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Arson-hit school ready to reopen

A school which was destroyed when a fire ripped through it after an arson attack will be officially opened next week.

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Firefighters tackle the blaze at the school in 2010

Wilkinson Primary School in Walter Road, Bradley was targeted in 2010. The culprits were never caught by police.

An £8.2 million project to build a school at the site began a year later and pupils returned in January 2014.

An official school opening will now take place on November 27.

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