TAMESIDE Council faces a virtual power vacuum after further senior members followed leader Cllr Gerald Cooney in stepping down. As the national Labour Party steps…
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‘Inadequate’ Tameside children’s services savaged – but remains under council control
TAMESIDE Council’s ‘inadequate’ children’s services department will be overseen by a government-appointed commissioner for three years after being blasted in a report. But it will…
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Council leader accused of ‘dishonesty’ after children’s services change
OPPOSITION councillors have welcomed the change of political leader of Tameside Council’s under-fire children’s services department. But they feel the authority’s head, Cllr Gerald Cooney,…
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New political leader for Tameside’s children’s services
TAMESIDE Council’s under-fire children’s services department has a new political leader after Cllr Bill Fairfoull was replaced. Now Cllr Teresa Smith is in charge. Government…
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Children’s services in Tameside slammed as ‘inadequate’
TAMESIDE Council has been damned in a scathing report that has seen its children’s services department rated inadequate once again. But its leader is ‘not…
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Tameside Council confirms children’s services changes and defends replacement process
TAMESIDE Council has admitted three of its bosses at its under-fire children’s services department have left. And it has defended the way replacements were quickly…
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Family Hubs open in Tameside to support children and parents
A RIBBON cutting ceremony launched Tameside’s Family Hubs the council says bring an unprecedented level of support to children and parents. The event took place…
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Ashton must undergo ‘significant change’
ASHTON town centre must change to cope with a changing world, Tameside Council has revealed. The authority, which once branded the area ‘not fit for…
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Action urged on ‘devastating’ children’s services report
TAMESIDE Council has been told it must act as one after a ‘devastating’ report into its children’s services department. But a suggestion by Andrew Gwynne…
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‘Important improvements’ made to Tameside children’s services
OFSTED has reported “important improvements” have been made to children’s services in Tameside. In a report published on July 1, inspectors noted a “much strengthened…
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