Damning Ofsted report tells formerly ‘good’ Bolton school to improve as standards plummet
Westhoughton High School was rated ‘good’ in 2011 but now ‘requires imporvement’
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Spate of ‘repugnant’ anti-Semitic graffiti daubed across Prestwich and Whitefield – five reports in three weeks
The graffiti has been sprayed across parts of Prestwich and Whitefield
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Police ask boy, 12, to come forward after escaping rape in Manchester Arndale toilet – arrest made
Police are keen to trace the boy who left before they arrived
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Lord of the drug rings: Trilogy of gangs who hid heroin in kids’ coats, soiled nappies and soap jailed for 75 years
Police seize more than 2kg of heroin worth £450,000
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‘Can they score? They always score…’ Manchester United and Family Arts Festival collect match day memories
Manchester United team up with The Lowry to host arts festival
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Sexual assaults in Manchester soar by 15% – but police praise rise in ‘brave’ victims coming forward
Crime has dropped by 9% but officers are working to decrease sex crimes
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Sick supermarket sweep: Machete robber jailed after forcing Manchester store staff to fill baskets with loot
Mark Peter Simms and Daniel Hamilton were both jailed
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Grim up north: Unemployment in North West rises by 8.6% despite rest of UK enjoying surge of jobless back in work
85,200 people in Manchester were claiming Jobseekers in January
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Freezing with no water or toilets: Trafford firm prosecuted after workers subjected to ‘Dickensian’ conditions
RNT Developments and Construction Ltd were fined
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Wild Tales: Salford legend Graham Nash reveals sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll in warts and all autobiography
Wild Tales: A Rock & Roll Life is an open and honest account of Nash’s life
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Bolton choir hope to sing message loud and clear that cancer does not ‘define your life’
Bolton Cancer Voices host fundraising gig at Bolton’s Victoria Hall