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Exclusive: The Mossbourne money-spinner – how a company founded by the multi-academy trust’s chief snapped up his own schools’ lucrative PAM software
To fund the purchase, Progress Teaching gave Mossbourne Foundation £300,000 worth of its shares and a promised payment of £268,000 by way of an unsecured loan
Read MoreStoke Newington venue under threat as bosses scramble to ‘save’ historic space
The Old Church’s director says urgent repair work is needed to secure the future of the much-loved music venue
Read More‘You won today’ — protesters stop council from evicting Hackney family with disabled child
The family has lived at the property for more than 20 years, but the council says they have been illegally subletting and is reportedly looking to move them to temporary accommodation
Read MoreSadiq Khan set to fall short of affordable housing target
The Greater London Authority and Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government last year agreed to lower London’s affordable housing target
Read MoreAdult social care services in Hackney ‘need improvement’ with some waiting two years for assessment
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) concluded the borough’s service ‘requires improvement’ in its most recent report
Read MoreCuts to library opening hours to be reversed as council’s ‘financial outlook’ improves
The decision comes days after a public consultation on the proposals closed
Read MoreDecision on Shoreditch development postponed as its future hangs in balance
Initial plans for the Shoreditch Works project were set to provide office space for 4,150 workers and 40 new homes
Read More‘We need to create’ — artist launches workshop series to get people off phones
Artist Emily Tracy believes creativity can be the perfect outlet to curb phone addiction
Read MoreOfsted tells Hackney Council to act quickly as too many SEND children excluded from school
A report published on 5 February the watchdog found the number of SEND children excluded from Hackney secondary schools had been high for “too long”
Read MoreHackney Rugby Club veteran to share team’s rich history with anniversary book
Some 60 years after he put on a Hackney Rugby Club shirt for the very first time, former team member Richard McDonald is documenting its rich history
Read MoreProliferation of data centres could ‘undermine’ Mayor of London’s Net Zero target
Global Action Plan estimates that in 2050, data centres alone could use a quarter of the amount of energy the UK consumed last year
Read MoreCouncil sets out new plans to reduce air pollution amid LTN controversy
The move comes following a demonstration outside Hackney Town Hall last week which saw residents call on the council to ‘open our roads’
Read More‘It was easy to forget alcohol wasn’t served’ — Spitalfield Crypt Trust hosts boozeless night out in honour of 60th anniversary
Supporters of the charity hope the alcohol-free event in Dalston could set a precedent for more inclusive gigs in future
Read More‘Be curious, be a detective’ — Hackney Archives team member on the magic of the collection
After Hackney Archives was accredited last year, one of its archivists spoke to us about the importance of this impressive collection
Read MoreCampaigners fight to ‘save Brick Lane’ amid proposals for data centre on historic site
Brick Lane is home to markets, independent shops and restaurants, and London’s largest Bangladeshi community
Read MoreHackney residents urge council to ‘open our roads’ and scrap ‘excessive’ LTNs
Campaigners gathered outside Hackney Town Hall this week objecting to the ‘excessive’ roll-out of Low Traffic Neighbourhoods
Read More‘It appals me’ — councillor resigns from Labour Party ‘to continue to fight for change’
The councillor has represented the same Hackney ward for more than a decade
Read MoreCause of council worker’s ‘untimely’ death still unclear after inquest
Daniel Rhoden died in hospital on June 21, 2025, at the age of 57
Read MoreCity Hall’s ‘Night Czar’ replaced by commission working to revive city’s nightlife
Former ‘Night Czar’ Amy Lamé oversaw the closure of 3,011 night economy businesses in London between 2016 and 2024
Read MoreCampaigners urge Hackney NHS Trust to to reject ‘shocking’ data sharing program
Campaigners gathered outside the town hall last week to urge Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to reject a new information-sharing system currently being rolled out nationwide
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