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Schools Service Estyn report: Leader calls Extraordinary Meeting of Council
Cllr James Gibson-Watt, the Leader of Powys County Council, has called for an Extraordinary Meeting of Council in the wake of the recent publication of the Estyn report into the council's education services

From 'egg chasing' to egg production
Among the recipients of business growth grants from Powys County Council last year - which totalled just under £1 million - was Welsh rugby international Dan Lydiate.

Meet the 71 companies helped to grow with grants worth just under £1m
Seventy-one Powys companies were helped to expand, or secure their future, last year with growth grants from the county council totalling £994,000.

Ysgol Maesydderwen
A team of senior education officers are already working with a Powys secondary school following a disappointing Estyn inspection, the county council has confirmed

Retail, leisure and hospitality businesses urged to apply for rate relief
Powys businesses in the retail, leisure and hospitality sectors are being urged to apply for a rate relief scheme that could see their business rates bill reduce in the new financial year

Ambitious plans to build and improve council homes approved
More than £225m investment is planned as part of a five-year programme that will see new council homes built and improvements made to existing council homes, Powys County Council has said

School pupils given fake vape packages to address urgent health risk
A health board in Wales has taken urgent action to counter the increasing prevalence of youth vaping.

Youth Services receives positive report
Estyn, the education and training inspectorate for Wales, has today published a report highlighting the positive work being done by Powys County Council's Youth Services

Council will double down to drive education improvements
Senior leaders at Powys County Council have pledged to strengthen education services and improve outcomes for the county's learners following a disappointing Estyn inspection

Council raises the roof with major investment at Llys Nant Flats
In a move that's sure to raise the roof, Powys County Council has completed a major project to replace the flat roof on a block of council flats in Llanidloes

Welsh public organisations pledge new approach focused on the bereaved and survivors of public tragedies
Organisations across Wales have signed a charter which commits them to responding to public tragedies with openness, transparency and accountability.

Farmer's widow helped to claim nearly £20,000 a year in benefits
A farmer's wife was helped to claim nearly £20,000 a year in benefits, which she was entitled to, by Powys County Council's money advice service.