Two new schools are proposed in Ammanford and land has been bought for one of them, the council has confirmed. And funding for design work has been allocated for a further eight new schools in Carmarthenshire. It remains early days for these projects - and the Plaid Cymru-Independent council is still carrying out a wider review of education across the county before making further decisions.
Labour councillor Kevin Madge has repeatedly pushed for updates on the plans for Ammanford, and has asked where capital funding that the previous Labour administration set aside for a new school in the town had gone. Speaking at a meeting of full council this month, Cllr Madge asked: "Is the new school going to be delivered in this administration (up to 2027) or the next decade?"
In response, Plaid cabinet member for education and Welsh language, Cllr Glynog Davies, said Ammanford had not been forgotten and that a new Welsh language school was a priority. He said he was very concerned about the state of the existing school, Ysgol Gymraeg Rhydaman, and that land had been acquired for a new one.
