Young songwriter rewarded for song with new award
A young singer-songwriter has been presented with a new award named in honour of a another young songwriter. Raquel Joseph (pictured above with her award) is the first ever winner of the Alice Gross Memorial Song Writing award. The talented youngster attends Brentside High School, in Hanwell, where she was handed the award by the deputy […]
Glass company smashes energy costs thanks to grant
A glass and mirror business is clearly seeing the benefits of taking up Ealing Council’s Smart Business Grant, which helps local companies reduce their energy footprints – and cut costs. Preedy Glass in Park Royal has seen big improvements after replacing its lights and installing an ‘air curtain’ in its office and factory in Coronation […]
Ealing Sports Awards shortlist announced
The shortlist for the 2018 Ealing Sports Awards has been announced and features inspirational clubs and volunteers from across the borough, as chosen by local people. The Awards recognise the talents and achievements of Ealing’s multitude of sports clubs, inspirational volunteers and fantastic sporting individuals. It is now in its second year, following last year’s […]
St John’s School celebrates reopening
St John’s Primary School recently celebrated reopening its new larger capacity building. The revamped school in West Ealing is significantly bigger and is now able to accept more pupils. It will now have a three-form entry – previously it was oversubscribed with two-form entry. Today the school boasts places for 600 pupils, 100 nursery aged […]
Let’s talk about Ealing’s future
Ealing Council’s top team is on the road this summer to talk to local people about Future Ealing and how we can make the borough better. The Talk Future Ealing roadshow has already appeared at Hanwell Carnival. Next up is Greenford Carnival on Saturday, 30 June, followed by Acton Carnival on Saturday, 14 July, Ealing […]
Consulting on proposals for Ealing town hall
Ealing Council is working with specialist hotel developers Mastcraft to bring forward regeneration proposals for Ealing Town Hall. The proposals would transform part of the town hall into a boutique hotel with new, publicly accessible conferencing, banqueting and hospitality facilities, restaurants, bars and a health and fitness centre alongside refurbished civic facilities for council use […]
Bikes optional at the Summer of Cycling
Whether you are a seasoned cyclist who does the daily commute on two wheels or have not been on a bike for years, everyone is welcome at our Summer of Cycling events. The programme gets under way at the beginning of July with two all-day cycling festivals held in local parks. On Sunday, 1 July Churchfields […]
Woodland wonder wins architecture awards
A secondary school for boys and girls with moderate to severe learning difficulties has won two awards from the Royal Institute of British Architecture (RIBA). Belvue School, a secondary school for boys and girls aged between 11 and 19 with a range of educational needs, has created a unique and magical classroom in the heart […]
New green spaces for the banks of the River Brent
Ealing Council has secured £375,000 of funding from the Mayor of London to transform underused and disconnected green space along the River Brent into a beautiful and ecologically valuable riverside greenway. The Greenford-Gurnell Greenway project is one of six initiatives to benefit from a £2.1 million funding grant to improve green spaces across the capital […]
Fly-tipping – know the facts
Fly-tipping is a big problem for streets, communities and local authorities across the country – but Ealing Council is taking on the rubbish dumpers head-on with targeted clean-ups and tough action. Specialist enforcement teams patrol the streets cleaning up, and collecting evidence from fly-tips, which helps them trace rubbish back to the perpetrators. However keeping […]
Have you got a great Hanwell Zoo snap?
There’s still time to enter this year’s Hanwell Zoo photo competition – and with an array of amazing creatures on show, there’s certainly no shortage of subjects to choose for your perfect snap. There are four categories to choose from: Love your Zoo. This category is for any picture taken at the zoo this year. […]
Hoda Ali: My FGM story
Hoda Ali is a survivor of female genital mutilation (FGM) who is fighting to bring an end to the procedure. She was ‘cut’ when she was seven years old in Somalia. Since then she has had numerous health issues and she has decided to tell her story to help educate people about FGM and the consequences. Hoda […]