SCHOOLS in West Somerset are in line for a share of a £2.6 million cash boost, much to the delight of local MP Ian Liddell-Grainger.

Ministers have approved the funding as part of a countrywide programme to help schools invest in new resources.

Mr Liddell-Grainger said the extra assistance was long overdue, particularly in rural parts of the constituency.

He said: “For a very long time I have been making the case that rural areas with sparse populations have been disadvantaged in the past when schools funding has been allocated despite the extra challenges they face.

“I am grateful that extra help is now being delivered, money which is going to fund at least some of the improvements that are queued up waiting for a green light.”