Greig Watson

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Image source, GoogleImage caption, Pupil numbers were predicted to drop to less than half capacity by next summerA Nottingham primary school could close due to declining pupil numbers, the city council has confirmed. Snape Wood Primary and Nursery School in Bulwell has space for 210 pupils but currently has more than 80 vacancies. The city council said because funding was calculated per pupil, these numbers affected resources available for teaching.

2 days ago | bbc.com | Greig Watson

Falling pupil numbers prompts school closure planGreig WatsonGooglePupil numbers were predicted to drop to less than half capacity by next summerA Nottingham primary school could close due to declining pupil numbers, the city council has confirmed. Snape Wood Primary and Nursery School in Bulwell has space for 210 pupils but currently has more than 80 vacancies. The city council said because funding was calculated per pupil, these numbers affected resources available for teaching.

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Torture or treatment? The rise of the mental asylumGreig WatsonGetty ImagesBethlem Royal Hospital in 1754 by artist William Hogarth, who visited along with thousands of others"One can hardly imagine a human being in a more degraded and brutalised condition than that in which I found this female."These were the damning words of an inspector who visited London's Bethlem Royal Hospital in 1814 - better known by its notorious nickname, Bedlam.

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Family say car crash victim will be 'forever 21'Greig WatsonFamily HandoutKai Sylvester's family said he loved life and lived it to the fullestThe family of a man killed in a road crash in Leicestershire says he has left "memories filled with laughter, love and joy". Kai Sylvester, 21, died when the silver Mazda3 he was driving was involved in a collision in Blaby Road, Enderby, at about 01:00 BST on Saturday.

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Nottingham attacks inquiry officially startsGreig WatsonPA MediaBarnaby Webber and Grace O'Malley-Kumar, both 19, and Ian Coates, 65 died in the attacksThe terms of reference for the public inquiry into the Nottingham attacks have been published, marking its official start. Students Barnaby Webber and Grace O'Malley-Kumar, both 19, and caretaker Ian Coates, 65 were stabbed to death by Valdo Calocane on 13 June 2023.