Who we are:
Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn Town Council was established in 1974. It is one of over 730 community and town councils throughout Wales. It is a separate organisation from Powys County Council. It is made up of 16 elected town councillors and 2 community youth representatives – who work voluntarily – we also employ 6 full-time and 8 part-time members of staff.
Newtown Town Council is the largest of its kind in Powys and operates within boundaries that can be viewed here:
Newtown has a population of over 11,000 people. There are currently over 5,000 residential properties in the town.
You can find out who your local town councillor is, on the “Your Councillors” page.
The Town Council has a number of areas it works on, below are the broad areas the work will fit into:
- Direct services and events offered to the town
- A local voice on behalf of the town to other organisations, groups and individuals.
- A consultee between different organisations, groups and individuals.
- A recipient of information on behalf of the town from other organisations, groups and individuals.
Our Vision Statement
“The Town Council will, through trusted leadership, continuing engagement, and collaboration with others where appropriate, help provide a community which is sustainable, prosperous, resilient, healthy, fair, and with a strong sense of identity where people choose to live, learn, work and visit.”
Our Mission Statement
“The Town Council will actively seek to understand, serve and represent the long-term interests of its citizens and community, directly or with others, within its legal powers and resources, by:
- Securing, protecting, improving and providing quality services for people and future generations
- Securing, protecting, improving and providing a safe, sustainable and healthy economy and environment
- Using resources sustainably, efficiently, economically, and effectively in order to achieve continuous improvement.”
“The Town Council will, through trusted leadership, continuing engagement, and collaboration with others where appropriate, help provide a community which is sustainable, prosperous, resilient, healthy, fair, and with a strong sense of identity where people choose to live, learn, work and visit.”
All town and community councils have a limited set of powers, set by Acts of Parliament.
The basic purposes of a town council can be summed up in six lines:
- Democratic representation as the voice and leader of its community
- Provision of services either directly or by commissioning them
- Enabling others in the community to do things
- Influencing others in and around the community to do things
- Being a communications channel for information from and to the community
- Holding other authorities to account
Contacting us
Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn Town Council offices are open 9am -5pm Monday – Thursday & 9am until 4.30pm on a Friday via side entrance in Severn Street if outside of Museum hours (11am until 3pm)
We are situated in: The Cross, Broad Street, Newtown, Powys, SY16 2BB
Accessibility Details: Council chamber only accessible by stairs. Ground Floor accessible by steps and temporary ramp. Please contact us to arrange access.
You can contact the office on 01686 625544 or send an email to enquiries@newtown.org.uk
The Town Clerk is Ed Humphreys – townclerk@newtown.org.uk
Meeting Arrangements
Members of the Public have the right to attend all Town Council meetings (see meetings section for more details).
Meeting |
When? |
Where? |
Details |
| Economy and Environment | First Monday of the month | Microsoft Teams | LINK |
| Services | Second Monday of the month | Plas Dolerw, Milford Road / Microsoft Teams | LINK |
| Strategy and Corporate Services | First Thursday of the month | Microsoft Teams | LINK |
| Resources | Third Monday of the month | Microsoft Teams | LINK |
| Full Council | Fourth Monday of the month | Plas Dolerw, Milford Road / Microsoft Teams | LINK |