I don't like the idea of this one bit. It's yet another example of the attempted empire building of the "Salford" brand. It all started in 1974 when four independent towns (Eccles borough, Swinton and Pendlebury borough, Worsley UDC and Irlam UDC) were forced into an unholy merger with the then existing city of Salford. Even after well over 30 years, discontent still rumbles in those four entirely separate communities who I feel certain will never accept having a Salford identity imposed upon them. Let's keep Eccles College and Pendleton College as they are and not simply sweep their identities away just to satisfy the egos of the movers and shakers of the Salfordian Empire.

   They authorities had the great idea of merging Salford High Schools in 2000 - the outcome of this is that over the years GCSE results fell from BAD to ABYSMAL – these changes have nothing to do with improving education and providing better options, it is all about saving money - GCSE results for our local high school in 2000 were 34% @ 5 A-C Grade which included Maths and English. The recently published 2007 results only produced a meagre 19% - so the Authority might have achieved its goal in saving money, but the education of local students has suffered dramatically.