Katie Price was seen heading to a nail salon for a touch of pampering on Friday, after vowing she’ll hold her conman husband Lee Andrews to account for ‘hurting other people’.

The glamour model, 48, has reportedly reached the ‘end of her tether’ with the so-called businessman’s behaviour, after he was thrown in a Dubai jail for the second time.

Katie showed off her vast array of tattoos in a skimpy white crop top and denim shorts as she headed to a salon in Sussex.

The star has spoken out against Lee after the disgraced businessman was finally denounced by his family.

Katie spoke to her sister Sophie on their podcast about her husband of seven months, who earlier this week was released from his second spell in Dubai‘s Al Awir prison after being hit with fraud claims. 

Days after Lee was heard reportedly trying to sell a sex tape of the couple, her sister branded him ‘a disrespectful d***head’ to which Katie insisted she would ‘delve deep’ into claims about his fraudulent activities. 

The glamour model has reportedly reached the ‘end of her tether’ with the so-called businessman’s behaviour, after he was thrown in a Dubai jail for the second time

Her vow comes after Lee’s family turned against him, with his sister Kelly and friends releasing a statement about his ‘incredibly painful’ behaviour. 

In her latest podcast clip, Katie said: ‘In fact, I’m going to get Ben [the producer of Katie’s podcast] to interview him and Ben is going to delve in deep and I want to hear everything and it’s too much and I don’t like people hurting people.

‘That’s all I’m saying on it, I’ve not put anything up online, so you’ve heard it here for the first time.’

Talk turned to the reports that emerged claiming a voice note allegedly sent by Lee to a friend captured him discussing a sex tape that ‘might go for a pretty penny’. 

In the alleged recording, Lee reportedly says he needs to ‘get cash quickly’ and suggests the tape could earn him £250,000. He reportedly backtracked when he learnt that it would be illegal, saying he had only been joking. 

When the sisters discussed the scenario, Sophie said: ‘I think that’s disgusting,’ to which Katie replied: ‘Can I just say something, number one I’ve not done a sex tape with Lee . He has said it in a voice note which I sent to you but he was joking in it…

‘But besides all of this, there is so much coming out about Lee and everyone saying ‘why isn’t Katie talking’. Do you know why I’m not talking, because there is so much, I’m just not commenting anymore.

‘I commented when he went missing but he’s in prison and I will be questioning him about a lot of things when he’s out. I’m just getting on doing what I’m doing. There is so much, there is no smoke without fire.’

Sophie responded: ‘The fact that he’s even talking about you in that context to his mates is f***ing out of order and he’s a d***head,’ to which Katie interjected: ‘Well, it wasn’t to his mates, it was someone professional’. 

Katie showed off her vast array of tattoos in a skimpy white crop top and denim shorts as she headed to a salon in Sussex

The star has spoken out against Lee after the disgraced businessman was finally denounced by his family

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Katie spoke to her sister Sophie on their podcast about her husband of seven months, who earlier this week was released from his second spell in Dubai’s Al Awir prison

Days after Lee was heard reportedly trying to sell a sex tape of the couple, her sister branded him ‘a disrespectful d***head’

Her vow comes after Lee’s family turned against him, with his sister Kelly and friends releasing a statement about his ‘incredibly painful’ behaviour

Talk turned to the reports that emerged claiming a voice note allegedly sent by Lee to a friend captured him discussing a sex tape that ‘might go for a pretty penny’

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Katie said: ‘Can I just say something, number one I’ve not done a sex tape with Lee . He has said it in a voice note which I sent to you but he was joking in it…’

A clearly outraged Sophie replied: ‘Even worse.’

Following the sex tape scandal, Lee’s family have also spoken out. 

Lee’s family statement came from a friend on behalf of his sister. The statement read: ‘Kelly Andrews and I just want to take a moment to speak the truth. Recent information shared has brought forward evidence that has left us both shocked…

‘We are the first to admit when we’re wrong, and now that there is proof, we feel it’s important to acknowledge that. We also want people to understand that this involves Kelly’s brother, which makes this incredibly painful for their family…

‘The Lee we knew was never like this, which makes it even harder for us, as his sister and as a friend, to get our heads around everything that’s come to light.’ 

Despite the fractious nature of the situation, Katie still seemed to be seeing the good in her husband as she took to Facebook to share an image of his widely-discussed hair growth. 

Sharing an image of Lee, she placed a message over the top reading ‘My man’, while circling the side of his hair and writing: ‘Hair growth journey. Handsome husband.’ 

Lee left fans dumbfounded when he left prison with a full head of hair – having gone in with a thinning thatch and discussion of having a hair transplant.  

New technology telling passengers what stops are coming up was one of the many upgrades brought to Greater Manchester when it brought buses back under local control.

But calls are growing for northern accents to replace the neutral automated sounds which keep bus passengers updated every day.

It’s not just buses either, at Manchester Piccadilly train station an automated voice using what seems to be received pronunciation – also known as King’s English – is often what keeps commuters updated.

Rob Drummond, Professor of Sociolinguistics at Manchester Metropolitan University, is one of those asking for a switch to local voices on public transport and in public spaces across the city region.

He’s from the south east but has become an ‘adopted northerner’ having lived in Bolton since 1999, and believes using northern accents on local transport could make a massive difference.

“People might say there are more important things to worry about, but it’s a nice thing, and it gives people that extra opportunity to have a bit of pride in their community,” he said.

“The more people hear their voices around the more they feel comfortable. Unfortunately, we still live in a world where people do get mocked for the way they speak.”

A research project by Professor Drummond called Westminster Voices focused on how speech can impact politics.

His findings were referenced by Leigh and Atherton MP Jo Platt earlier this month during a debate about accents.

Speaking to the Northern Agenda newsletter recently, the MP said: “Regional accents continue to shape perceptions of competence, authority and credibility in ways that are often subtle but deeply consequential, influencing opportunities in politics, the workplace and public life.

“As someone who grew up in Salford and has lived in Leigh for more than two decades, like many people from working-class backgrounds, I have questioned whether sounding different would make me appear more professional or more credible.

“That experience is far from unique, and it raises important questions about why we continue to associate certain accents with competence, authority and intelligence.”

Professor Drummond argues that having local accents in public places as opposed to ‘default’ RP voices could be a way to start tackling such issues over accents and how they are perceived.

He said: “I think there should be more accents. I live in Bolton and a few years ago I got on a bus and I was really struck by how it had a Bolton accent [making announcements] on it.

“This was before the Bee Network, the bus company had run a competition for the voice on the bus. It really struck me as being a really nice thing.

“The fact that it’s an RP-type voice now means either someone has not given it any thought and its just a default voice that’s used in all sorts of places, or if they have given it some thought they’ve decided we need the voice to be understandable by as many people as possible, and that it needs to be RP to do that.

“But we are in the region here so everyone is going to understand a local accent from Greater Manchester.

“I would definitely encourage them to make that switch.”

The calls to ditch automatic voices for northern ones have also been backed by Jon-Connor Lyons, a Councillor in central Manchester who grew up in Newton Heath.

He told the LDRS: “The Bee Network has been transformational for Greater Manchester. Combined with the £2 fare cap, it has made public transport more affordable and more accessible for people across our city-region.

“What better way to celebrate Greater Manchester continuing to lead the way than by giving our Bee Network buses a proudly Mancunian voice? It might seem like a small change, but it would reflect the warmth and identity of the place we all call home.

“With Andy Burnham now serving as our Prime Minister and taking the success of Greater Manchester’s £2 fare cap nationwide from January, our city-region is once again showing how bold Labour ideas can become national policy.

“The Bee Network is about more than getting from A to B, it’s about building pride in our communities, and a Mancunian voice on our buses would be a fitting celebration of Greater Manchester’s culture, confidence and leadership.”

One place that passengers are likely to hear local voices making announcements is on Northern trains.

The company said it drafted in its own staff to record announcements which are made on board its services, having ditched the ‘default’ automated voice used across the country.

“Announcements on board our trains are voiced by real colleagues who work for Northern,” a spokesperson said.

“Our network is home to some of the most distinctive and proud regional identities in the country, and we believe that it’s important for our announcements to reflect the diversity of the people and places we serve.”

It was pointed out that many of the announcements made at Manchester Piccadilly train station are voiced by actual staff during their shifts, so these do reflect the variety of accents of people who live and work in Greater Manchester -not everything is done by default.

But with Greater Manchester at the start of a new era, being home to the Prime Minister’s Number 10 North, more people are asking for the region’s public spaces to reflect the voices of the people from here.

Transport for Greater Manchester was contacted for comment.

By ALEX JENNINGS, SPORTS DIGITAL PRODUCTION EDITOR

Published: 09:04 BST, 25 July 2026 | Updated: 09:15 BST, 25 July 2026

Manchester City goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma married his childhood sweetheart yesterday — with a host of his City team-mates in attendance at the lavish reception.

Erling Haaland was among the guests in Fasano, southern Italy, joined by his partner, Isabel Haugseng Johansen.

The Norway star, fresh from accumulating an army of new fans at the World Cup, opted for a black suit, bow-tie and sunglasses as he happily walked hand-in-hand with Johansen.

He was later pictured leading a group of guests in recreating Norway’s iconic ‘rowing’ celebration from the tournament in North America. 

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City midfielder Mateo Kovacic was also pictured at the wedding. Italian football legend Paolo Maldini, former City boss Pep Guardiola and new Tottenham signing Sandro Tonali were also said to be among the attendees.

Manchester City goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma married his childhood sweetheart Alessia Elefante in Italy yesterday

City stars Erling Haaland and Mateo Kovacic, joined by their partners Isabel and Izabel, and were among the guests. Haaland later led party-goers in Norway’s iconic ‘rowing’ celebration

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Donnarumma and Elefante, an interior designer, have been together for 10 years

Donnarumma, 27, tied the knot with his long-time partner Alessia Elefante, a 28-year-old interior designer. 

The pair have been dating for 10 years, having met in their hometown of Castellammare di Stabia, near Naples. 

They also have a son together — Leo, born in 2024. The couple announced their engagement in May with an Instagram post that read: ‘Long-term contract signed.’

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They wed in the Church of Saint George Martyr in the hilltop town of Locorotondo before joining the revellers in Fasano.

Haaland certainly enjoyed the night, excitedly banging a drum as chanting party-goers mimicked rowing — copying the post-match celebration that Haaland and his team-mates made famous in their impressive World Cup campaign.

The 26-year-old has been making the most of his break after the tournament, having holidayed in Italy with Johansen this week.

The Gunners have also entered the race for Yan Diomande and are keen on Ezri Konsa, John Stones and Jacobo Ramon, amid ongoing links to the likes of Julian Alvarez, Bradley Barcola and Marcus Rashford. Man United have been boosted in their pursuit of Aurelien Tchouameni, with Real Madrid team-mate Eduardo Camavinga also on their midfield radar alongside Carlos Baleba, Manu Kone, Sander Berge, Danilo and Tyler Adams.

Britons across the UK have been battling 30C (86F) temperatures this summer, flocking to beaches and cooler spots in a bid to survive the heat. 

Indeed, more warm weather is expected in the coming weeks, as the Met Office forecast ‘above average’ temperatures and ‘possible’ further heatwaves.

The last bout of scorching temperatures was so unbearable for some that they took to booking hotel rooms purely for the air conditioning – with some venues offering ‘heatwave packages’ for the occasion.

It’s fair to say the country isn’t as well equipped as others to deal with red-hot temperatures.

And while hotel giants such as Hilton and Marriott have ample air-conditioned rooms available for guests needing refuge from the heat, many independent establishments – B&Bs, glamping sites, smaller hotels – do not have the same luxuries.

Anthony Duffey, co-owner of Sunnyside Bed and Breakfast in Southport, tells the Daily Mail: ‘It’s almost inevitable that in the next ten years that we would have to get air conditioning in at least some of our rooms.’

The 39-year-old runs the award-winning guesthouse with his wife Larissa Duffey, 37, and first opened the property with his mother nearly two decades ago.

‘The reason we’ve not done it in the past is because there’s been this whole thing around air conditioning being very unsustainable,’ he explains.   

Anthony and Larissa Duffey, pictured, run the award-winning Sunnyside Bed and Breakfast in Southport

Looking after the environment is central to Sunnyside’s business approach. Along with winning Best B&B in England at the VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2025, the property also received a special commendation recognising its commitment to ethical, responsible and sustainable tourism.

But with the recent ‘unprecedented levels of heat’, Duffey admits he has received ‘a lot of requests for people wanting air conditioning’.

As a result, he has started to research environmentally friendly alternatives to traditional air conditioning, such as the R290 refrigerant, which uses natural gases such as propane – as opposed to conventional, high-impact greenhouse gases.

With his longstanding experience in hospitality, Duffey has witnessed first-hand how the expectations of guests have ‘become completely different to what we had 18 years ago when I first took over the business’.

And increasingly, factors such as the cost of running air conditioning play a part too in how he manages Sunnyside.

‘My biggest concern would be that the cost of electricity is changing so much,’ Duffey explains. ‘There’s a conflict somewhere or there’s lots of reasons why the prices change dramatically, and that would be a big reason to put me off.’

He estimates air conditioning would cost 25p an hour which he says ‘doesn’t sound like a lot’ but could quickly amount to several pounds a day if left on for 24 hours. 

‘We are a seaside bed and breakfast with tight margins, the money has got to come from somewhere to pay it.’

The B&B doesn’t currently have air conditioning, and is battling the recent hot weather with fans, ice buckets and towel warmers (pictured)

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Nevertheless, Duffey says: ‘If you want the business, you’ve got to move with the times and if more sustainable options are becoming available, then it’s something we’d have to consider.’

For now, Sunnyside guests are being kept cool with state-of-the-art fans, ice machines and electric towel warmers so they can chill themselves off with a chilled towel after exploring Southport in the sun. 

James Barr, who is the general manager at The Wesley, a company which has hotels based in Camden and Euston, reveals there has been ‘a noticeable increase in guests asking whether the hotel has air conditioning before proceeding with their booking’.

Since the heatwaves, Barr feels many guests see air conditioning as ‘an essential requirement rather than a desirable extra, particularly during the summer months’. All 100 rooms at The Wesley are air conditioned.

Indeed, he explains that while such a decision has been ‘a significant operational cost, particularly during periods of sustained hot weather’, this was something that the hotel planned for when investing in the systems, and which they consider to be ‘an essential part of meeting guest expectations’.

Although the running costs are ‘manageable’ for a large hotel like The Wesley, Barr predicts ‘smaller independent hotels may find both the initial installation costs and ongoing energy expenses more difficult to absorb, especially if they are operating with tighter margins’.

James Barr, who is the general manager at The Wesley, has seen ‘a noticeable increase in guests asking whether the hotel has air conditioning before proceeding with their booking’

All 100 rooms at The Wesley are air conditioned

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Meanwhile, other accommodation options such as The Apple Farm, in Stratford-Upon-Avon, have totally written off the prospect of installing cooling systems.

The glamping site offers shepherd huts, bell tents and an off-grid camping ground and owner Charlotte Cleveley Wood, 48, explains how the set up is ‘all about being in the great outdoors’.

Huts and tents don’t naturally lend themselves to air conditioning units, and Ms Cleveley Wood says: ‘The farm itself is 55 acres, so it’s about helping our guests work out how to get the best out of their day and and how to work with the summer and with the natural environment. We’re not trying to create a hotel room out in a field. It’s about embracing the summer and going with it.’

Guests aren’t supplied with fans, and Ms Cleveley Wood explains how ‘the bell tents are really well ventilated’ with two doorways perfect for creating airflow and are situated in the shade of an orchard. 

Each tent also has its own water supply, with one in particular – the Cox bell tent – kitted out with an outdoor bath and shower – proving very popular with guests.  

‘We have had a few guests that have contacted us to say they were a little worried, and I think sometimes they’re just looking for the reassurance that there’s lots of different ways to get out of the heat and still enjoy your holiday,’ she says.

Meanwhile Charlotte Cleveley Wood, owner of The Apple Farm glamping and campsite, is ‘all about being in the great outdoors’

Each tent also has its own water supply, with one in particular – the Cox bell tent – kitted out with an outdoor bath and shower – proving very popular with guests

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While scientists predict temperatures could continue to rise over the years in the UK, installing air conditioning wouldn’t even be possible for the glamping site currently, and ‘wouldn’t really be something that would work’ with what the business stands for. 

‘What we’re looking into is how we can embrace the summers, and if they continue like that, we think that would be a positive for us,’ Ms Cleveley Wood says. 

‘We’ve already got outdoor baths and showers with one of the bell tents, and that’s something that we’re considering replicating with all of them. And we’re very much looking into having an outdoor swim pond.’

If he were alive today, Machiavelli would have enjoyed watching the first days of Andy Burnham’s premiership. An enemy of the Medicis, the Florentine diplomat (full name Niccolo di Bernardo dei Machiavelli) was a student of power. He would have appreciated the clarity, focus and – yes – the brutality of Burnham’s move against loyalists of former prime minister Keir Starmer.

This was not a purge comparable to Harold Macmillan’s “night of the long knives” in the 1950s. Back then, Macmillan sacked one third of his entire cabinet. But it does compare to Boris Johnson’s 2020 reshuffle when Sajid Javid was forced to resign as chancellor and other ministers were sacked as political power consolidated around Johnson’s chief adviser Dominic Cummings.

Apart from Starmer himself, ministers sacked or not reappointed in Burnham’s takeover include chancellor Rachel Reeves, deputy prime minister and justice secretary David Lammy, housing secretary Steve Reed, business secretary Peter Kyle, health secretary James Murray, and Cabinet Office minister Darren Jones.

Others, such as prisons minister James Timpson and science/innovation minister Patrick Vallance, jumped before they were pushed.

Many of these changes were expected and not all the ex-ministers were successful in office. Moreover, it is not unreasonable for an incoming prime minister, particularly one who so audaciously unseated a predecessor, to want to reward their supporters. Politics is, to use the cliche, a tough business and to the victors go the prizes of ministerial office.

Nevertheless, such an approach also has its risks. Jones pointing out that Burnham’s proposal to cut VAT from household electricity bills from October is “unfunded” is a timely reminder that there is now a group of disaffected and often still ambitious backbench MPs. Each has an intimate knowledge of how Whitehall works and a bulging address book of journalists from the lobby and beyond.

Creating enemies – lessons from Machiavelli

Despite Burnham’s protestations about how much he hates factionalism in the Labour party, this week saw raw factionalism in action. From now on, one is either for Burnham or against him.

And when the Burnham government’s honeymoon period ends and political capital is ebbing away, the potential for these excluded malcontents to seek revenge is obvious. So how does Burnham deal with this – and what lessons can be learned from Machiavelli’s treatise The Prince when assessing Burnham’s options?

The key takeaway is Machiavelli’s observation that power inevitably creates enemies. The wise ruler must manage, anticipate, and – if particularly deft at the political dark arts – cultivate these enemies for the purpose of overcoming them and being seen to do so.

This is because defeating an enemy publicly demonstrates strength, which enhances legitimacy and deters future challengers. So far, Burnham seems to have done this quite effectively. But so did his predecessor Starmer when he sidelined the Corbynites and eventually pushed Jeremy Corbyn out of the Labour party in 2024.

Some potential enemies are harder to manage, however. Machiavelli tells us that the wise ruler prevents rivals from uniting against them by keeping ambitious nobles competing with one another. This prevents one group from dominating.

He or she then uses reward, restraint and rotation of influence as disruptors. In other words, you lever ambition and rivalry to divide the opposition. Burnham’s decision to make John Healey chancellor of the exchequer, rather than Ed Miliband or Shabana Mahmood, is a classic Machiavellian move.

The conventional wisdom was that Miliband and Mahmood were rivals for the chancellorship. While Mahmood will be happy enough to retain her Home Office portfolio, Miliband’s failure to become chancellor (a job he apparently coveted) can be regarded as a modest but important clipping of the wings.

Similarly, the appointment of Wes Streeting as defence secretary is a shrewd appointment that places another potential rival in a demanding role that will keep him busy for now.

In the end, however, even the wise ruler run outs of political capital and luck. Burnham is the sixth prime minister since David Cameron resigned following the Brexit referendum of 2016. In his Downing Street speech following his visit to the king, Burnham expressed a desire to break the cycle of instability and push on with a ten-year national plan.

Starmer had a similar plan for “national renewal”, which is now in the dustbin of history. It would be unwise to bet against something similar happening to Burnham eventually. Which leads to another lesson from The Prince.

Machiavelli observes that all political acts – even those that are “good deeds” – create enemies in the end. After all, even beneficiaries resent feeling indebted. It may not be one of Burnham’s vanquished political enemies but rather one of the winners of this week’s political powerplay who eventually wields the knife.

Lewis Blair was last seen at his home address in Blackpool at around 9.20pm on that date.

He is described as being around 5ft 11in tall, of a slight build, with mousy brown hair, and a tattoo on his left arm saying ‘DAD’.

Lewis Blair (Image: Lancashire Police)

When he was last seen, he was wearing a cream polo shirt, a green fleece, light brown army camouflage shorts, and black pump shoes.

Lewis has links to Blackpool, Chorley, Bolton, and Scotland.

If you think you have seen Lewis or have any information as to where he could be, call 999 quoting log LC-20260724-0439.

Breightmet resident Dawn Exley says she confronted a man after witnessing what she believed was a bag of rubbish about to be thrown into a woodland beside Seven Acres Park.

The incident comes as concerns continue over vehicles littering and fly-tipping in the area.

Ms Exley said the incident was unrelated to recent issues and reflected concerns she says have existed for several years.

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She said: “Personally, I’m a little bit on a tightrope with my emotions at the minute.

“And I saw it and just thought I’m sick of it being a dumping ground.

“Whether it’s rubbish or anything else, I just thought I’m not having this. I’m really community spirited, and I don’t have any hidden agenda.”

The incident happened on the Waggon Road side of Seven Acres Park.

Ms Exley said she has been documenting what she says is littering in the area since 2021 and has previously reported concerns to Bolton Council.

She said she had witnessed what she believed was a bag being thrown into the woodland from a car with its rear doors open.

She explained that she challenged the driver and asked him to collect the bag, and that later he did.

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Ms Exley said she also asked him to remove another bag already at the location because she believed it may have belonged to him, but said the driver denied it was his.

Following a report of fly tipping near Seven Acres Park, Bolton Council said it visited the area but found no evidence of fly tipping.

Ms Exley said: “I stopped because I saw something that wasn’t right, and I addressed it.”

She said she wanted to make clear the incident should not be linked to wider community tensions in the town and added that she was worried about the affect littering could have on wildlife.

Commenting on fly tipping more generally across the borough, Cllr Sean Fielding said: “The thing about that area is you can drive up to it easily.

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“There’s not loads of properties that overlook it, and there’s not loads of people around all the time.

“So unfortunately it’s just one of those places, in common with lots of places across the borough, where people are finding themselves able to tip unwitnessed.”

A Bolton Council spokesperson said: “We regularly monitor and clear fly tipping in public areas and respond to any reports we receive.

“Following a report of fly tipping next to Seven Acres Park, we recently visited the area but could find no evidence of fly tipping.”

“By taking an estate-wide view, we can invest in the places and experiences that help the West End succeed on the global stage – places such as 10 Piccadilly and 21-29 Glasshouse Street, where we are sensitively bringing heritage assets into their next chapter, creating outstanding new office, retail and hospitality spaces for London.

Harbour View Kindergarten in Seaham was ranked in the ‘strong standard’ area for four out of six categories, with the remaining two rated ‘expected standard’.

Inspectors have highlighted the high expectations staff have for children’s behaviour, describing interactions as “warm and trusting.”

The Ofsted report said: “Relationships between staff and children are warm and trusting.

“They take a genuine interest in every child who attends the setting.”

Parents commented in the report, saying: “The staff team go above and beyond”.

Staff were also commended for their understanding of each child’s needs and for working closely with parents and professionals.

The report added: “Children with special educational needs and disabilities and those who may have barriers to learning receive effective, swift and targeted support from staff.”

Inspectors praised the staff for working in collaboration with parents and professionals to ensure children who may need additional support receive the right interventions at the right time.

Outdoor learning was highlighted as a strength, with Ofsted observing children playing in the mud kitchen, waving bubble wands, and exploring the outdoors with their friends.

Settling-in procedures were described as high quality, with staff gathering detailed information on children’s dietary needs, allergies, weaning, and sleep routines before they start.

The leadership team was described as “passionate” about their work.

Kimberley Taylor, nursery manager, said: “We are delighted that our hard work has been recognised.

“This achievement reflects the dedication of our entire team, who work tirelessly to provide a warm, nurturing environment where every child can thrive.

“We are incredibly proud of the strong relationships we have built with our children and their families, and we are grateful for the trust and support they continue to show us. ”

The Ofsted report also noted that leaders and staff act quickly in cases of non-attendance and promote regular attendance through close communication with parents.

Children were observed to be well prepared for the next stage of their learning.

Although the curriculum and teaching were generally rated as expected standard, inspectors did identify some inconsistencies.

They noted that staff did not always make the most of spontaneous teaching moments to extend learning.

Ms Taylor added that while celebrating their achievement, the team remain committed to continuous improvement and will continue striving to provide an even better experience for the children in their care.

Despite this, children are making typical progress from their starting points, and the centre was praised for its inclusive approach.