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Safeguarding our rural communities is the theme of a wide-ranging programme taking place across Mid and West Wales for National Safeguarding Week, starting on Monday, 13th November.

Residents and garden waste collection subscribers are reminded that there are only a few weeks of collections left for this year.

An awards ceremony, sponsored by the county council and celebrating the achievements of service children from across Wales, saw many successes for Powys.

Businesses in Powys with plans to expand, or secure their future in challenging times, could be eligible for a Growth Grant from the county council.

Powys County Council have secured £676,728 from the Welsh Government's Natural Flood Management Accelerator Programme. The two-year programme aims to deliver nature-based flood management solutions in flood risk areas, and follows the work already carried out under the previous Natural Flood Management programme 2020-23.

More than £5 million is to be spent over four years on digital improvements that offer residents and businesses more choice and makes Powys County Council more resilient.

Glandŵr Cymru, the Canal & River Trust in Wales, has started the second phase of dredging on the Montgomery Canal as part of the effort to restore the 200-year-old canal so that boats can once again use it and to protect the manmade waterway for future generations.

A campaign encouraging people to talk about money is being supported by Powys County Council.

Mid Wales residents are being given the opportunity to comment on a Corporate Plan for the region's Corporate Joint Committee (CJC).

Residents are being urged by Powys County Council to get behind the Royal British Legion's annual Poppy Appeal and wear their poppies with pride

Work to cut Powys County Council's carbon footprint by changing the way it buys in goods and services has been rewarded with a shortlisting for a national award.

In preparation for Storm Ciarán, Powys County Council is working together with partner agencies and local flood groups to ensure communities are prepared for the expected heavy and persistent rain.