James Evans MS attends farming protest in London Tuesday, 19 November, 2024 James Evans MS has today taken part in the farmers’ protest against UK Labour’s inheritance tax changes in Westminster. Under the new rules, relief from inheritance tax will be restricted to the first £1 million of agricultural business and property. Above this, landowners will pay inheritance tax at a rate of 20%. The average size of a farm in Wales is roughly 118 acres, with the average price... Articles
James Evans MS comments on NRW fee hike for farmers 9th January 2023 Natural Resources Wales (NRW) are planning to significantly increase fees on farmers for services, with most of the changes set to apply to one-off application... Local News
James Evans demands action from Council on school transport chaos 9th January 2023 Powys County Council have made changes to school transport for pupils attending Brecon High School, which has led to chaos this morning with pupils missing... Local News
Not long left for residents to have their say on Welsh Government consultations 21st December 2022 Two Welsh Government consultations are ending on Thursday 22nd December. The first is on proposals for a Tourism Tax, and the second regarding council tax for... Senedd News
James Evans MS comments on closure of Dolau School 20th December 2022 It has been confirmed that Llanfihangel Rhydithon CP School, known as Dolau, is going to be shut by Powys Council. James Evans MS and Fay Jones MP have... Local News
James Evans calls for Welsh Government support for pubs in Brecon & Radnorshire 15th December 2022 In the Welsh Parliament this week, Brecon and Radnorshire MS James Evans questioned the Economy Minister on what support Welsh Government is giving to pubs... Speeches in Parliament
James Evans calls on Powys Council to ditch leisure centre closures 13th December 2022 In the Welsh Parliament today, James Evans MS criticised the Liberal Democrat-run Powys County Council’s proposal to close leisure centres and swimming pools... Speeches in Parliament
James Evans comments on decline in Welsh speaker numbers across Powys and Wales 7th December 2022 The latest figures from Census 2021 show an estimated 538,300 Welsh residents aged three years or older reporting being able to speak Welsh, equating to 17.8%... Local News
James Evans MS backs Small Business Saturday 2nd December 2022 James Evans MS took part in a Senedd debate marking Small Business Saturday, which is on December 3rd, and spoke about the importance of small businesses to... Senedd News
James Evans MS comments on Brecon HSBC bank closure 30th November 2022 HSBC have announced the closure of 114 branches across the United Kingdom, including one in Brecon. The closures will start from April next year, with the... Local News
