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Leeds: How important are school league tables?

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How much attention do you pay to school league tables, and do you think they reflect the quality of education? What do you think is more important in choosing a school—its place in the league tables or the overall environment and ethos?

Do school league tables really matter? Birmingham shares their views

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We ask Birmingham locals how much attention they pay to school league tables and whether they think they reflect the quality of education. What’s more important when choosing a school: its league table ranking or its overall environment and ethos? And do league tables put too much pressure on schools, or do they help raise standards?

Glasgow: Part of Sauchiehall Street reopens following months of disruption

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A part of Sauchiehall Street has reopened after months of being closed off. <br /><br />A large stretch of the walkway has been closed off throughout 2024 which caused mass disruption as pedestrians were forced to use awkward diversions and could not walk from one side of the street to the other. <br /><br />Fencing has been removed from the western end of the area between Rose Street and Cambridge Street, round about Primark and Boots. <br /><br />A large chunk of the street has been closed off while work undergoes on the Avenues programme which is scheduled to be completely finished by 7 January 2025.<br /><br />The work is intended to improve the appearance of the street which has suffered from a series of major fires and empty units within the past few years. <br /><br />Contractors are also preparing a new drainage system and planting trees along the main sewage network. <br /><br />The potting of these plants is designed to absorb rainwater.<br /><br />What do you think about the works and how have you found the disruptions of recent months?<br />

Special free bus services will run on Christmas Day in Liverpool

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Special free bus services will run on Christmas Day, covering most hospital routes across Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens, Knowsley, Wirral and Halton. Stagecoach will operate services on a number of key routes however, Arriva has confirmed that none of their bus services will run.

North East expected to miss the government’s house building targets by 2029

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The North East is likely to miss the Government’s house building targets by more than 13,000 homes, according to a new report.

Do school league tables matter?

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How much attention do you pay to school league tables, and do you think they reflect the quality of education? What do you think is more important in choosing a school—its place in the league tables or the overall environment and ethos?

Food and drink at Glasgow’s Gannet

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We visit the Gannet in Finnieston to find out more about the food and drink.

What happened in Syria this weekend?

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With so much news circling around about the events in Syria over the weekend, we’ve taken a Quick Look at what has happened and how it affects us.

Do school league tables matter?

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How much attention do you pay to school league tables and do you think they reflect the quality of education?

Retrospective on last year's notorious label for Slade Road in Stockland Green

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Last year, Slade Road in Stockland Green drew national attention for reported issues with crime, street drinking, and neglected properties, with some calling it Britain's roughest street. Now, a year on, we examine what has changed and how residents are coping in the aftermath of those headlines.