Earlier this summer, Powys County Council were unsuccessful in a bid for funding to expand and improve the existing Active Travel Network in the county.
On 10th August, health leaders agreed unanimously to move towards a public consultation on options for the future provision of hospital services for the people of Montgomeryshire. After a lengthy process, it is welcome the news that the end is finally in sight on the important issue.
Local AM, Russell George, visited the North Montgomeryshire Volunteer Bureau (NMVB) last week (Tuesday 1st August) to hear about their community car scheme.
Barclays has been heavily criticised for showing little regard for communities in North Powys after it emerged that it intends to close its branch in Llanidloes.
Local politicians have celebrated the opening of a mobile post office in Llandinam.
Russell George, Assembly Member for Montgomeryshire, and Karl Lewis, County Councillor for Llandinam, visited the mobile post office this week (1st August 2017).
Farming families with land either side of the England-Wales border have too often been left behind when it comes to receiving farm payments, with many facing extreme financial pressures and being placed at a competitive disadvantage as a result.
A Montgomeryshire Broadband Summit, hosted by local Assembly Member, Russell George, was held this week (Monday 17th July) at the Elephant & Castle Hotel in Newtown.
The decision to buy a £37,000 car for the new Chairman of Powys County Council to use as transport for official functions has prompted a call for a full review of the role and expenses associated with the office of Chairman.
The residents of Mill Close, Newtown, have been congratulated by their local AM and County Councillor after recently taking responsibility for maintaining the communal flower beds in the Close.
