Clean streets and collections during COVID-19
Local people are being encouraged to do their bit to minimise household waste during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Rubbish and recycling collections are continuing as normal at present to help stop the spread of COVID-19. The borough’s reuse and recycling centres in Greenford and Acton have been closed during the lockdown, because trips to the […]
Coping with bereavement and grief
Coping with grief after the death of a loved one, friend or colleague is an incredibly sad experience at any time, but it is even more challenging during the current circumstances. Those who experience loss as a consequence of COVID-19, or loss through another cause may experience increased trauma, and may feel and be cut […]
Top of the class for Ealing’s schools
Ealing schools were quick to respond to the outbreak of coronavirus and the lockdown that came into place. The majority of Ealing’s 85 schools have remained open so that children of key workers and other eligible children could continue to attend. They have cared for more than 700 children, allowing parents and carers to carry […]
Volunteers needed for Ealing Advice Service
COVID-19 is a huge health crisis. It is also having a significant financial and social impact; one that will be felt long after the lockdown lifts. Trusted advice and help will be more important than ever as the full effects of COVID-19 are felt, and this is where the Ealing Advice Service (EAS) comes in. […]
Online help at hand
The Ealing Together website has expanded with the addition of a new online directory of local services designed to help people who are isolating at home during COVID-19. Ealing Together is a coalition of community groups, charities, businesses and Ealing Council who have come together to respond to the needs of vulnerable and isolating residents. […]
More time to have a say on planning applications
As a result of the current government restrictions because of COVID-19, Ealing residents and businesses now have more time to have their say on planning applications. The consultation period for all major and most residential and small scheme planning applications has doubled from the statutory three weeks (21 days) to six weeks (42 days). Allowing […]
Taxicard to help disabled get food and medicine
To help disabled or visually impaired people get through the coronavirus emergency, they will be able to use the London Taxicard scheme to have essential shopping or medication collected on their behalf. The London Taxicard scheme provides subsidised door-to-door journeys in licensed taxis, black cabs and other private hire vehicles for residents who have serious […]
Half a million substandard face masks taken off the market
More than half a million substandard face masks and thousands of bottles of illegal hand sanitiser have been taken off the market by Ealing Council to protect residents from ineffective and unsafe products. Acting on information passed on to them, the council’s trading standards team carried out inspections of importers based in Southall last week […]
You can still claim Child Benefit despite crisis
Parents of newborn babies can still claim Child Benefit despite the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) and the restrictions surrounding it. Under the national social distancing rules, Ealing Council’s register office is currently closed. However, to make sure parents do not miss out on support, they can still claim benefit without having to register their child’s birth […]
Welfare checks start on shielding residents
Shielding residents in Ealing who the council has not been able to reach by phone or letter, will receive a doorstep welfare check, starting this week. The welfare checks will be carried out by the council’s Ealing Together partner, Ealing Community Transport (ECT). They will visit shielding residents in their ECT uniform, driving a green […]
Stay home and save lives this weekend
It is promising to be another sunny weekend in Ealing, but local people are urged to continue to stay home and save lives as the borough works to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Ealing Council is once again asking residents to avoid local parks, green spaces and nature reserves unless absolutely necessary, and to practice […]
An exercise in doing good
Ealing’s local GoodGym volunteers have been running, walking and cycling to carry out good deeds for local isolated and vulnerable people during COVID-19. And now the group is looking for more people to join their ranks and take part in helping the community while staying active. Its easy to sign up. Just go to GoodGym […]