School buses for special needs students cancelled until at least September

One of Manchester’s best primary schools is set to join one of the city’s major academy chains.

The number of children eligible for free school meals in Bolton has rocketed by more than 100 per month this year, councillors have heard.

The cost of hiring agency staff to cover vacancies left by "burnt out" adult and child social workers in Trafford has risen by a staggering 43.5 per cent to nearly £6.2million. Figures for the 2021/2022 year show the cost of hiring agency staff - who get paid more than local authority social workers - went up by almost £1.9million.

A mum has criticised her daughter's high school for making pupils wear blazers during the heatwave.

A supply teacher was escorted from a Greater Manchester school after calling a boy 'pathetic' and reducing him to tears, a court heard. Michael Good, from Leigh, appeared at Tameside Magistrates' Court following the incident, charged with assault.

A parent has blasted her child's school after being told pupils couldn't take any sun cream in with them.

Manchester United have opened talks to sign Matthijs de Ligt from Juventus, according to reports.

Comedian Joe Lycett has revealed that a fan who attended one of his stand-up gigs called the police because they found one of his jokes offensive. The 33-year-old funnyman revealed he'd been questioned after police received the complaint about a joke that involved the phrase "giant donkey d***."

A three-storey block of flats and 16 houses will be built on the site of a former primary school. Plans have been approved this week for the 40-home development on the former St Osmund’s RC Primary School on Blenheim Road in Breightmet.

A police sergeant has resigned in disgrace after an investigation found he had shared vile pornographic videos as well as discriminatory jokes on WhatsApp.

Harry Styles has paid tribute to his first school teacher at a homecoming gig in Manchester.Fan footage of the moment saw Styles ask the crowd to help him find his school teacher who he’d heard was in the audience at the gig.“I’d like to try and find someone in the audience,” Styles said on stage. “So, we’re going to get really quiet, and I’m going to see if I can locate this person, if you don’t mind helping me.”“My first-ever school teacher is here tonight,” he went on. “Her name’s Mrs.

Thousands of families in one area of Greater Manchester will be offered vouchers worth up to £50 to spend on school uniforms. Bury council is one of the first in the country to provide help with the price of uniforms as the cost of living crisis continues to bite.

Cancer campaigner Dame Deborah James shared a snap of her making drinks in the sun on Tuesday afternoon, where she confessed: "I'm working my way through old-school cocktails day-by-day until I'm gone."

Streets around seven schools in Stockport are to be closed at picking up and dropping off time as part of a new trial. Starting this week streets around a select group of primary schools will be shut to through traffic and parents or guardians parking to drop off or collect their kids in the car.

Patrice Evra has bravely spoken about the 'nightmare' sexual abuse he suffered as a child. The 41 year-old former Manchester United and France captain says he was attacked by a teacher when he was 13.

Netherlands centre-back Matthijs de Ligt issued a glowing assessment of international team-mate Frenkie de Jong amid Manchester United's interest in his services.

Netherlands and Juventus centre-back Matthijs de Ligt waxed lyrical about the managerial qualities of new Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag.

Manchester United 'target' Matthijs de Ligt would prefer a transfer to Premier League champions Manchester City during the upcoming summer window — according to reports.

Gemma Atkinson is often praised for her honesty when it comes to social media. But just last month she shared how she was 'fooled' by the likes of Instagram when she popped to the hairdressers and presented her hairdresser with pictures that weren't possible to recreate because of filters and more.