By George Lythgoe – Local Democracy Reporter CHILDREN with special educational needs and disabilities in Tameside are waiting too long to get the support they…
View More Ombudsman slams Tameside Council: Children with Special Needs left waiting months for support
A FORMER leader of Tameside Council has stepped down from her role as head of a key panel. Cllr Brenda Warrington is currently one of…
View More Former Tameside Council leader quits as chair of key panel
TAMESIDE Council will receive support from the neighbouring authority in Stockport as it bids to improve its ‘inadequate’ children’s services. Its new strategic partner will…
View More Tameside Council partners with Stockport in bid to improve children’s services
TAMESIDE Council has appointed a known troubleshooter to lead its ‘inadequate’ children’s services department. Jill Colbert OBE will take the director’s job after a scathing…
View More New boss of Tameside Council’s ‘inadequate’ children’s services announced
TAMESIDE Council’s ‘inadequate’ children’s services department is to get a new interim boss. After a withering report by government-appointed commissioner Andy Couldrick, who will remain…
View More Tameside’s ‘inadequate’ children’s services department to get new boss
A VETERAN Tameside councillor may challenge its former leader to become head of a key scrutiny panel. The Correspondent revealed Cllr Brenda Warrington was being…
View More Tameside councillor to challenge former leader to be panel chair?
TAMESIDE Council’s ruling Labour group is believed to be engaged in crisis talks after a hugely critical report of its children’s services department. The Correspondent…
View More Tameside Council ‘in crisis talks’ after scathing report
THE DIRECTOR of Tameside Council’s ‘inadequate’ children’s services department has resigned. And it is understood a Government-appointed commissioner, who has conducted a review of the…
View More More changes at Tameside’s ‘inadequate’ children’s services department
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,…
View More Council leader accused of ‘dishonesty’ after children’s services change
THE MAN who has stepped down as political leader of Tameside Council’s children’s services department has apologised for not meeting the needs of everyone. But…
View More Former political leader of Tameside’s children’s services says sorry