3 d. ago Shortlist of names drawn up for new primary school at Bishopton's Dargavel Village

The candidates are Thistle Primary School, Rossland Primary School and Craigton Primary School.

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1 week ago Plans for new primary school for Bishopton's Dargavel Village approved by Renfrewshire Council

The 800-pupil facility will be built on land at the end of Craigton Drive and is due to open by August 2027.

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1 week ago Primary school ‘devastated’ by Nicholas Prosper shooting plan

Prosper, 19, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 49 years after killing three members of his family at their flat on September 13 last year.

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1 week ago 'Truly evil' teen's chilling reason for planning mass shooting at primary school

'This was killing for the sake of killing'

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1 week ago Man who killed his mum and siblings and plotted primary school massacre jailed for life

Nicholas Prosper had planned to carry out a mass shooting at his old primary school

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1 week ago School closed to almost every pupil as teachers strike over pay and 'poor management'

Six strike days have been planned at St Matthew’s C of E Primary School in Bolton with others expected next week

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1 week ago Teenager who wanted to be 'the most famous killer in history' executed his family before planning to carry out gun attack at primary school

Nicholas Prosper, 18, shot dead his mother and siblings in their Luton home before setting off for a primary school were he planned to shoot a classroom of four and five year olds.

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1 week ago Nicholas Prosper shot dead mum and siblings after planning sick primary school massacre

Nicholas Prosper was hoping to become an infamous mastermind by planning a massacre school shooting, a court has heard. He was planning the evil crime before he murdered his family

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last month Extreme online violence may be linked to rise of ‘0 to 100’ killers, experts say

Criminal justice specialists call for new approach to identify emerging type of murderer with no prior convictionsThe rise of “0 to 100” killers who go from watching torture, mutilation and beheading videos in their bedrooms to committing murder suggests there could be a link between extreme violence online and in real life, experts have said.Criminal justice experts advocated a new approach, inspired by counter-terrorism, to identify an emerging type of murderer with no prior convictions, after cases such as Nicholas Prosper, who killed his mother and siblings and planned a primary school massacre. Continue reading...

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