A GCSE student who arranged a concert for the Alzheimer’s Society that raised £710 is now planning a tandem skydive. Lauren Smithson, 16, from Haslingden, wanted to raise money as a thank you to the charity that has helped her family. The Year 11 student at Haslingden High School not […]

TEENAGE students raised £500 after completing the Manchester Midnight 10k Walk. Felicity Heyes and her best friend Ella McGovern, both 13 and in Year 8 at Haslingden High School got friends and family to sponsor them to complete the walk in the city centre. They joined thousands of others all […]

HIGH school students collecting for charity had their hard work rewarded when they were given free tickets to see Manchester United play Manchester City. Ben Lord, 14, known as Benji, battled cancer when he was in Year 5 at Helmshore Primary School. Next year, when he reaches his five year […]

A TEENAGE show jumper won a silver medal for Great Britain after competing in two European competitions in a week. Madison Jamison is a Year 10 student at Haslingden High School. She won a place to compete in the Nations Cup event in Belgium and her success led her to […]

MINUTES after completing his English Literature GCSE, Luke Bartram was on a golf course winning the Lancashire Schools’ Golf Champion trophy. Luke, a Year 11 student at Haslingden High School, is now planning a future in golf and hopes to be starting a Level 3 course at Myerscough College, Garstang. […]