Care Quality Commission reveals the tragic toll of coronavirus in every care home in Bolton theboltonnews.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theboltonnews.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A LITTER picker has raised concerns over vandalism at a former residential building in Halliwell due to fears that there is asbestos at the site. Council-owned Darley Court has been boarded up for several weeks but debris from the building has been spotted on the green next to it. Officials from Bolton Council have said they are now making the building, which faces St Joseph’s RC Primary School, more secure. Litter picker Gwyneth Bailey said: “I collect litter in the area quite regularly and I’ve noticed debris from the building being left in the area, there’s been chairs, bits of equipment and pipes covered in lagging which could be asbestos.
Covid: Home-education numbers rise by 75% bbc.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bbc.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Covid: Home-education numbers rise by 75%
By Alix Hattenstone & Eleanor Lawrie
BBC News
image captionNovena-Chanel felt son Imari wasn t thriving in a classroom environment
The number of children registering for home education in the UK rose by 75% in the first eight months of the current school year, according to BBC research.
In north-west England numbers were 92% up on the previous two-year average, figures from 153 councils show.
Some parents and councils - including in former hotspot Bolton - say the increase is down to Covid anxiety .
The Department for Education says it supports home-educating parents and plans to launch a registration system.
Honouring the great and good of the town thisislancashire.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thisislancashire.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.