Leakage in £28million new Dumfries school forces ceiling to be pulled down

Credit: Kelly Shanks

A leak inside a new £28million school in Dumfries has forced builders to pull down the ceiling, weeks ahead of its opening.

The North West Community Campus has been under construction since 2016 and is due to open to around 1000 students on 21 August.

Posts on social media suggested that a ceiling had collapsed in the building.

But construction firm Graham said it had taken down the structure in order to carry out repairs after a leak.

The school will be a replacement for the current Lochside and St Ninian's primary schools, Langlands special school and Maxwelltown High School.

Credit: Kelly Shanks