I recently attended a meeting of the Bronllys Hospital League of Friends. Bronllys Hospital is a vital part of our community, providing palliative care, respite care, specialist treatment for stroke patients and it is also home to Wales’ only specialist pain management centre. During the meeting we had a talk from Owen Hughes, a consultant […]

During a recent visit to Bronllys a number of residents raised their concerns about the problems with the heating systems in the council bungalows on Neuadd Terrace. Follwoing a safety review by the council many council properties across the county have had their heating systems switched off. This of course has been causing a great […]

The public consultation on the revised home to school/college transport policy will end on 30th September. This is proving to be a very controversial policy and it remains to be seen whether it will be approved by the council’s board. I have held a number of meetings with other councillors and also recently attended a […]

Tonight I held joint advice surgeries with local Liberal Democrat MP, Roger Williams. The surgeries held in Erwood, Llyswen and Bronllys were well attended by local residents. A number of issues were raised ranging from housing needs, planning issues, local services, highways and health issues. These matters will now be addressed by myself and our […]

You may recall that I raised the issue of the council’s revised home to school/college transport policy which is open to public consultation. This is just a quick reminder that the closing date for the consultation is 30th September. There are also two public meetings being held to discuss the revised policy. They are tomorrow […]

Just a quick reminder that I will be holding Advice Surgeries with Roger Williams MP this Wednesday (9th September) as follows: Erwood 5:30pm Llyswen 6:00pm Bronllys 6:30pm Please feel free to come along and raise any issues with us.  Just look out for us in Roger’s Campaign caravan!  For further details please call me on 07900904509 or […]

Police Forces in Wales have been working together to launch a single non-emergency phone number that can be used to contact the Police when it is not an emergency and callers do not require an emergency response. The introduction of 101 is the biggest change in the way people can contact the Police since the […]

Local residents contacted me regarding the new road layout on the A438 junction at the Marish. Road works had been carried out to improve the safety of the junction. This work included a new double layer of road studs (cats eyes). Unfortunately the type of stud that was used was causing some considerable noise nuisance […]

A number of residents contacted me recently about the overgrown footpath to the rear of Fosse Way (next to the moated site). I am pleased to inform you that after I contacted Ben Humphreys, Countryside Warden at Powys County Council, for Bronllys area it has been agreed that the pathway will now be added to […]

I recently attended the lauch of Erwood Station’s Fowler 0-4-0 Diesel Restoration Project. Those of you who have visited the station will have seen this locomotive at the entrance to the craft shop.  The station was established by the late Alan Cunningham, award winning wood turner. The station was on the Cambrian Railway from Brecon […]