Thursday's Terrible Tree Theft

While students slaved away inside the college on Thursday, something a little more sinister was happening outside.

Yes, tree thieves were hard at work.

We were able to capture them on camera red-handed as they were about to make off with their ill-gotten gains.

Although no faces can actually be seen on the picture, we think we recognise some of the bodies of those involved. If you have any information leading to a full and proper identification, then please add your thoughts via the Comments link at the end of the article.

Ok, we're only kidding. What this picture is really about is those high winds that lashed the UK on Thursday causing mayhem. Yep, the college had its problems too, as it was battered by the 70 mile an hour gusts.

One of the young trees adjacent to the front west car-park was blown over, as you can see, torn at the roots. Fortunately nobody was hurt, but a couple of cars (one you can see on the inset picture) were slightly bruised when it fell.

Praise has to be given to all the folk, that's students and staff, who worked together to move the tree from the area it was blocking, and away from the cars it had got up close and personal with.