Ealing charity RISE to host open evening for residents
A service helping people to battle drug habits and drinking problems is having an open evening to show residents the work it has been doing in the community for two decades. Recovery Intervention Service Ealing (RISE) is inviting residents to an open evening at its central hub in West Ealing on Thursday (20 September) between […]
Musical memorial unveiled for keyboard star Nicky Hopkins
Visitors to Perivale Park may notice an unusual, new feature that is sure to strike a chord with local music lovers: A tribute to a legendary musician that you can sit down to admire. A memorial for the legendary session keyboard player, Nicky Hopkins (1944-1994), designed to look like a piano, was unveiled last weekend […]
What’s your best wildlife snap? Enter competition
Have you got a great picture of a peregrine, a top photo of a fox, or even a stellar snap of a squirrel taken in the borough? Local wildlife lovers are encouraged to submit their best work in a contest. It is for the Ealing Wildlife Group’s second annual photography competition, and winners will get […]
Soane’s Kitchen now taking orders in Ealing
Local foodies are enjoying fresh ingredients and an exciting menu in stylish and historical surrounds thanks to Soane’s Kitchen, the new restaurant, in Walpole Park. Already proving a hit with local people in its opening month, Soane’s Kitchen has a range of exciting dishes from seabass and confit tomatoes to bavette steak and bottomless brunches. […]
Time to shape the boundaries of Ealing’s political map
Local people are being asked to help identify new ward boundaries for Ealing Council. The independent Local Government Boundary Commission for England is consulting on the first part of an electoral review which will re-draw ward boundaries across the borough. By re-drawing new boundaries, the Commission aims to deliver electoral equality for voters in council […]
Roadshow coming to ward forums near you
Ealing Council is continuing its conversation with local people about how to make the borough better by taking its Talk Future Ealing roadshow to seven ward forums; one in each of the borough’s town centres. Each of the seven ward forums listed below will devote part of their meeting to Talk Future Ealing. There will […]
Fly the green flag for your favourite park
Residents across the borough have the chance to put their favourite local park on the map by nominating it for a prestigious Green Flag People’s Choice Award, alongside the very best green spaces across the entire country. The competition is organised by the leading environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy alongside the Green Flag Award Scheme, […]
New BID aims to revitalise Acton and help business
Acton will soon be getting a new Business Improvement District (BID) to revitalise the area and help local businesses to grow and prosper. The Acton BID will become the third in Ealing following on from the successful Ealing Broadway (Make It Ealing) and West Ealing BIDs. Each BID lasts for five years, after which time businesses […]
Keeping Ealing litter free – a morning with Kingdom Security officers
Cleaner streets across the borough is something we all want to see – which is why Ealing Council continues to take tough action against the irresponsible minority caught littering and spitting. Litter looks awful, it’s a public health hazard, and it can cost the council a lot of money to clean it up. The council […]
‘How a job club changed my life’
“My husband put me in contact with the work club and that was the day that my life changed,” said a woman from Ealing Broadway, who found employment through one of the council’s job clubs. Sarabjit Kaur moved to London in 2009 to be with her husband and, after nine years staying at home to […]
Have your say on high wire course
Local people are encouraged to have their say on proposals to bring a Go Ape high wire course to Gunnersbury Park. Go Ape offers a high wire adventure where participants will traverse at height from tree to tree and then zip line back to the ground. The Gunnersbury Community Interest Company (CIC), which manages the […]
Poundland pays a pretty penny for hygiene offences
National discount retail chain, Poundland has been hit with a fine of over £165,000 for food safety failures in its Ealing Broadway Shopping Centre store following a successful prosecution by Ealing Council. Poundland Limited pleaded guilty to four offences dating back to April 2017, relating to an incident when a four-year-old girl picked up a […]