As chairman of Brecon & Radnorshire Conservative Association and as a concerned Breconshire resident I have followed the process surrounding the prospective closure of Cradoc County Primary School closely.

Powys County Council’s cabinet decision to continue the process has caused Iain McIntosh, county councillor for the Yscir ward and a staunch member of the Conservative Party, to stand down from his position in cabinet and from the Conservative Group at County Hall.

Councillor McIntosh has my full support. While recognising that rural schools have been placed under threat by Welsh Government policy, the Conservative Party in Wales has fought recent elections accompanied by manifesto commitments that call the cabinet’s continuing threat to the future of the school at Cradoc into extremely serious question.

Iain stands by the party’s manifesto commitments because he is a true Conservative, a man of principle and a man who stands with and on behalf of his community for what is right.

I look forward to joining Iain in many campaigns to come as we continue to promote what we believe to be policies that will improve lives, conditions and places throughout Brecon and Radnorshire. Those policies are founded in real Conservatism; I salute and support Iain for standing up to be counted in their pursuit.

Peter Weaver

Chairman, Brecon & Radnorshire Conservative Association