Head teachers 'childish' over Cwmcarn asbestos row - councillor

'SERIOUS RISK': Cwmcarn High School

2:50pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

A CAERPHILLY councillor accused a group of headteachers of playground behaviour after they said the authority showed Cwmcarn High School "favourable treatment."

Cwmcarn asbestos school 'can re-open safely', expert tells MPs

MARCH: Campaigners wanting to ensure the reopening of Cwmcarn School are to launch a bid to raise £1million with a Buy a Brick bid

1:20pm Wednesday 27th March 2013

IT IS perfectly safe to reopen a Valleys school closed over asbestos fears, an expert told MPs.

Caerphilly council spends £640k on Cwmcarn asbestos crisis

MARCH: Campaigners wanting to ensure the reopening of Cwmcarn School are to launch a bid to raise £1million with a Buy a Brick bid

10:10am Monday 25th March 2013

CAERPHILLY council will have spent at least £643,364 dealing with the issues of asbestos at Cwmcarn High School come the end of the school year.

Cwmcarn school launches '‘buy a brick' to shift asbestos

MARCH: Campaigners wanting to ensure the reopening of Cwmcarn School are to launch a bid to raise £1million with a Buy a Brick bid

10:20am Thursday 21st March 2013

CAMPAIGNERS will today launch a Buy a Brick campaign in a bid to raise £1 million to ensure the re-opening of a Valleys school.

Council appeals for emergency funding over Cwmcarn school

5:53pm Tuesday 19th March 2013

CAERPHILLY council said tonight it is appealing to the Welsh Government for emergency funding to help address major asbestos problems at Cwmcarn High School.

Asbestos report vindicates us on Cwmcarn School - Caerphilly councillor's claim

5:44pm Monday 18th March 2013

A REPORT highlighting the extent of asbestos contamination at Cwmcarn High School "vindicates" the council's decision to close it, a Caerphilly cabinet member claimed tonight.

Governors at Cwmcarn asbestos school upset over choice of expert

IT’S A MESS: Cwmcarn High School shut its doors after asbestos was found in the building but Gary Thomas, chairman of governors, is questioning the independency of a report amid claims it is not impartial

11:30am Friday 15th March 2013

THE governors and head teacher of a Valleys schools closed over asbestos concerns say an independent expert employed to advise the council cannot be impartial – a claim the expert denies.

No plan to close Cwmcarn High School over asbestos - councillor

6:10pm Monday 11th March 2013

A SENIOR Caerphilly councillor has hit out at claims the closure of Cwmcarn High School over asbestos fears is linked to the council's plan to tackle surplus spaces in the borough.

Cwmcarn asbestos school report ‘imminent,’ parents told

PROTEST: Councillors were lobbied at a meeting this week

3:40pm Friday 1st March 2013

ABOUT 100 children have left Cwmcarn High since the school temporarily moved to Ebbw Vale, and the school has lost funding for these pupils, it was revealed at this week’s council meeting.

Parents protest over school closure

11:01am Thursday 28th February 2013

HUNDREDS of Cwmcarn parents and pupils chanted "save our school" to councillors arriving for Caerphilly's budget meeting last night amid claims they have ignored their request for help.

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