Archive
-
Date
Outrange as arts college is axed in plans
THE headteacher of Prestwich Arts College has hit out at plans to close his school, saying staff and pupils have been made 'sacrificial lambs'. Mr Geoff Barlow has vowed to fight the proposals all the way and is appealing to every parent - even those
-
Date
Youth in court for robbery
A 17-YEAR-OLD youth has appeared in court charged with robbery after a pensioner was seriously injured after a shopping trip to Prestwich. It is alleged the robbery of the 79-year-old woman took place in Broughton Park on January 11. As a result of the
-
Date
Men jailed after car stopped
TWO men have been given a total of six-and-a-half years in prison for drug and firearm offences, after police stopped their car in Prestwich. Phillip Fisher (23), of Swinton, was arrested in April last year after his car was stopped in Scholes Lane. Officers
-
Date
Writer alan keeps pupils in suspence
PUPILS were left on the edge of their seats thanks to a lesson in suspense. Children's thriller writer Alan Gibbons led a series of workshops at Parrenthorn High for Year 8 students. The 13-year-olds were divided into groups to discuss how to write the
-
Date
Investigation launced after death on tram line
MENTAL health bosses have launched an investigation after a teenage Prestwich Hospital patient died after being struck by a Metrolink tram. Seventeen-year-old Rahim Ullah was pronounced dead at the scene following the collision which happened about 7.35pm
-
Date
Teachers plan one-day strike
TEACHERS at Prestwich Arts College will stage a one-day strike next week. Members of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) - which accounts for just under half the teaching staff there - will take action on Thursday, February 2 over pay cuts and a staffing
-
Date
Men jailed after car stopped
A PENSIONER was robbed of her handbag after mistaking the occupants of a red car for her friends. The 74-year-old woman was waiting to be picked up by companions in the communal area of flats at Savoy Court in Cross Street, Whitefield, when the car drew
-
Date
Birthday boy Steven in appeal to recover bike
A MOTHER has appealed to the consciences of thieves who stole her son's new bicycle just hours before he celebrated his 12th birthday. Mrs Cara Smith is hoping the BMX Mongoose Expert can be returned to her home in Deyne Avenue, Prestwich, and no questions
