Enforcement of Perthshire primary school catchment decision pushed back to 2022

Ashanti and Keyshia Cole’s “Verzuz” battle has been once again delayed due to events in Washington, as well as the recent surge in COVID-19 cases. 

direct to your inboxManchester council were 'blind' to the potential impact of approving a controversial 440-space temporary car park near a primary school, a court heard.A legal challenge has been brought against the council for allowing the site of the former Central Retail Park in Ancoats to be kept as a pay and display car park for two years.

The union representing rank-and-file Los Angeles Police Department officers rejected a "Protect Our Profession" proposal, which aimed to raise $10 million in union dues to support candidates in 2022 elections who oppose the "defund the police" movement.  Los Angeles Police Protective League, which represents approximately 9,800 officers, asked members to approve the plan last month that would have collected $22 per paycheck over a nearly two-year period, the Los Angeles Times reported Monday. 

Sign up to the MySalford newsletter and don't miss a thing happening in and around the cityTwo staff are seriously ill in hospital and several others are ‘very unwell’ after an outbreak of Covid-19 at a Salford primary school.The acting headteacher at Holy Family Catholic Primary School, in Seedley, Salford, and another staff member are both said to be “seriously unwell in hospital”.The school has reported that a number of other staff have also tested positive for the virus, and became “very

direct to your inboxBosses at an Oldham primary school say “it is not safe” for pupils to return tomorrow and they will not be opening.The ‘majority’ of teaching staff at Holy Trinity C of E School, in Dobcross, are not expected to return to school on Monday morning (January 4) as advised by their union.They are said to be acting on advice from the National Education Union that “it is not safe to return to work if a school is in a Tier 4 area”.As such, Holy Trinity will be closed to all but

direct to your inboxAndy Burnham has called for the government to delay the reopening of primary schools or give the decision to local leaders to avoid 'chaos'. Greater Manchester's mayor outlined his position amid growing pressure on the government to keep schools closed tomorrow.

direct to your inboxParents are divided over plans to reopen primary schools in Greater Manchester on Monday. It's understood that primaries in Greater Manchester will open as planned on Monday - despite action being taken to keep kids at home in other Tier 4 areas.

direct to your inboxSome children are set to have a delayed return to school as cases of coronavirus continue to rise.Most primary schools will re-open on Monday, January 4, but secondary pupils across Greater Manchester will not immediately return.The Government has said some primary schools in Tier 4 areas with the highest infection rates will not re-open fully, but these areas have not yet been confirmed.Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said it would apply only to a 'small number' of

link.Adults and children alike were delighted to see them, with Santa even leaving some gifts for the younger children. Kindhearted staff at the school have rallied together to ensure children and families are not forgotten this year, buying a huge range of gifts to be distributed by the East Kilbride Kindness Team.

Glasgow.The victim was in a black Volkswagen Passat on Rye Road in the Barmulloch area of the city at around 2.30pm on Monday, December 21. A silver 4x4 suddenly pulled up beside his vehicle and the two masked men inside behaved in a ‘threatening manner’ towards him.

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education watchdog after pinching a pupil’s nose and causing it to bleed while trying to calm him down. James Walker McKenna admitted grabbing hold of the young boy’s nose during the incident at Dalry Primary School, Dumfries and Galloway, in May 2018.

straight to your inboxManchester City have given a Christmas present to every primary school kid in East Manchester and every child in in care across the whole city.Staff, players and coaches have paid for, wrapped and delivered more than 5,500 gifts.And with the coronavirus pandemic meaning the traditional Christmas visits to hospitals are off the cards, stars including Phil Foden and Kevin De Bruyne have been video calling patients on children's wards at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital,

East Ayrshire primary school with no heating or hot water is to partially close today.Crosshouse Primary's P5-7 classes along with the early years centre cannot open to children, the local authority confirmed.East Ayrshire Council said that children already at the school will be cared for until parents are able to collect them.A statement from East Ayrshire Council reads: "Due to an issue with the heating system the Crosshouse campus does not have any hot water or heating today and cannot open

EA Play for PC players with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate has been delayed until 2021, Microsoft has announced.The service was intended to be partnered with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for PC subscriptions today (December 15) after being added to consoles last month (November), but has since been pushed back into next year to allow “more time to provide the Xbox Game Pass experience”.In an Xbox Wire post, the company delved into the service’s delay, citing that its original intentions “had been a