Richard Edwards
Elected
| Telephone | 01686630796 |
| richard.edwards@newtown.org.uk | |
| Ward | South |
| Party Affiliation | Plaid Cymru |
| Office | tbc |
| Committee Membership | tbc |
Profile
I went to Hafren Primary, Newtown High School and Coleg Powys before completing a HND course at Aberystwyth University.
I work at Cultivate; a Co-op based in Newtown and that runs a Community Garden and shop. In addition, I run my own market garden near Kerry, growing vegetables for the local market.
I’m especially interested in the regeneration of Newtown, promoting the use of our parks, greater sustainability and care for the environment including reducing the amount of litter in the town.
I believe that by working together we can make Newtown a successful place to live, learn, work and visit.
Councillor Stats
Dates: Took Office – 25.6.2012
DNA = data not available
X = Councillor not in office
Attendance Record
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 21 – Jan 22 | 39 | 37 | 87 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 36 | 36 | 100 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | 51 | 47 | 92 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 47 | 41 | 87 | DNA |
| 2017-18 | DNA | DNA | DNA | DNA |
Training Record
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 |
|---|---|
| 2017-18 | Module 9 – Code of Conduct |
| 2017-18 | Place Plans – rolling out the concept |
| 2017-18 | OVW/SLCC Joint Conference |
| 2017-18 | Module 20 – Wellbeing of Future Generations Act 2015 / Sustainability |
| 2017-18 | Planning Aid Wales Annual Conference |
| 2017-18 | Annual Conference 2017 |
| 2017-18 | An Introduction to planning workshop |
| 2017-18 | Free Planning training workshop |
| 2017-18 | Pre-application community consultation: going beyond the requirements |
| 2018-19 | GDPR Awareness |
| 2018-19 | OVW/SLCC Joint Conference |
| 2018-19 | Place Plans & The Value of Community Engagement in Planning |
| 2018-19 | Module 13 – Community Engagement part 2 |
| 2018-19 | Module 12 – Community/Place Planning |
| 2018-19 | Mid Wales Tourism Annual Conference |
| 2019-20 | One Voice Wales Society of Local Council Clerks Joint Conference |
| 2019-20 | Shaping your Community – The Role of Community Plans and Place Plans |
| 2019-20 | 2nd Innovative Practice Conference |
| 2021-22 | Joint OVW/SLCC Conference |
| 2021-22 | Module 10 – Chairing Skills |
| 2021-22 | OVW Innovative Practice Conference |
| 2021-22 | Zero Carbon Britain Carbon Literacy for Local Authorities |
Outside Body Appointments
| Year | Outside Body |
|---|---|
| 2021-22 | Mid Wales Tourism |
| Mid & North Powys Destination Network | |
| Maesyrhandir CP | |
| Ysgol Dafydd Llwyd | |
| 2020-21 | Mid Wales Tourism |
| Mid & North Powys Destination Network | |
| Maesyrhandir CP | |
| Ysgol Dafydd Llwyd | |
| Newtown Twinning Association | |
| 2019-20 | Robert Owen Museum Council of Management |
| Going Green for Living (Open Newtown) Board | |
| Newtown Twinning Association | |
| Maesyrhandir CP | |
| Ysgol Dafydd Llwyd | |
| 2018-19 | Robert Owen Museum Council of Management |
| Going Green for Living Board | |
| Newtown Twinning Association | |
| Mid & North Powys Destination Network | |
| 2017-18 | Robert Owen Museum Council of Management |
| Going Green for Living Board | |
| Newtown Twinning Association |
Declarations of Interests
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.
Richard Edwards Declarations of Interest 2017-2022
Payments to Members
Your Councillors are entitled to payments (remuneration) at levels determined by the Independent Remuneration Panel for Wales though they may choose to opt out of all or some of the payments. Note that some councillors may have lesser entitlement if joining or ceasing part way through the year.
The total amounts shown here, are made up of various allowances including a care allowance.
| Year | Total Payments |
|---|---|
| Apr – Sep 2021 | £241.67 |
| 2020-21 | £650 |
| 2019-20 | £786 |
| 2018-19 | £1079.10 |
| 2017-18 | £361.40 |
