Craig Duggan

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Cynghorydd yn cyhuddo cabinet o anwybyddu rhybudd capasiti ysgol

2 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Elen Davies |Craig Duggan

Disgrifiad o’r llun, Yn ôl Aled Davies mae wedi ei "synnu" gyda phenderfyniad y cabinet i fwrw ymlaen gyda chau Ysgol Bro CynllaithMae arweinydd grŵp y Ceidwadwyr ar Gyngor Powys wedi cyhuddo'r cabinet o anwybyddu rhybuddion ynglŷn â chau ysgol leiaf y sir. Dywedodd Aled Davies fod y penderfyniad i gau Ysgol Bro Cynllaith wedi ei wneud gyda'r sicrwydd y byddai modd trosglwyddo'r disgyblion i ysgolion cyfagos.
Estyn: Schools failing grade on site security

Mar 27, 2025 | bbc.com | Craig Duggan |Paul Pigott

Schools failing on site safety - inspectorsCraig Duggan & Paul PigottGetty ImagesSchools in mid Wales need urgent improvements to site security, better leadership, and more pupil success, the national inspection body has found. Estyn raised "significant concerns" about Powys council's education services after an inspection in February, calling for "important school site security issues" to be "urgently addressed".
Schools failing on site safety - inspectors

Mar 27, 2025 | yahoo.com | Craig Duggan |Paul Pigott

Schools in mid Wales need urgent improvements to site security, better leadership, and more pupil success, the national inspection body has found. Estyn raised "significant concerns" about Powys council's education services after an inspection in February, calling for "important school site security issues" to be "urgently addressed".
Four primary schools to stay open, says council

Dec 3, 2024 | yahoo.com | Craig Duggan |Georgia Ferda

Four primary schools in rural mid Wales that were at risk of closing are to stay open, Ceredigion council have said. Previously, the council said it was looking to close the schools due to low pupil numbers and a lack of funding. More than 150 people protested against the proposed closures in September, which would have seen the schools close in August 2025. At a meeting on Tuesday, the council said an informal consultation to gather the views of the local communities will be held instead.
Seventy-mile diversion for seven-week road closure

Oct 10, 2024 | aol.com | Craig Duggan |Catriona Aitken

October 11, 2024 at 1:14 AMPart of a supporting wall collapsed in November 2023 and temporary traffic lights have been in place since [BBC]Drivers are set to face diversions of up to 70 miles as a major road will fully close for seven weeks for a wall to be fixed. In November 2023, part of a wall beneath the A470 near Talerddig in Powys collapsed into a river, leaving a hole on the side of the road.
Protest held to save four mid Wales primary schools

Sep 3, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Elen Davies |Craig Duggan

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Protest held to save four mid Wales primary schools

Sep 3, 2024 | yahoo.com | Elen Davies |Craig Duggan

Elen Davies - BBC News and Craig Duggan - BBC NewsSeptember 3, 2024 at 1:22 PM·1 min readFour primary schools in rural mid Wales could close because of low pupil numbers and budget cuts. More than 150 people protested outside Ceredigion council's headquarters on Tuesday evening, as its cabinet agreed to hold a six-week consultation on the fates of Ysgol Craig yr Wylfa, Llanfihangel-y-Creuddyn, Llangwyrfon and Syr John Rhys.
Farming future is high-tech and diverse

Jul 23, 2024 | yahoo.com | Paul Pigott |Craig Duggan

Paul Pigott - BBC News and Craig Duggan - BBC WalesJuly 23, 2024 at 2:58 PM·4 min readThe Welsh farm ten years from now probably has electric tractors ploughing drone monitored fields, a holiday let and solar array helping pay the bills, a young farmer has said. Dominic Hampson-Smith, 25, from Usk in Monmouthshire, said the next generation will bring a "breathe of fresh air" to a sector where the average farmer's age is over 60.
Dyfi bridge: New road opens tackling long diversion

Feb 1, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Craig Duggan |Dafydd Morgan

A new bridge linking north and south Wales is opening after more than two-and-a-half years of work. The structure over the River Dyfi in Powys cost £46m and replaces an old stone bridge often closed by flooding, sending drivers on a 12-mile diversion. A haulage company whose lorries pass Machynlleth 40 times a day said it solved one of two bottlenecks it faces in Wales. "With those sorted would make our lives easier," Scott Mansel Davies said.
Machynlleth clock 10 minutes slow after vandal moves hands

Oct 13, 2023 | bbc.com | Craig Duggan |James McCarthy

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Machynlleth's town clock dominates the skyline of the mid-Wales townBy Craig Duggan & James McCarthyA landmark clock has been left running slow after a vandal climbed the tower and moved the hands. The timepiece, in Machynlleth centre, was undergoing a £60,000 refurb when it was "manhandled" by an unknown assailant. It is believed damage may have been caused to the newly repaired mechanism.