Welsh Liberal Democrat Councillors Clair Powell and Liam Fitzpatrick have warned of possible major changes to schools throughout Powys should the revised Home to School Transport Policy be approved. Following a report to the council’s people scrutiny committee which took written evidence from a number of councillors, the problem was highlighted by a question raised by Bronllys Councillor Clair Powell. […]

Following my recent advice surgery in the ward I have been contacted by residents in Bronllys regarding the ‘39’ Stagecoach bus on the Herefordto Brecon route.  I understand that the bus that is used is not fully accessible and this is causing problems for elderly people and people with pushchairs or buggies. I raised this issue with Mr […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Liberal Democrat Councillor for Bronllys Ward Cllr Clair Powell today expressed her delight that finally the funding has been made available for the allocation of Speed Indication Devices in Llyswen. Cllr Powell said “I was delighted to receive a letter from the Deputy First Minister and Minister for the Economy and Transport Ieaun Wyn Jones AM […]

We were all shocked at the recent accident in Llyswen which resulted in a much loved local man, an innocent pedestrian, being seriously injured. Since being elected last year I have campaigned continuously for road safety improvements throughout Llyswen, Erwood and Bronllys. Shortly after being elected I held a public meeting in Llyswen with Kirsty Williams AM and representatives of the […]

Pupils in the village of Bronllys, near Brecon will now be entitled to free school transport following an appeal to Powys County Council by a local mum and her Liberal Democrat County Councillor Clair Powell. Pupils who live in the village of Bronllys that attend Gwernyfed High School, in Three Cocks have previously had their […]

This week I attended the Builth Wells Transport Study Exhibition, held at Antur Gwy, Builth Wells. The aim of the exhibition was to seek the views on the problems and issues that the study should be addressing, and the possible options or solutions. The goal of ‘One Wales’ is to promote sustainable transport networks taht […]

Please note that a public exhibition on the Builth Wells Transport study will be held at Antur Gwy, Builth Wells on Thursday 25th September 10am to 8pm and Friday 26th September 10am to 6pm Everyone is welcome to attend