Record number of parents fined over school absences as families take term-time holidays

It may not seem like the weather for ice cream, but one family business delivering desserts to people's doors is in huge demand.

Cheshire’s top family attraction, BeWILDerwood, is reopening next month and to celebrate it’s offering a deal for those visiting during half-term. BeWILDerwood is a huge woodland adventure park, near to Cholmondeley Castle, around an hour’s drive from Greater Manchester.

Second generation Holocaust survivors have spoken of the urgent need to continue telling their parents stories amid continued conflict and rising anti-Semitism.

A teenager who tied up and 'bound' a boy on vile YouTube videos was caught out by a school after the headteacher recognised the victim as one of their pupils.

A school brought in the police after one of its pupils was seen on a YouTube video being restrained by a teenager. Romeo Smalley has been jailed after sexually assaulting the boy having posted two videos of him online while he was tied up and 'bound'.

A woman who lost both of her parents in the space of a year said she was in 'shock' after discovering her father's killer will serve just over five years in jail. Jonathan Langston, 52, was killed when he was hit by a VW Golf being driven by 28-year-old Adeel Safdar.

A high school forced to close for weeks after a huge blaze broke out in a classroom on the first day of term has been left with 'significant smoke and water damage'.

Manchester United are predicted to achieve their worst Premier League finish of all time - according to the latest supercomputer.

Sally Lindsay has carved a prominent place in the British entertainment scene, charming audiences across the years. Beyond her on-screen success in popular shows like Coronation Street, Loose Women, and Still Open All Hours, Sally's life off-screen is a fascinating journey. While best known for her acting prowess, Sally also had a brief foray into the music scene with her school choir's Christmas number one hit.

A high school in Trafford is to close whilst emergency repairs are carried out on a gas pipe. Altrincham College pupils were first told to stay at home on Tuesday after nearly all the school's buildings, except the sixth form classrooms, were left without heating or hot water.

Over £3 million in speeding fines were issued to motorists in Greater Manchester in a year, new figures have revealed. Between November 2022 and November 2023, over 30,000 fines were issued after motorists were caught by speed cameras across the region.

Children were being raped 'every day' - but the 'lone voices' who spoke out about it were 'disbelieved' and 'silenced'.

Saturday night staple Gladiators is back, with 16 new 'superhumans' preparing to show off their incredible speed and strength.

It’s a health issue which is rapidly escalating.

Manchester Airport says it's celebrating its busiest December ever, with record numbers of passengers passing through over the festive period. December also marked the third consecutive month in a row that passenger numbers outstripped pre Covid-pandemic levels, added the airport.

Rochdale MP Tony Lloyd has announced that he has made the decision to leave hospital after his cancer developed into an 'aggressive and untreatable leukaemia'.

A Manchester school will become an 'attendance hub' in a bid to help tackle pupil absence across the region.

Sunloungers and blow-up beds have been set up at a former school in Salford for rough sleepers to spend the night. The building, in Swinton, was turned into a 'welfare hub' by Salford council five days before Christmas.

Gorka Marquez has been flooded with praise after posting a video of how he was spending some of his downtime at home in Greater Manchester. The adorable moment with his daughter Mia also left the Strictly Come Dancing star issuing a joke apology to his stylist.

The government will not say when the future of Greater Manchester's Clean Air Zone will be decided. The controversial scheme that initially would have charged some motorists whose vehicles exceed emissions standards could be cancelled if the government approves a new plan.