Building Schools for the Future faces £145m hold up

11.57.23am GMT Mon 9th Feb 2009

Cllr David Ward has expressed real concerns about the future of the Building Schools for the Future programme ( BSF ).

He said, We have moved from a situation where everything is positive to a situation where everybody has concerns about it. The more delays there are in phase two, the more uncertainties there are about phase three. I am really concerned that the wheels are beginning to fall off."

Construction work was due to start this month on the £145million projects at Beckfoot School, Grange Technology College, Hanson School and Greenhead School but the contract between the Council and the Department for Children, School and Families has not yet been signed off.