A blooming good start to new term

There was more than academic success to toast when Penwortham's Priory Academy returned for a new year.

While the students were cheering, green-fingered gardener Chris Farron won back-to-back Penwortham in Bloom titles. Chris had previously helped Priory win the secondary school top prize last year.

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And he has now won the Community prize, was second in the school challenge and runner-up in most original/novel area.

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