Parents 'disgusted' after son told he can't wear ponytail in school

Rochdale primary school are facing their second round of isolation after further positive Covid cases at their school. Youngsters in Year 2 at Meanwood Primary School had just spent a fortnight at home after a child tested positive in their bubble when they were sent home for a second time last week.

straight to your inboxJose Mourinho has confirmed that Son Heung-min is unlikely to feature for Tottenham Hotspur against Manchester United.The influential attacker was substituted at half-time during Spurs' 1-1 draw with Newcastle United.With Spurs having a hectic schedule and Son having featured in all of their games so far this season, it was speculated that he was withdrawn in order to get a rest ahead of upcoming matches.Yet Mourinho confirmed that the South Korean will be out of action for

here"We apologise for the message sent to our students last night about posters in windows, it didn't reflect the University's view," the tweet read."We respect the rights of students to express themselves, but as requested by Greater Manchester Police the posters must not break the law or they'll have to be removed."Students said the first they knew of the lockdown at the halls of residents was when security guards appeared at the front gates.Megan Tingey, 19, is a fresher at Birley.She tested

reached 272 across the region. But with no official list available of all the bubble closures - and the Manchester Evening News confirming cases after being alerted by parents - it's likely there are many more.

HAROLD Evans, the Patricroft, Eccles born man who was the greatest newspaper editor of our times, died this week at the age of 92. Here, the Manchester Evening News' chief reporter, Neal Keeling, looks back at the extraordinary life and career of a legendary truth-seeker, storyteller and campaigner, whose journalism took him from the backstreets of Manchester to the skyscrapers of Manhattan.In 1944, in a  bomb-damaged city,  a 16-year-old got on his bike and pedalled from his home in Newton

The Latics have been in administration since the start of July and are currently in the hands of Manchester-based Begbies Traynor. The joint administrators - Paul Stanley, Gerald Krasner and Dean Watson - are working to sell the club to new owners and say that serious discussions are taking place with at least three bidders.

Manchester Evening News , said the man 'approached them, made some threats and produced a knife' as they played in the park area before lessons began.

Government guidance states that dedicated school buses in Greater Manchester do not need to abide by the normal 1m social distancing rules.

Manchester Evening News to criticise those schools that are not sharing the information across the year groups, saying they should be able to make informed choices.The parent of a pupil at Co-op Academy North Manchester, where one child is isolating after testing positive, said: "My annoyance is that the school have not officially confirmed through email or letter to the parents, so many still don't know and have had the choice to make decisions taken away."For me, transparency is extremely

hereShe is known as a knitting enthusiast who loved her family and would chat to anybody while she was out and about in Brinnington. Speaking to the Manchester Evening News on Friday, son Sam Routledge, 23, said: "We want to hear from anybody who has a little bit of information.

Tameside school of sexual discrimination, letting girls have ponytails but not boys. Robert told the Manchester Evening News'Manchester Family : "He decided he wanted to start growing his hair during lockdown.

They 'showed the very best of humanity' and acted 'selflessly and without apparent regard for the danger they themselves might be in', said counsel to the inquiry Paul Greaney QC. One British Transport Police (BTP) officer, who raced to the scene of the blast in the City Room area, later said she could 'only describe it as a war zone there'.

Wigan, was forced to close on Friday (September 4) after being found to be in breach of the rules.

Families of the 22 victims of the Manchester Arena bombing will gather in the city today as a public inquiry into the terror attack gets underway.Ahead of its opening the parents of the youngest victim of the attack have called for transparency.Retired High Court judge Sir John Saunder is chairing the Manchester Arena Inquiry, which will investigate events before, during and after the atrocity at the end of an Ariana Grande concert May 22, 2017.It is expected to last for around four months.The

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