Warren Farm set for nature reserve status
Much of Warren Farm looks set to receive Local Nature Reserve (LNR) status, kickstarting London’s largest rewilding project, and providing vital new community sports facilities. Proposals to apply to Natural England for nature reserve status to be granted to the majority of the site at Windmill Lane, Southall will be considered at the next Ealing Council cabinet […]
Free laptops to help bridge digital divide
A new Ealing Council programme is working on providing almost 1,000 free laptops to some of the borough’s most disadvantaged residents. A hundred devices have already been distributed through Ealing & Hounslow Voluntary and Community Services (EHCVS), and around 900 are expected to be given out by the end of the year. The Re-Klaim IT […]
West London’s largest property licensing scheme begins
Ealing Council’s new private rented property licensing scheme came into force yesterday (Tuesday, 3 January), in a bid to drive up standards in homes across the borough. The new selective licensing scheme is the largest of its kind in west London and will apply to all privately let properties in 12 wards. You can view […]
Cost of living: 20 warm spaces grants issued
Twenty grants totalling just over £40,000 have been approved so far to a number of Ealing’s voluntary and community and faith organisations, to strengthen the borough’s provision of warm spaces over the winter. Along with Ealing’s libraries and community centres, the additional funding is to support and expand any projects which are looking to provide […]
Cost of living: Help over the Christmas period
Christmas is just around the corner and while many people are looking forward to the festivities ahead others may be finding it a more difficult time than usual and be looking for help. It’s been a challenging year for many with the cost of living, freezing temperatures and energy bills – but local help and […]
Air quality: tell us what you think
Earlier this year, Ealing Council launched an Air Quality Action Plan to tackle pollution across the borough and asked local people to get involved in shaping it. Now you are being given a final say in how it is taken forward in the future. The survey runs until 30 January and asks everyone living, working […]
New voluntary and community funding to open
A new Ealing Council funding programme for the borough’s voluntary and community sector will open in January, to support activities across the borough until 2027. The council’s cabinet last night (Wednesday, 7 December) voted to provide an increase of 5% – representing an additional £78,600 in 2023. It also made a commitment to reviewing this […]
Have your say on new cycle storage
A new consultation has been launched to give local people a say in where they want to see much-needed cycle storage rolled out across the borough. As part of its £10 million investment in active travel, Ealing Council is installing out dozens of new cycle hangers, which securely store up to six bikes each, at […]
Southall’s Merrick Road Footbridge now open
Ealing Council leader Peter Mason and deputy leader and cabinet member for climate action, Deirdre Costigan, joined with the local community, the Let’s Go Southall initiative, Transport for London (TfL), and partners in Southall to mark the official opening of the Merrick Road Footbridge last week (1 December). The new bridge replaces an older one […]
Cost of living: Need advice?
The Ealing Advice Service (EAS) is an independent partnership of local charities offering free, high-quality advice and assistance in social welfare matters across a range of areas including welfare benefits, housing issues, debt, employment, social care, travel concessions, family and immigration. It runs a telephone advice line where volunteers are able to give preliminary advice […]
Christmas trees can be recycled
Residents are once again being given a helping hand to recycle their Christmas trees after the festive season draws to a close. You can get the new year off to a green start by getting rid of your Christmas tree in a quick, easy and environmentally friendly way by leaving it out as part of […]
Tough action on blue badge fraud
More than 80 people have been taken to court in the last 18 months for illegally using blue badges issued to disabled residents to make it easier for them to park their cars. Ealing Council’s ongoing crackdown has seen 88 offenders successfully prosecuted since April 2021. It marks a busy period, which also saw the […]
