Closure of three city primary schools confirmed
THREE primary schools in the Capital are to close following a vote by councillors this afternoon.
Despite long-running campaigns by parents, teachers and pupils, Lismore Primary in Bingham and Bonnington Primary in Leith will close their doors at the end of this term.
Hopes of a last-minute reprieve for Westburn Primary in Wester Hailes were dashed when Lord Provost George Grubb used his casting vote to add it to the closure list. It will shut next June.
The school's closure comes despite a plea from Chancellor and MP for Edinburgh South West, Alistair Darling, who wrote to councillors asking them to keep Westburn in operation.
The City Council says the closures are necessary to deal with over-capacity in Edinburgh's primary schools.
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