The leaders of an East London academy where vulnerable pupils were found to have potentially been harmed by its disciplinary culture have declined to apologise to children affected. A safeguarding review into Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy (MVPA) in Hackney, praised for its excellent academic results, concluded in December 2025 that the school’s culture of “punishment no matter what” had been “particularlyContinue reading “Strict Rules, Soaked Dignity — Hackney’s Apology Comes Bone‑Dry”
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Sheerness Care Home Available For Rent
Rent is being offered for rooms at a previous care facility that abruptly closed, forcing all of its patients to leave. Blackburn Lodge, which was owned and run by Kent County Council, closed in 2023, and more than a dozen elderly people had to be found new homes elsewhere in the county. Some residents’ relativesContinue reading “Sheerness Care Home Available For Rent”
Wales Village Faces Backlash After Plaid Cymru Proposes English Ban
A picturesque Welsh beach community is at the centre of an anti-English tempest amid claims Plaid Cymru councillors want to prevent English families from moving into its houses. Councillors on the island of Anglesey have claimed people living in council houses in England have swapped homes via Facebook so they can move to picturesque Aberffraw. They also saidContinue reading “Wales Village Faces Backlash After Plaid Cymru Proposes English Ban”
Council Cuts Threaten Bin Collections And Libraries To Plug £3.5 Billion Hole
Waste collections, libraries and leisure centres all face being hit as local authorities struggle to make ends meet. A report warns that cash-strapped councils are grappling with a £3.5 billion funding black hole for next year, risking cuts to jobs and essential services as town halls struggle to balance the books. Research by Unison foundContinue reading “Council Cuts Threaten Bin Collections And Libraries To Plug £3.5 Billion Hole”
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