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List of participating schools
This alphabetical list shows schools that took part in School Report News Day 2010.
List of participating schools
This alphabetical list shows schools that took part in School Report News Day 2010.
List of School Report schools
This alphabetical list shows schools that took part in School Report News Day 2010. Click on the names of the schools (in blue) to see the news made by each school.
How common are lift accidents?
A lift company has pleaded guilty after a woman was killed by a faulty elevator at her gym. But how common are lift accidents, and what can passengers do to travel between floors in safety?
First class - what's the point?
MPs may no longer be allowed to claim first class rail journeys on expenses. And one But are the wider seats and free nibbles a luxury or necessity for those who like to travel in premium class?
Flats treated for bug infestation
More than 200 flats in central Milton Keynes are to be treated to eradicate an infestation of cockroaches.
Man injured in hit-and-run crash
The driver of a Renault Clio who failed to stop at the scene of an accident in Buckinghamshire is being sought by Thames Valley Police.
Rise in rape cases over Christmas
Figures show a rise in the number of rapes reported to Thames Valley Police over Christmas 2009, compared with the previous year.
Taxi drivers robbed at knifepoint
Two taxi drivers in Milton Keynes suffer wounds to the face and hands during robberies by groups of men.
Man jailed for path sex attacks
A sex attacker who assaulted and robbed women on a pathway network in Milton Keynes is given an indeterminate prison sentence.
Experts to check maternity unit
An expert team is being brought in to improve a failing maternity unit run by an NHS hospital foundation trust in Buckinghamshire where two babies died.
M1 hard shoulder work under way
Work begins on a scheme to allow drivers to use a 15-mile stretch of the M1 hard shoulder to cut peak-time congestion.
PM backs Reading city status bid
Gordon Brown throws his weight behind plans by Reading to bid for city status during the Queen's Jubilee year in 2012.
Comic fan's 1,300-mile Hell-Trek
A comic book fan is to embark on a journey from Kent to the Highlands for the north's only comic convention.
Memorial for jazz star Dankworth
A memorial is held for Johnny Dankworth at the theatre he owned in Milton Keynes with wife Dame Cleo Laine.
The North East eyes low carbon future
The North East of England is creating a low-carbon economic area as the UK makes a major push to take the lead in electric motoring.
Potholes force council tax hike
Milton Keynes Council ups its intended council tax increase by an extra third to help pay for potholes caused by the bad weather.
Expansion for electric car scheme
A scheme providing charging points for electric vehicles across the north-east of England is expanded with a £2.9m grant.
The people who sack people
George Clooney is up for an Oscar for his latest film role in which he plays a man who fires people for a living. But what's it really like to sack people?
Morrisons backs 2018 England bid
Morrisons signs up as the third commercial partner for England's bid to host the 2018 football World Cup.


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