Villagers are being urged to speak up to save a near 100-year-old school building from possibly being demolished and turned into housing.

Shropshire’s oldest primary school should not have been saved from the axe, it was claimed today.

Shropshire’s oldest primary school which was recently saved from the axe is providing ‘good value for money’, according to inspectors.

SHROPSHIRE’S OLDEST primary school has been saved from the axe.

Campaigners who travelled to London in a bid to save one of Shropshire’s oldest primary schools from the axe are expecting to hear its fate by the beginning of next month.

Campaigners fighting to save a Shropshire primary school from the axe will find out next month if they have been successful.

The future of one of the county’s oldest primary schools could be decided today when a group of parents meet with Government officials in London.

Education chiefs unanimously agreed to press on with plans to shut five Shropshire primary schools.

Campaigners today spoke of their anger and frustration after it was revealed five primary schools in the county are still being recommended for closure.

Council chiefs look set to press ahead with controversial plans to close five Shropshire primary schools, it was announced today.