Schools could have to apply for slice of half a million pound energy help fund

Schools could have to apply for slice of half a million pound energy help fund

February 13, 2023

Supporting image for story: Lessons are being learned from January's bus route changes debacle

Lessons are being learned from January's bus route changes debacle

February 8, 2023

Supporting image for story: Schools energy fund included in council budget changes

Schools energy fund included in council budget changes

Supporting image for story: Concerns raised over deteriorating school buildings

Concerns raised over deteriorating school buildings

Supporting image for story: Corporate Safeguarding Board set up in a bid to address Audit Wales concerns

Corporate Safeguarding Board set up in a bid to address Audit Wales concerns

Supporting image for story: Staff budget of £300,000 is allocated to "reimagining" Powys council services

Staff budget of £300,000 is allocated to "reimagining" Powys council services

February 6, 2023

Supporting image for story: Major hotel, Starbucks and Greggs development backed by planners

Major hotel, Starbucks and Greggs development backed by planners

February 3, 2023

Supporting image for story: Councillors back plan for 112,000 chicken units - despite ongoing consultation

Councillors back plan for 112,000 chicken units - despite ongoing consultation

Supporting image for story: Fay Jones MP receives split decision on her office planning appeal

Fay Jones MP receives split decision on her office planning appeal

February 2, 2023

Supporting image for story: The waiting list for housing and homelessness figures have risen dramatically in Powys

The waiting list for housing and homelessness figures have risen dramatically in Powys

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