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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Hackney Council Is Behind On Housing Safety Checks After Restructuring
Thousands of renters around the borough have been impacted by Hackney Council’s public admission that the housing department’s internal reorganisation directly led to a high rise in past-due safety checks, especially electrical inspections. The restructure made an already serious backlog worse, pushing overdue electrical safety inspections from 15,000 to 18,000 homes. Officers admitted the backlogContinue reading “Hackney Council Is Behind On Housing Safety Checks After Restructuring”
Local Traders Forced Out By Tax Haven Landlord
Hackney’s iconic street market is under threat again, seven years after its last fight for survival. There surrounded by bundles of linen packed in plastic cases was a woman sitting inside her market stall on Dalstons iconic Ridley Road market when a woman emerges in front of her to give her a letter and anContinue reading “Local Traders Forced Out By Tax Haven Landlord”
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