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Go GREEN this Halloween!
The spookiest night of the year is nearly here but it's a time to scare your friends, not the planet! There's plenty of recycling to be done around Halloween and lots of ways you can reduce the scary amount of waste generated by the fearsome festivities.

Do you have a green tourism project that needs funding?
Organisations with plans for green small-scale tourism infrastructure improvements in Powys are being urged to get in touch with the county council.

Let's Talk: Living in Powys
Residents have an opportunity to share their views on living in Powys to help shape future planning and service delivery, the county council has said.

Clean-up taking place as Powys roads still impacted by recent torrential rain
Roads continue to be impacted by the torrential rain Powys experienced earlier this week, the county council has said

Single Transferable Vote system rejected
The move to a Single Transferable Vote system and a change to the way people vote in local Powys County Council elections, has been rejected.

4 projects get £476k to boost adult numeracy skills
Four Powys projects have received Shared Prosperity Fund support worth a total of £476,000 in the last eight months to help people manage their money and improve their wellbeing.

5 projects get 750k to boost skills and job prospects
Five Powys projects have received Shared Prosperity Fund support worth a total of £750,000 in the last eight months to help people find work or secure better jobs.

7 projects get £1.85m to help businesses expand
Seven Powys projects have received Shared Prosperity Fund support worth a total of £1.85 million in the last eight months to help boost business investment and create jobs.

Flats to be demolished so new council homes can be built
Exciting plans to build new council homes will reach an important milestone later this month when work to demolish four existing blocks of flats begins, the county council has said

Mandatory bird registration now in force
Bird keepers in Powys need to register themselves with the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) after it became a legal requirement earlier this month, the county council has said

Powys County Council proudly supports the Mighty Mission to make Wales No.1!
We're backing Wales Recycles' mighty mission to get to No.1 in the world for recycling, and we need YOUR help to get us there! Wales is already on the rise - recently climbing from third to second place, just behind Austria. Amazing, right? But we can do even better, especially when it comes to tackling food waste.

6 projects get £4.59m to improve communities and buildings
Six Powys projects have received Shared Prosperity Fund support worth a total of £4.59 million in the last eight months to help build "resilient, healthy and safe neighbourhoods".