The ECHO reported earlier this week that the number of parents being taken to court for not making sure their children go to ...

PARENTS being taken to court for not making sure their children go to school has risen by 15,725 over the last 15 years in Wirral.

The 32-year-old was fined for taking her daughter out of school for a two-week holiday to the Canary Islands in January 2024. Kelly's daughter ... festivals across the UK. "We do about six ...

Now a regional protest has been organised to take place outside Norwich City Hall at noon on March 8. Protest organiser Angela Beaton says the issue extends beyond holidays, claiming many absences are ...

Parents can be punished with fines for letting their children miss school without permission. Local councils previously were ...

Circus acrobat Kelly, 32, who works seven days a week, was fined for taking her daughter on a two-week holiday outside of ...

Easter Sunday falls on April 20 this year, later than in 2024, when it was on March 31. Good Friday is on Friday, April 18 and will be marked, as usual, with a national bank holiday in the UK.

A mum says she is fuming after facing prosecution for taking her children on a term-time holiday again, despite threats of a ...

THOUSANDS of families are in line for food vouchers worth up to £75 over the February half term. The help comes via the Household Support Fund, a £421million pot of cash that’s been shared ...

In May 2024, The Star found parents and guardians in Sheffield paid more than £685,000 in council fines relating to more than 12,370 term time school absences since 2019/20.

A record number of fines have been issued to Milton Keynes parents for allowing their kids to skip school. Data from the ...