It was the reckless incident against a town centre business which has left people divided. For several years, Tameside residents have spoken of concerns about safety in the outdoor market square area of Ashton town centre.
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Seven schools in Greater Manchester have so far been confirmed to be at risk from reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) - as the new term starts today and tomorrow for thousands of children.
The schools minister, Nick Gibb, said on Tuesday a full list of schools affected by potentially crumbling concrete would be published 'before Friday' and revealed every school affected would be assigned a caseworker and surveyors.
Although a total accurate number isn't yet known, the Department for Education said it had contacted 104 schools fitted with the lightweight building material used from the 1950s up to the mid-1990s.
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As children across Greater Manchester and the country go back to the classroom, the Manchester Evening News can reveal seven schools here have been confirmed as being affected with an eighth, St Gregory's RC Primary School in Farnworth, Bolton, identified as possibly being at risk, although it hasn't been confirmed.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said it was 'unforgivable' children were missing the start of term due to the crumbling concrete crisis.
Opening a meeting of his reshuffled shadow cabinet he said: "We have got to hold the Government to account on so many issues. Children are not at school today because of the action the Government has failed to take in relation to schools. That is unforgivable.
"It is a metaphor, frankly, for their sticking plaster politics: never fixing the fundamentals, always sticking plasters."
In Trafford, RAAC has been identified at Sale Grammar School on Marsland Road in Sale and Altrincham College on Green Lane, Timperley.
The council confirmed both had been 'impacted
It was the reckless incident against a town centre business which has left people divided. For several years, Tameside residents have spoken of concerns about safety in the outdoor market square area of Ashton town centre.
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Schools, hospitals and a theatre in Greater Manchester have been identified as having dangerous crumbling concrete. Councils and social housing providers across the region are checking their estates for signs of the problem.
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An investigation has revealed which Greater Manchester Hospitals have been constructed with dangerous and crumbling concrete.
Work has begun on several Greater Manchester schools affected by dangerous crumbly concrete as 'mitigating measures' are put in place.
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Two further schools in Bolton are impacted by the crisis over potentially dangerous crumbling concrete, it has emerged.