Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Rising inflation, Brexit and pandemic blamed as school expansion costs rocket by a quarter
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA £1.2M rise in the cost of expanding a special school has been blamed on rising inflation and the impact of Brexit and covid.
Rumworth Special School is expanding to be able to accept up to 400 pupils by 2026. The school, based in Lostock, is classed as ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted, provides education for children in years 7 to 14.
The school, on Armadale Road, teaches pupils who have learning difficulties, complex needs, autism, hearing impairment, visual impairment and physical disability.
It was previously expanded in 2018, which enabled the school to admit up 260 students. To support the physical expansion of the school, funding of £3.66M was approved by Bolton Council in October 2020.
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