Fewer fines were issued to parents for taking children out of school in Tameside last year, new figures show – despite a record number of penalty fines issued across England.

Two huge tower blocks for Manchester and Salford, as well as a massive housing plan for Stockport, are among big developments tabled this week. A 33-storey tower could soon be built in Manchester city ...

Tameside Council is consulting on the phased closure of the special education needs base which is located at St John Fisher RC Primary School in Denton, and is currently being used by seven children.

Lymm High School, near Warrington, has closed due to the weather today. Hawthorns SEND school, in Tameside, and Burnley Brow Community School, in Oldham, are also closed amid icy conditions.