Hannah Somerville
Ham and High
United Kingdom
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Heathside School confirms plans to quit Hampstead site after Barnet Council court battle
Heathside School has confirmed it will abandon its boarding premises at West Heath Road after protracted discussions and a High Court case with Barnet Council. → Read More
'Capitalism out of control': Offshore investors cling to property empires in north London
Huge swathes of land and property in north London are still being held by anonymous corporations despite Brexit and changes to tax law, the Ham&High can reveal. → Read More
Thousands of parents in Camden, Haringey and Barnet fined for taking children out of school
Local authorities across north London doubled down on parents taking their children out of school last year with the number of fines issued rising by 68 per cent. → Read More
Use of stop and search by Metropolian Police in north London rises by 20,000
The number of people subjected to on-the-spot searches in north London skyrocketed in 2019 for the first time in a decade. → Read More
Haringey Council ordered to pay compensation to family who lost home in benefits blunder
A young family was made homeless after Haringey Council wrongly claimed they owed £8,000 in housing benefit - when in fact, it owed them money. → Read More
Islington Council foster carer breaks silence to blow whistle on "incorrect public statement"
An ex-foster carer has broken her silence after 22 years to claim Islington Council issued a misleading statement about a sacked ex-colleague's contact with children. → Read More
Scandal-hit charity remains under scrutiny after disgraced founder's death
A Buddhist charity in the Caledonian Road remains under investigation following the death last month of its guru founder and the disqualification of an ex-trustee. → Read More
How derelict Finchley Road office was home to tens of thousands of firms
This abandoned office is the birthplace of 260,000 companies, including some pressed into service by corrupt politicians and criminals across the globe. As sweeping reforms are planned for the UK corporate register, Hannah Somerville reports. → Read More
Boxpark Shoreditch moves to expand licensed hours amid complaints over early conditions
A “pop-up” mall in Shoreditch has applied to extend its booze licence as ex-tenants have told of their struggle to stay afloat. → Read More
Heathside Preparatory School: Administrators' report reveals scale of school debts
The ex-owner of a Hampstead private school shut down with hundreds of thousands in unpaid income tax, an administrators' report has revealed. → Read More
Council moves to delay injunction against Heathside School after abrupt leadership change
A High Court hearing with implications for the upper school at Heathside Preparatory School has been delayed due to its recent buy-out, Barnet Council has said. → Read More
Hampstead private school acquired by nationwide school operator
Heathside Preparatory School has been bought by a new education provider after 26 years of unchanged leadership. → Read More
Educational partner being sought to keep Hampstead private school afloat
An investor is being sought to ensure the survival of a troubled school in Hampstead which last week indicated its parent company could go into liquidation. → Read More
'Happy child, chaotic management': Leadership at troubled Hampstead private school criticised by Ofsted despite safety improvements
The management of Heathside Preparatory School in Hampstead has been chastised by Ofsted in a report published this morning - even as inspectors praised other key improvements made since last year. → Read More
Three deaths at Hackney homeless hostel in two months
Three people have died at homeless hostel the Shuttleworth Hotel in the space of eight weeks this year, the Gazette has learned. → Read More
First-of-its-kind storage unit offers peace of mind to rough sleepers
From a tiny industrial unit just behind one of Islington’s busiest commercial arteries, a lifeline is quietly being extended to the homeless in London. → Read More
Investigation: Council tries to shut down Hampstead private school denounced as a ‘circus’
Staff and pupils have quit an independent school in droves and council chiefs have stepped in amid claims of “appalling” management, safety issues and mis-selling. → Read More
Revealed: North London’s billion-pound sell-off of right to buy properties
Housing bosses have slammed right to buy legislation as new figures reveal more than five thousand ex-council homes in north London have been sold off at a profit of £1.3billion. → Read More
Call for right-to-buy overhaul as social housing in Islington re-sold for millions of pounds
More than three thousand council houses bought under right to buy in Islington have been re-sold at a collective profit of £861million, new figures have revealed. → Read More
Onese Power: ‘Intensity’ of police pursuit contributed to death, jury finds
The family of a father-of-three who suffered fatal injuries in a high-speed police pursuit have been left with “more questions than answers” after a second inquest into his death concluded today. → Read More