Secondary school applications for Powys pupils now open countytimes.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from countytimes.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Machynlleth school petition receives over 1,000 signatures countytimes.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from countytimes.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
AN ONLINE petition to save a Montgomeryshire primary school from shutting is closing in on 500 signatures. Protesters against Powys County Council (PCC) plans to close Castle Caereinion Church in Wales School near Llanfair Caereinion set up a change.org petition last week, which had reached 461 signatures by Sunday (February 14). Supporters of the school have described it as “worth its weight in gold” and say closing it would be akin to “ripping the heart” out of the community. The county council confirmed on February 9 that a consultation over controversial plans to close Castle Caereinion, as well as three other rural schools in Powys, will go ahead. The petition quickly appeared to fight proposals.
Dec 27, 2020
A £12.9m replacement primary school in north Powys has moved a step closer after plans submitted by the county council were approved by the Welsh Government.
Subscribe to our daily newsletter!
Sign Up Kirsty Williams.
Powys County Council’s strategic outline case for a new, 270-place primary school in Newtown has been approved by the Minister for Education Kirsty Williams.
The council will now progress to the outline business case stage of the project.
Investment plans will help the council deliver its Strategy for Transforming Education in Powys, a 10-year strategy that was approved earlier this year .
The new school will replace the current buildings of Hafren Junior School and Ladywell Green Infant School, which are merging to create a new all-through primary school. The new school, Ysgol Calon y Dderwen, will open in September 2021.