拢12m of funding for five new schools in Powys

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Image caption, Talgarth Primary School and Clyro Church in Wales Primary School will both be replaced with new buildings

Funding of nearly 拢12m for five new primary schools in Powys has been approved.

Powys council has received 拢11.8m from the Welsh Government for the new buildings in the Gwernyfed area.

The new schools will replace current ones in Hay-on-Wye, Talgarth, Clyro, Llyswen and Llangorse.

Arwel Jones, the council's Cabinet Member for Schools, said it would "provide state-of-the-art teaching accommodation".

The total project cost of the five schools is 拢23.8m.

The Welsh Government funding towards this cost has been awarded as part of the 21st Century schools programme.