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New defences will prevent flooding at over 100 homes
3 days ago · 08/11/2024 @ 01:55. Homes in the Welshpool, Llandinam, Caersws and Carno areas have been protected against flooding as part of a countywide project. Powys County Council said more than 100 Powys homes will be better protected against water damage by the end of this year, thanks to a £1 million Flood Resilience scheme.
Canal work finished ‘five months ahead of schedule’
13 hours ago · A work party cracked on to complete all channel and towpath deliverables for the original scope of the Rural Prosperity Fund (RPF) grant – five months ahead of schedule! “Given the torrential rain and flooding during October it was a pleasant relief to have dry, calm, mild weather for the entire work party,” said Tom Fulda, project ...
INTERVIEW: “It’s a very exciting time for our town”
Aug 13, 2024 · INTERVIEW: “It’s a very exciting time for our town”. For many people, Cllr Phil Owen was a name that came from out of the blue when he was elected as Mayor earlier this year. The legal expert is a relative newcomer to Welshpool Town Council, so was the surprise choice. We sat down with Cllr Owen to learn that his family has been around ...
Welshpool to have free town centre WiFi from tomorrow
07/08/2024 @ 08:26. In a pioneering move that will see Welshpool become one of the most digitally-friendly town centres in Britain, free WiFi will be accessible for all from tomorrow (Thursday). In a pioneering project spearheaded by Welshpool town councillor Ben Gwalchmai as the town’s Digital Champion, engineers will be on site today ...
Great news as Day Centre services return Friday - mywelshpool
15/11/2023 @ 07:42. After more than a year of campaigning and lobbying, a new community charity has finally succeeded in bringing back Day Centre services to Welshpool from this Friday. The Welshpool Community Haven was created by a group of likeminded carers who recognised that the town was desperately missing the services that were once run ...
Welshpool put on urgent flood alert - mywelshpool
Jan 2, 2024 · Welshpool has been put on an urgent flood alert tonight after it was predicted that the River Severn is set to peak at up to 5.35 metres in the coming hours. An area of the river from Coed y Dinas to Leighton Bridge, including parts of Severn Farm Industrial Estate and Leighton, is expected to get even worse tonight, with the A483 at The Moors ...
MP COLUMN: Building Welshpool’s flood resilience
Oct 24, 2024 · MP COLUMN: Building Welshpool’s flood resilience. After the worst floods of the autumn so far, new MP Steve Witherden (pictured) saw for himself for the first time just how badly Welshpool and Newtown are impacted, and has responded in his latest column for MyTown Media readers. “ Last week saw flooding up and down the spine of the ...
Welshpool: second highest council tax in Powys - mywelshpool
Mar 8, 2024 · But it is Welshpool that is raising the eye brows, with the new figure of £2,231.22 for a Band D property placing it behind Machynlleth’s £2,372.58 as the second highest Council Tax in Powys. Welshpool residents will be paying almost £250 more than those in Guilsfield and Berriew. At Thursday’s Powys County Council meeting, councillors ...
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mywelshpool features article list. Halloween horror as child injured after car crashes into garden Car crash aftermath causing Welshpool woes End of terrace home for sale in Welshpool Police extend appeal for info over body in the lake Two arrests after Welshpool car theft