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Powys is administered by Powys County Council and has 68 elected councillors representing 60 council wards. Although it is a unitary authority , the highway functions of the council, along with the allocation of small grants, are delegated to the three Shire Committees.
In February 2024 it was announced that, after four years in the role, Richard Jones would be leaving Ysgol Calon Cymru to take up the position of director of education at Powys County Council. [12] Following this, Lee Powell was once again appointed as acting head teacher of Ysgol Calon Cymru, this time taking sole charge across both the Builth ...
Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn Urban District was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972, becoming part of the Montgomery district of Powys on 1 April 1974. A new community was created covering the former urban district, with its council taking the name Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn Town Council, also known as Newtown Town Council. [ 12 ]
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When Powys was formed as a unitary authority in 1997, the County Council took over Celtica. The centre attracted tourists, school groups, and conferences; however, initial visitor number predictions proved to be too ambitious and the council was unwilling to prolong its subsidy after years of consistent budget deficits. [ 4 ]
A Flintshire County Councillor proposed all of North Wales become a national park. [53] In December 2023, Powys County Council rejected a national park to be within its boundaries. [38] A proposed boundary map was released in mid-2024, with another public consultation taking place in late 2024, and another final one in late 2025. [54]
Powys (/ ˈ p oʊ ɪ s, ˈ p aʊ ɪ s / POH-iss, POW-iss, [4] Welsh:) is a county and preserved county in Wales. [a] It borders Gwynedd, Denbighshire, and Wrexham to the north; the English ceremonial counties of Shropshire and Herefordshire to the east; Monmouthshire, Blaenau Gwent, Merthyr Tydfil, Caerphilly, Rhondda Cynon Taf, and Neath Port Talbot to the south; and Carmarthenshire and ...
The ward elected two councillors to Montgomeryshire District Council [3] and Powys County Council, but since the May 1999 election it has elected one county councillor to Powys County Council. [4] It is also a community ward and is represented by three town councillors on Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn Town Council. [5]