A PUBLIC meeting is to be held at closure listed John Beddoes School.

Powys County Council intends to close the secondary school and re-open it as part of Newtown High School.

The council will explain its plan at a public meeting in the school at 7pm on Tuesday, May 14 when members of the public can also have their say.

A meeting will also be held at Newtown High School on Thursday, May 16, also starting at 7pm.

Special meetings will be held for pupils, staff and governors at both schools ahead of the public sessions.

A consultation on the council's closure proposal is running until June 2 and further information is available from the council's website http://www.powys.gov.uk/index.php?id=15407&L=0&quot">http://www.powys.gov.uk/index.php?id=15407&L=0" target="_blank">by clicking here

Copies of the consultation documents for the proposals are available in both Newtown and Presteigne libraries.