Angus Council is to launch a consultation to seek the views of local people on plans to create a Forfar Community Campus.

The news follows a successful bid by the Council for Scottish government funding for the project, which will replace the current school.

A meeting of the council’s Education Committee on 24 January agreed to undertake consultation with the people of Forfar and the surrounding area.

The proposal will incorporate leisure facilities, including a new swimming pool, as part of the development.

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The community engagement exercise will take place during February and will involve staff, pupils, parents/carers and residents of Forfar.

The Council will then make decisions based on the views expressed during the consultation.

The council’s education spokesperson Councillor Sheena Welsh said: "The council has recognised that a new school building is needed at Forfar Academy, which could incorporate a community campus with leisure facilities.

"We now need the people of Forfar and the surrounding area to share their views on this proposal with us, and to work with us in developing first class educational and recreational facilities for the town."

The £33.6m community campus would be located on the existing Forfar Academy site, and could be constructed by spring 2017.

(IT)