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Last year (2024-25) Powys County Council added 22 extra homes to its council housing stock.

The leader of Powys County Council has thanked county businesses for their commitment to building a modern, dynamic economy that works for everyone.

A total of 350 new homes were built in Powys last year (2024-25), exceeding the annual target for 300 to be completed as part of the county's local development plan (LDP).

Proposals for a health and wellbeing hub in the centre of Newtown are now available at www.powyswellbeing.wales and we'd like to hear your views

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

Residents in Powys are being reminded that council tax payments remain due and must be paid as normal, even if a property is subject to an appeal with the Valuation Office Agency

The Flash Leisure Centre in Welshpool has been recognised for its outstanding achievements in growing and supporting its community, winning 'Performance of the Year' at the Freedom Leisure National Conference 2025.

Do you live in or around Newtown? Or do you use health and care services in the town?

Young people in Powys could have money waiting for them in a Child Trust Fund - and Powys County Council is urging them to check

Extra social care staff have been recruited to cut delays for Powys residents who are ready to leave hospital but have care needs.

A county councillor from Newtown has been appointed as the Chair of Governors of the town's special school

Unstable memorials identified during an inspection of Powys County Council's cemeteries will soon be made safe - either by being laid flat or made safe by other appropriate means - to ensure these spaces remain safe for visitors