| pete.lewington@newtown.org.uk | |
| Ward | West Ward |
| Party Affiliation | Conservatives |
| Office | Chair - Strategy & Corporate Projects |
| Committee | Full Council, Economy and Environment, Strategy and Corporate Projects, Resources |
I am proud of Newtown and take an active interest and pride in our local community – its a great place to live, work, learn and play.
I am delighted to be able to continue to serve you as a Town Councillor and will continue to support and assist local residents to ensure their needs are met.
I am keen to help people wherever possible and firmly believe that a Town Councillor has an important role to play in working for the benefit of the local community to make life better for our residents.
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Your Council’s decisions are made at meetings of the council or its committees. Your Councillors have a duty to attend all meetings of the Council and meetings of the Committees of which they are members, unless an absence is approved by the meeting for a stated reason, for example a council duty elsewhere or ill-health.
Note that some councillors have been required to attend more meetings than others by reason, for example, of a shorter term of office or lesser number of committees to which elected, so the reader is advised to consider both the total number and the percentage when interpreting the attendance record.
| Year (April – Mar) | Total Required Meetings | Total Required Meetings Attended (including Approved Absences) | % of Required Duty Met | Other Meetings Attended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22 – May 23 | 46 | 45 | 98% | 3 |
| 2023 – 2024 | 48 | 48 | 100% | 6 |
| 2024 – 2025 | 47 | 46 | 98% | 7 |
| 2025 – 2026 | ||||
| 2026 – 2027 |
There are no legal requirements for councillors to undertake training either before or after being elected. However, this Council does require that all councillors undertake Code of Conduct training within six months of taking office and encourages all councillors to take advantage of training offered by organisations operating in the local council sector.
| Year | Course |
|---|---|
| 2022-23 | Webinar launch of ‘Future of Local Councils’ report |
| Code of Conduct – Module 9 | |
| 2023-24 | |
| 2024-25 | Module 10 - Chairing Skills |
| 2025-26 | |
| 2026-27 |
| Year | Outside Body |
|---|---|
| 2022-23 | Newtown & District Civic Society Penygloddfa CP |
| 2023-24 | Newtown & District Civic Society Penygloddfa CP Mid & North Powys Destination Network Newtown Town Partnership Sarah Brisco Trust |
| 2024-25 | Sarah Brisco Trust Mid & North Powys Destination Network Newtown & District Civic Society Open Newtown |
| 2025-26 | One Voice Wales Larger Councils Committee Powys CC - Town and Community Councils Liaison Meetings Newtown and District Civic Society |
| 2025-26 | Open Newtown |
| 2026-27 |
| Project | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|
| Smart Towns (external project) | Pre 2022 | |
| PP CH2-Longbridge: Discuss with Powys CC and investigate additional funding for the repair & renovation of Long Bridge | Nov 22 | Feb 25 |
| PP BL2- Town Partnership | June 22 | March 24 |
| Sarah Brisco House: transformation project | June 22 | |
| PP TC1/ PP ST9 -Strategic Town Centre Plan/ Street Scene Design | June 22 | |
| Support for new Sporting Events | June 22 | Jan 24 |
| PP AT7 (E) Encourage more walking and cycling by publicising the locations of routes & paths & providing free, led walks & cycle rides | June 23 | |
| PP AT1 (D) Continue to work with the Active Travel department at Powys CC to develop the Active Travel network for Newtown. Preparation for improved pedestrian signage from the railway station” | June 23 | June 25 |
| Corporate Risk Assessment Working Party | June 24 | |
| PPST3 – Road Crossings | June 24 | Oct 24 |
| Prepare a Business continuity plan | Oct 24 | |
| Twinning - New Harmony | Oct 24 | |
| Emergency Planning Plan | Nov 24 | |
| PPCH10 - Identify partners & funding to implement solutions to key empty/rundown buildings | May 25 | |
| PPT4 (D) - Deliver actions in 'Finding the New Route' tourism plan until 2024, review and update the plan | June 2025 | |
| PPAT7 - Encourage more walking and cycling by publicising the locations of routes and paths and providing free, led walks and cycle routes | June 25 |
Your Councillors are obliged to observe the Code of Conduct. In doing so they will declare their personal and prejudicial interests in matters being discussed in meetings. Note that in Wales councillors are not required to declare interests in a Resister of Interests, but must declare them whenever they occur in meetings.
The amounts shown here are made up of various allowances including a care allowance. In addition to these amounts all councillors are eligible to receive £156 pa towards additional household expenses incurred working from home on council business and £52 pa towards office consumables resulting from working from home on council business.
| Year | Total Payments |
|---|---|
| May 2022 – May 2023 | £1320.00 |
| 2023-24 | £1796.67 |
| 2024-25 | £2836.85 |
| 2025-26 | |
| 2026-27 |