School with two pupils could be saved from closure

Councillors have recommended a school with two pupils should stay open.

Highland Council has proposed closing Duror Primary in Duror, south of Fort William, due to its falling roll.

But the local authority's education committee agreed on Wednesday to request that it stay open because more children are expected to join and also because of the school's importance as a community hub.

A meeting of the full council on 27 March will be asked to support the recommendation.

The villages of Duror and neighbouring Kentallen are home to about 300 people.

The education committee's decision followed a public consultation held last year on the closure plan.

Committee chairman John Finlayson said: "The council's proposal to close Duror Primary School was made on the basis that only two children currently attend the school.

"However, new information has been presented since the report was published about a potential future increase in the school roll and this has made it possible to withdraw the original recommendation to close.

"I hope that children will continue to attend Duror Primary School for many years to come."

The committee has also recommended that a new school be built for the Tornagrain housing development near Inverness.

The plan will be considered by the full council next month.