Greater Manchester schools with crumbling roofs to get cash boost

Schools with crumbling roofs are set to receive a cash boost for vital repairs to take place.

Funds for 39 schools across Greater Manchester have been announced as part of a national £450m government scheme announced for essential maintenance.

Sites in need of boilers, classrooms, and urgent fire safety works are also in line for the cash.

Schools minister Damian Hinds said the money would deliver "long lasting structural improvements".

About £62m from the Condition Improvement Fund (CIF) has been allocated for 117 schools in the north west of England, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

Among the schools named is Harper Green School in Bolton which was at risk of shutting due to water getting in through a failing roof.

Similar problems have persisted at Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School in Salford, where a dilapidated roof led to fears of school closure.

Parrs Wood High School in Didsbury will also be able to complete fire safety and compliance works to address what were described as "life safety matters".

Ten schools in Oldham are set to receive the funds, with facilities in all other Greater Manchester boroughs bar Stockport to benefit.

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