THERE will be free car parking in Hay-on-Wye and Presteigne from today (December 8).

Powys County Council is using £47,000 it saved through cabinet members taking pay cuts to subsidise free parking from now until December 24.

The free parking will start at 10am each day.

Powys County Council leader Councillor David Jones said: “We want the message to go out to all Powys residents, shopkeepers and business people that the council is on their side.”