Faith school at loggerheads with Ofsted over sex education
A recent inspection at Gateshead Jewish Boarding School leaves the school rated as requiring improvement, as it has been since...
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A recent inspection at Gateshead Jewish Boarding School leaves the school rated as requiring improvement, as it has been since...
Read moreDetails"The money raised here would stay here, helping us invest in the future of our region rather than waiting for...
Read moreDetailsHow today's announcement from the Chancellor will affect the North East
Read moreDetailsThirty-three North East companies have been named for failing to pay the national minimum wage
Read moreDetails“I know the whole House will wish to join me in expressing deepest condolences to the family, friends and colleagues...
Read moreDetailsWith almost 180,000 children growing up without a permanent home, the government is putting councils at the heart of housebuilding
Read moreDetailsRSH found that Livin had strengthened its understanding of the condition of its homes since its inspection in November 2024
Read moreDetailsDame Angela McLean and Lord Browne of Madingly, co-chairs of the Council for Science and Technology, say that chemicals are...
Read moreDetailsRegional mayors are to be given ‘call in’ powers to take the most important planning decisions in their areas
Read moreDetailsMinisters have described the plan as the largest transfer of government capacity to local leaders yet
Read moreDetails“The Prime Minister has set his ambition to tackle one of the starkest injustices in the country and he is...
Read moreDetailsThe city council is using AWS Contact Centre Services (Amazon Q and Contact Lens), part of the same business empire...
Read moreDetailsAlmost three-quarters of England is now in drought as conditions worsen following a dry start to August. Nowhere is now deemed in normal...
Read moreDetailsThe Environment Agency (EA), in partnership with Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council, has started construction on a major flood alleviation...
Read moreDetails"I am delighted that Draeger Safety UK has achieved Gold Level Accreditation as part of the Armed Forces Covenant (AFC)...
Read moreDetailsVisiting Littlehaven Beach, the minister met with community groups and volunteers involved in the recovery efforts and thanked them for...
Read moreDetails"We’re transforming derelict sites, like the one at Sheepfolds, with a vibrant new neighbourhood"
Read moreDetailsPrime Minister Andy Burnham said: “Nobody should be left to struggle with their mental health alone"
Read moreDetailsInquorate meetings, unmet deadlines, a two-year backlog of unaudited accounts and cash flow doubts over the Corporation’s ability to repay...
Read moreDetailsPrime Minister Andy Burnham described it as “the biggest transfer of power from Westminster in a generation.”
Read moreDetailsReview of Lacunae and Laocoon: For the Triumph of Democracy over Oligarchy by Molly Scott Cato
Read moreDetailsTees Valley Combined Authority’s (TVCA’s) cabinet is taking tighter political control over the £421mn debts it is owed by its...
Read moreDetailsAndy Burnham stressed the jobs benefits as well as the defence and security importance of renewing Britain’s nuclear deterrent
Read moreDetails“I just don’t accept that this problem is too big to solve. What we need is a new way of...
Read moreDetails“I want an education system based on parity between academic and technical which gives all young people a clear path...
Read moreDetailsFour loans were made: £46.5mn for the site, £112mn for Quay construction, £235mn for infrastructure, and £27mn for work from Teesworks...
Read moreDetailsBridget Phillipson, MP for Houghton and Sunderland South, has been appointed by Prime Minister Andy Burnham as chair of the...
Read moreDetailsJohn Healey - priorities as Chancellor
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Read moreDetailsThe recipients are are helping veterans secure jobs, supporting reservists in balancing military and civilian careers, and backing military families...
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