Pupils at Manchester's newest high school are to move into their new building several months ahead of schedule it has been announced. Work is currently underway on the new school at Belle Vue, being built on a 12.6 acre site on Hyde Road once home to east Manchester's Showcase Cinema.
The council bought the cinema, which closed when the pandemic hit and never re-opened, and its site with demolition work beginning last year. Before that, the site was also home to the legendary Belle Vue entertainment complex.
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