Ledbury News, Herefordshire News, - From The Ledbury Reporter

QE school safe for next few years, says council

2:58pm Friday 8th February 2008

BROMYARD'S Queen Elizabeth Humanities College is safe until 2011, thanks to a vote at Herefordshire Council today (Friday, February 8).

Town council backs parents' group

12:04pm Thursday 7th February 2008

A NEW steering group led by parents has won the support of Ledbury Town Council in its battle to prevent the closure of Eastnor and Bosbury Primary Schools.

Church group will monitor schools plan

4:50pm Thursday 31st January 2008

CHURCH of England school headteachers and governors will meet every month to discuss the ongoing Herefordshire schools review.

School governors to stay vigilant

4:14pm Thursday 31st January 2008

GOVERNORS at Eastnor Parochial Primary School have pledged to remain vigilant' to any new threats to their school.

Call for council resignations

11:33am Friday 25th January 2008

MORE than 100 people attended a protest rally against the proposed closure of Bromyard's Queen Elizabeth Humanities College.

Town unites for battle with school

11:32am Friday 25th January 2008

BROMYARD was united in anger as more than 1,000 people crammed inside Queen Elizabeth Humanities College to oppose plans to send their children to Leominster.

Reviews is in line with public opinion

11:21am Friday 25th January 2008

HEREFORDSHIRE Council finally caught up with public opinion by recalling its education review, claims Adrian Long, headteacher at Bromyard's Queen Elizabeth Hum-anities College.

Public reaction proves decisive

11:11am Friday 25th January 2008

PENCOMBE CE headteacher Chloe Evans sounded a note of cautious relief at the recall of Herefordshire Council's controversial schools review.

Confidence is badly shaken

11:07am Friday 25th January 2008

THE leader of Herefordshire Council only received the "broad headlines" of the schools review before news of the proposed closure and merger programme was broken to teachers and governors.

MP welcomes change

11:04am Friday 25th January 2008

MP Bill Wiggin has praised Herefordshire council leader Roger Phillips for saving the county's schools from a "Government backed attack".

School's business as usual message

11:00am Friday 25th January 2008

CHILDREN at Eastnor banished any uncertainty over the school's future to enjoy an activity-packed healthy schools week.

Parent protest forces rethink of schools plan

10:00am Friday 25th January 2008

PLANS to merge 40 schools across the county have been recalled in a major U-turn by Herefordshire Council.

Pencombe rejects school closure

9:25am Tuesday 22nd January 2008

Report of a public meeting at Pencombe.

Schools fiasco will happen again - claim

9:17am Tuesday 22nd January 2008

Statement from Cllrs Gerald Dawe and Marcelle Lloyd-Hayes, Herefordshire Alliance for Accountability and Democracy.

Schools climbdown: Lib Dem statement

4:26pm Monday 21st January 2008

HEREFORDSHIRE Lib Dem leader Terry James issued the following statement.

Schools climbdown: Bill Wiggins speaks

3:53pm Monday 21st January 2008

MP Bill Wiggin says the decision by Herefordshire Council to step back from plans to merge county schools is a "victory for common sense".

Council retreats on school closure plans

3:05pm Monday 21st January 2008

Herefordshire Council issued the following statement at 3pm today (Monday).

Protest rally attracts large support

4:27pm Friday 18th January 2008

MORE than 100 people attended a protest rally against the proposed closure of Bromyard's Queen Elizabeth Humanities College earlier today (Fri).

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