A consultation over a controversial £22 million school proposal in the Swansea Valley has been extended this month, after a series of face-to-face meetings organised by the local authority for feedback from residents.
The move came as parents, teachers and residents were said to have shown "overwhelming" opposition to the plans to replace three local primary schools in the borough of Neath Port Talbot, arguing they were unsuitable and damaging to both education and community life.
The consultation period has now been extended from January 24, to February 7, with discussions focusing on the fiercely debated proposals for a new-build school for three to eleven-year-olds based on a site at Parc Ynysderw, Pontardawe.
