A parent of a child at a rural primary school has said their village will "become the next Abersoch" if it closes. Conwy council is considering proposals to shut Ysgol Betws y Coed, which has 14 pupils. But a mum of a pupil said it would see young families leaving the area, which in turn would lead to more holiday lets and second homes, seeing it become "the next Abersoch" - a popular holiday destination in Gwynedd that sees its population of 600 rise to about 30,000 during the summer months. Conwy council said the issue would be considered by its cabinet on 9 June. Any formal procedure would see the council issue statutory notices before closure. The mother called the plan to shut Ysgol Betws y Coed, which is part of a federation of three schools that share a head teacher, "absolutely ridiculous". "Out of the three schools in the federation, the largest school - the one that's had the most pupils and staff over the last few years - is the one being called forward for closure," she said. "For years I struggled to buy a house here because of how expensive it is. If they take away our school, I worry that this community will suffer. "The school is what keeps young families in the are
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A council must apologise "profusely" over a failed crackdown on second homes which cost taxpayers £465k, a councillor has said. Cyngor Gwynedd was the first council to introduce a requirement for planning permission to turn a property into…
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A council must apologise "profusely" over a failed crackdown on second homes which cost taxpayers £465k, a councillor has said. Cyngor Gwynedd was the first council to introduce a requirement for planning permission to…
Read original at BBC →A primary school with just two pupils is to close at the end of the summer term. Ysgol Y Garreg in Garreg, Gwynedd, currently has no pupils in nursery, reception or years one to five. Its remaining two Year six pupils…
Read original at BBC →A parent of a child at a rural primary school has said their village will "become the next Abersoch" if it closes. Conwy council is considering proposals to shut Ysgol Betws y Coed, which has 14 pupils. But a mum of a…
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A council must apologise "profusely" over a failed crackdown on second homes which cost taxpayers £465k, a councillor has said. Cyngor Gwynedd was the first council to introduce a requirement for planning permission to turn a property into…
View source →A primary school with just two pupils is to close at the end of the summer term. Ysgol Y Garreg in Garreg, Gwynedd, currently has no pupils in nursery, reception or years one to five. Its remaining two Year six pupils are due to start…
View source →A parent of a child at a rural primary school has said their village will "become the next Abersoch" if it closes. Conwy council is considering proposals to shut Ysgol Betws y Coed, which has 14 pupils. But a mum of a pupil said it would…
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