Old Nobles Hospital site to act as location for major new primary school development

Education and Children Minister Eddie Teare has revealed a major project in the pipeline.

It’s been identified that Ballacloan and Fairfield primary schools currently have outdated facilities; with this in mind plans are in place to amalgamate the two into one school for both juniors and pre-secondary pupils.

The old Nobles Hospital site has been earmarked as the location with work ongoing to clear the vast site.

Despite the current troubling economic climate Minister Teare said its important that projects like this are still given the funding needed to progress.

Although the planning process and clearing of the Nobles site has begun it will be upto the next administration to progress the scheme further.

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