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Getting ready to welcome some of the world's top female cyclists
Powys is getting ready to welcome some of the world's top female bike racers as Welshpool hosts the start of the 2024 Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Women on Thursday (6 June).

Cabinet approve change in language provision for Ysgol Bro Caereinion
Groundbreaking plans to move an all-age school along the language continuum so it eventually becomes a Welsh-medium school will be implemented after being given the go-ahead by Cabinet, Powys County Council has said

Maldwyn 2024 Urdd Eisteddfod begins
Maldwyn 2024 Urdd Eisteddfod has finally begun and the whole of Powys is delighted to welcome children, young people, families and friends from across Wales to Meifod

UK Shared Prosperity Fund boosts innovation and social enterprise in Mid Wales
The UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UK SPF) has been awarded to seven pivotal regional projects in Mid Wales, accelerating economic development and social entrepreneurship in the region.

The 13 Powys companies helped by Growth Grants totalling £143,000
Thirteen Powys companies were helped to expand or secure their future in the last six months thanks to Growth Grants from the county council.

Do you need support to expand commercial premises?
The Mid Wales Growth Deal Sites and Premises Programme is publishing a survey to better understand the future growth plans of businesses across the region and their need for commercial premises

Cooking Counts
A free new course aimed to promote numerical skills through cooking is being offered across the county, Powys County Council has said.

Cabinet to consider Ysgol Bro Caereinion language objection report
Groundbreaking plans to move a north Powys all-age school along the language continuum so it eventually becomes a Welsh-medium school could be implemented if given the go-ahead by Cabinet next week, the county council has said

Planning application for new Ysgol Bro Hyddgen building submitted
A planning application to construct a new replacement building for an all-through school in Machynlleth has been submitted, Powys County Council has announced

Animal health offences costs Powys man £13,000
A series of animal health offences, including causing unnecessary suffering to an animal, has cost a north Powys man £13,000 after they were prosecuted by the county council

Arts organisations to share £675,000 Shared Prosperity Fund grant
Ten organisations are set to benefit from a £675,000 grant funding programme that was created to support arts and creative industries, the county council has said

Marches Forward Partnership shapes future proposals
The Marches Forward Partnership has moved at pace since its launch in November 2023