A debate has started has to whether to Westhoughton's Parochial Primary School should change its name as part of modernisation plans. The school's headmaster, Gareth Robertshaw, has announced radical plans to change the 200-year old school name to St Bartholomew's CE Primary School. They say that the word 'parochial' means narrow-minded - and it is too hard to spell. Students of by-gone years have questioned the decision, saying that the word 'parochial' also means 'pertaining to a parish', highlighting its link to the town's church. But the school says that changing the name will create...

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