While the meeting, held at Drakensberg Primary School, was an opportunity for residents ... of the meeting was when Seargent Mazibuko of the Newcastle SAPS gave a hopeful vision for the future.

The number of penalties handed out in Newcastle for unauthorised school absences due to term-time holidays has skyrocketed in the last few years – with 2024’s total being almost 60 times ...

A North East council has defended taking a “very strict” stance on children being taken on holiday during school time, after a huge spike in the number of fines being dished out to families. The ...

The number of unauthorised term time holidays in Newcastle was 60 times higher in 2024 than 2022 A council has defended its "very strict" stance on children being taken on holiday during school ...

A council office block and depot in Newcastle’s East End is set to be torn down, in the hope that a new school for children with special needs can be built there. Newcastle City Council has ...

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A council has defended its "very strict" stance on children being taken on holiday during school time following a spike in fines. The number of penalties handed out in Newcastle for unauthorised ...

A former Newcastle headteacher who claimed thousands of pounds of gift cards on school expenses has been banned from teaching. Hilary French, 69, was a “well regarded” headteacher at ...

The department set up mobile offices at Drakensberg Comprehensive High School, providing essential services to the community. The services being offered are: First-time ID applications for ...

TWO months after allegations surfaced of a Muslim teacher forcing Hindu pupils to remove their red Lakshmi prayer strings at Drakensberg Secondary School, the affected families have had no ...

Sunderland’s social media activity has come under scrutiny with a post issued just weeks after Newcastle United’s Carabao Cup win. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Shields Gazette ...

CBSE has announced that students not attending regular schools will be barred from appearing in Class 12 board exams. This aims to counter the rise of 'dummy schools' where students skip classes ...