‘Where are those children?’: Glut of primary school places prompts work on long-term strategy
Latest figures show 500 primary school places sitting empty amid concerns over ‘significant financial risk’ for local education system
Thomas Fairchild
Dispute over staff cuts at two primary schools continues with more unions likely to strike
Thirty-one jobs understood to be at risk at Colvestone and Thomas Fairchild primary schools
Hackney Road Recreation Ground set to be renamed after ‘notable Hackney citizen’
Green space near St Leonard’s Church and Columbia Road would be rechristened “Fairchild’s Garden” after famous horticulturalist Thomas Fairchild