PRESTWICH adult education centre could be closed and its students moved into the town's library.

Town hall bosses are considering making the switch to comply with new laws to make access easier for disabled people.

But they say the changes could be good for everyone, with better facilities and longer opening hours than at present.

They say the current adult education centre at Thorndyke Walk is inaccessible to many disabled people, and want to move courses into Prestwich library.

This would allow them to sell off Thorndyke to the Prestwich-based Manchester Jewish Grammar School, which needs more space under its proposals to become a voluntary aided school.

Officers describe the Prestwich centre as an ageing building which is inaccessible from the street to wheelchair users and others with mobility problems.

They say there are parking problems, and students and tutors find it difficult to carry equipment from cars to the centre.

One option was to move to the Whitefield centre, but the travel might have deterred people from attending.

Prestwich library is a better location, say education chiefs, which might prompt more students to sign up for classes.

Members of the council's executive will consider the detailed options and financial implications next month.