TELLY bobby Graham Cole, star of top cop show The Bill, has given his stamp of approval to a Hayes school's new study centre.

Mr Cole, who plays PC Tony Stamp in the hit series, officially opened the £2.7m facility at Hayes School, in West Common Road.

The centre includes a new music suite, media facilities, a multi-purpose hall, changing rooms, additional classrooms, converted drama studios and a glazed walkway.

The project was put together by PCKO architects and uses large expanses of glass to to create surroundings in a rainbow of colours. The centre includes a study area and a main library housing more than 100 computers.