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Students urged to apply for funding during National Student Money Week (12 - 16 March 2012)

The Student Loans Company is urging North West students to apply for their 2012/13 funding during National Student Money Week, to ensure their funding is in place at the start of term.

Last year over 117,000 students from the North West region applied for finance from Student Finance England. Around 30% of new students and 25% of returning students from the region missed the student finance deadline dates in May and June.

Date published: 09/03/2012

Student fire dangers highlighted

Students are being warned about electrical safety following a fire at student accommodation last week.

The fire – which took place at Lower Chatham Street in Manchester city centre – started when a games console was left plugged in, overheated and set alight.

Now Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) crews are visiting student accommodation to ensure that...

Date published: 08/03/2012

Police operation advises students on crime prevention

Police set up a mock-student house complete with insecurities as part of a drive to raise awareness on crime.

The house echoed that of a student’s, with valuables on view and windows and doors unlocked. It was situated at University Place at Oxford Road in Manchester and was supported by two advertising vans that had been driving through the university areas of Rusholme,...

Date published: 03/03/2012

Student Tuition fee challenge fails

A spokesperson for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills said:

“We are pleased the Court rejected outright the suggestion that our student finance reforms breach students’ human rights. “The Court recognised the consultation and analysis we carried out. It also recognised the extensive debate which took place, both inside and outside Parliament, on how those...

Date published: 19/02/2012

Free swimming and exercise classes

Free swimming sessions and free exercise classes are up for grabs at Bolton One to celebrate its opening in February.

Every Bolton resident can take advantage of the free swimming sessions and there are 2,012 exercise classes available on a first come, first served basis to coincide with the 2012 Olympics.

Bolton One, a £30.6 million health, leisure and research complex,...

Date published: 22/01/2012

Bolton Lostock Primary School went MAD!

Pupils from the Lostock Primary School were busy in the run up to Christmas collecting items to fill Rotary Shoe Boxes to be sent to disadvantaged children in Eastern Europe. The school formed a M.A.D. (Make a Difference) Club last year, and pupils in the club gave up time in their lunch break to fill the boxes with a selection of toys and clothes brought by the children at...

Date published: 15/01/2012

Call for new Youth MPs in Bolton

Bolton Council is asking for young people interested in becoming Youth MPs to attend events to receive more information.

Youth MPs are elected every two years by their peers to represent young people across the borough on a range of issues, even making their voices heard in the House of Commons and the National Youth Parliament.

Information sessions will take place at...

Date published: 13/01/2012

Student Loans Company - Apply early for 2012 - 2013

A survey has shown that students from the North West of England starting university this year are already planning their finances, nine months before university term starts.

The survey showed that nearly 70% have started thinking about their 2012/13 student finance and 61% are proactive in their planning by highlighting the student finance deadline date in their diaries or...

Date published: 10/01/2012

Student phishing scam: Two remanded and five bailed.

Amos Mwangi, 25, of Rochdale Way, Deptford, south London, and Damola Olatunji, 26, of Hamsterley Avenue, Manchester, were remanded in custody at Westminster Magistrates' Court, Scotland Yard said.
Both are accused of conspiracy to defraud, and Olatunji is also charged with possession of an article for use in fraud. They will appear next at Southwark Crown Court on February...

Date published: 11/12/2011

Bolton man arrested in £1 million online student computer scam

Officers from The Metropolitan Police and Greater Manchester Police raided homes in London, Manchester and Bolton on Thursday and four men and two women, including a 38-year-old Bolton man were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud, computer misuse and money laundering offences.

The move follows an investigation launched by the Police Central e-Crime Unit in...

Date published: 10/12/2011

University of Bolton Mens Rugby League

Prematch favourites Hollins ran out winner of the inaugral Bolton University Inter Halls Challenge(7 December).

Following numerous bits of banter between the lads, Liam 'Steveo' Stevenson was named captain of Hollins and Edet 'Fast Eddie' Otu captain of Orlando Village, each tasked with finding a team to settle the friendly but intense rivalry.

Both teams comprised of...

Date published: 09/12/2011

North West students: use official student finance calculator to plan 2012/13 funding now

The Student Loans Company has unveiled the official finance calculator to help students in England considering going to university in 2012/13 see what funding will be available to them.

The Company has worked with universities across England to collate all their most up-to-date funding information and is encouraging prospective students from the North West to use the...

Date published: 23/11/2011

Students your chance to win £500 Apple Gift Cards.

The Student Loans Company (SLC) and the National Union of Students (NUS) are giving North-West students the chance to direct a series of how-to films, to win £500 Apple Gift Cards.
The Government-owned loans company and the NUS are asking students to come up with their own creative interpretation of the SLC finance videos which are produced to help millions of students...

Date published: 23/11/2011

Manchester University to recruit more than 100 academic stars

The University of Manchester is making a £20m strategic investment to appoint more than 100 new academic staff to help achieve its ambitious goals for research and education.

All of the new staff will be expected to contribute to teaching and research, covering a wide range of disciplines.

The President and Vice-Chancellor of The University of Manchester, Professor Dame...

Date published: 23/11/2011

RAK Ruler attends second graduation event at University of Bolton, RAK campus

H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, attended on Friday the second graduation ceremony of the University of Bolton, Ras al Khaimah campus which saw 62 students graduating with undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Business, Computing, and Construction Management.

The graduation ceremony was held in the presence of The...

Date published: 20/11/2011

University of Bolton, UK

The University of Bolton: a new university in a great location. The University of Bolton is in the North West of England approximately 15 minutes from Manchester. Although a new university (since 2005), teaching has taken place on campus since 1824 when we were known as Bolton Mechanics Institute. The campus and University have come a long way since then, with Bolton being one...

Date published: 20/11/2011

Joint project aims to tackle underage drinking

Friday will see the launch of the Community Alcohol Network (CAN) in a partnership between Lancashire County Council and Lancashire Constabulary.

The project aims to support local retailers and the community through a range of activity including targeting police patrols in hotspot areas. Trading Standards officers will be speaking to local retailers to offer advice on the...

Date published: 15/11/2011

Pack Horse Hotel to change into student halls of residence

A PLAN to convert Bolton’s well-known Pack Horse Hotel into student halls has been given the green light.

The proposals, which will see 100 students living in the 19th-century building, have been approved by planning bosses at Bolton Council.

It is thought the influx of students to Nelson Square could provide a huge economic boost for the town centre.

Cllr David...

Date published: 09/11/2011

Young adults in the north west of England consume illegal drugs after mephedrone ban

Young adults in the north west of England have turned to unidentified white powders following the ban on former 'legal high' mephedrone and the falling purity of popular street drugs such as cocaine, according to new research published today in the journal Drug and Alcohol Today.

These white powders are called by the generic term 'bubble' and because their exact content is...

Date published: 08/11/2011

Police launch ‘Where’s Yours?’ campaign

Greater Manchester Police is urging people to download GPS enabled apps on their smartphones and tablets to help police track them down should they be stolen.

The technology, that is free on iPhones and iPads and also available in free versions for the Blackberry and other smartphones and tablets means that owners can follow the movements of their devices should they...

Date published: 05/11/2011

Draw made for winter Riley Cup Competition

Six teams have put themselves forward for the Rochdale and District Riley Cup Competition that will run between November and February to keep clubs ticking over to the new summer season, as well as provide winter based teams the chance to reignite local rivalries.

The draw was conducted by current Scotland International and Bolton Community Coach John Duffy at Bolton...

Date published: 03/11/2011

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