Supporters of an at Risk Powys School Welcome Change in Voting Rules

Supporters of an at risk Powys school welcome change in voting rules

Supporters of an at risk Powys school glad all councillors will now get a vote on school closures

All Powys councillors to be given vote on whether schools should close

Powys councillors vote to give all 68 members a say on school closures, ending cabinet-only decisions as Gladestry Primary faces closure in August 2027.

Crickhowell High School denounces misleading closure report

Crickhowell High School has launched a formal protest against a story published by the Abergavenny Chronicle that suggested a campaign was under way to save the school from closure. The newspaper’s report, titled “All Powys councillors will have a final vote on school closures in the county”, featured a photograph of the school and a caption implying a rescue effort, despite the school’s own statements to the contrary. Local Democracy Reporter E…

Powys high school slams 'misleading' report about campaign to save it from closure

Nation Cymru staff A Powys high school has condemned the ‘sensationalist reporting’ of the Abergavenny Chronicle, after a ‘misleading and wholly inaccurate report’ claimed that there is a campaign to ‘save’ the school from closure. The statement followed the publication of a report titled “All Powys councillors will have a final vote on school closures […]

Every councillor in this Welsh county to get a final say on school closures

All Powys Councillors will have a vote on decisions to close schools in the county.