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A school that has been open in Blackpool for almost 90 years was told that it requires special measures in the same month it was confirmed that it would join a multi-academy trust.
A south Wales valleys farmer describes losing livestock and grazing land, as residents in Merthyr Tydfil recall the devastation caused by fires over the summer.
Why would you bring in sweeping changes at a school even Ofsted couldn’t find fault with? That was the main question being asked by teachers on strike at a Catholic school in Lancashire in response to plans from the Diocese of Lancaster to ‘force’ the academisation of dozens of …
A by-election will take place for a council seat in Newcastle-under-Lyme after the resignation of a Reform councillor. Helen Dalley has spoken to three of the five candidates on the ballot paper (Greens, Labour and Reform) ahead of the vote on Thursday 8 October about why they a…
The prime minister has been leading on easy mode since he took office in early summer. This autumn, consolidating his power will require a strength of belief in his strategy that Starmer was unable to demonstrate. The party conference speech is a curtain raiser for the forthcomin…
Currently playing the statesman in New York, it will be back to fight on the domestic front for Andy Burnham as he prepares for his first Labour party conference as Prime Minister, Hannah Fearn considers the tough decisions awaiting Burnham and his cabinet as they head for home i…
Wales’ latest PISA scores are the lowest recorded in almost every area since 2006. We look at what the results mean for education, poverty and the future of young people across the south Wales valleys
A bid to pause the closure of the Botanic Gardens Aviary has been rejected by Sefton Council at a heated meeting which raised issues of questionable decision making and misogynistic abuse.
The ground floor of The Signal Box, next to the Goods Yard, is set to become a neighbourhood bar, café and eatery before the end of the year, under the management of hospitality brand Sula Group. The floor above, meanwhile, will be home to an Italian restaurant.
Data obtained as part of an investigation by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism has revealed Teesside councils spent almost £20 million placing children in unregistered care settings over the last two years.