Ealing licensing policy consultation: have your say
Ealing Council is consulting on updating three of its licensing and regulatory policies: the gambling policy, the licensing policy, and the sex establishments policy. These policies have been updated to ensure they meet licensing objectives of crime and disorder prevention, promoting public safety and keeping children from harm, as well as facilitating Ealing’s night time […]
Financial abuse – know the signs
Financial abuse of the elderly is a serious and growing problem. Many vulnerable older people become dependent upon others – family, friends or others – to help them manage their day-to-day activities. Sadly in some cases their trust is abused, putting them at risk of harm. In one recent case, a Northolt pensioner was financially […]
Homing in on housing target
Ealing Council is now well over a third of the way towards its ambitious target of delivering at least 2,500 new genuinely affordable homes for the borough by March 2022. Work to build over 1,000 new homes for social let at genuinely affordable rates by either the council or housing associations has now been started […]
Pitzhanger exhibition will live long in the memory
A stunning new exhibition mapping landscape through time, charting the changes in how humans see the world is now showing at Pitzhanger Manor and Gallery. It comes courtesy of Memory Palace, a new exhibition from the acclaimed and versatile artist Es Devlin OBE. Known for her work across art, theatre and music, Devlin has charted […]
Look on the Upside
A local teenager is giving up his time to help other young people on to the path towards success, via a project called Team Upside. Sulaiman Iqbal, 19, grew up on the Havelock estate in Southall. After getting outstanding results in his A-levels, he is now in his second year at Jesus College, Cambridge. He […]
Want to save money on solar panels?
Time is running out to join thousands of other Londoners in Solar Together. You could save money – while also helping the planet by using solar power at home. So far more than 3,000 households have registered across the capital. You have until midnight on Monday (21 October) to register. The group-buying scheme for solar […]
Funding certainty needed from government, says council
Funding solutions that are long-term, and national, are what is needed to help more vulnerable children and adults in the borough, Ealing Council has told the government. More people are turning to councils for help and there is extra demand in important areas like social care and homelessness. In Ealing, an extra £12.7million is needed […]
Affordable cycling scheme at Copley
Residents at a Hanwell estate will benefit from a bike hire membership to encourage more people to take up cycling and leave their cars at home. Ealing Council has joined forces with Brompton Bike Hire to offer a free premium membership to the social and affordable housing residents at Copley W7, which is undergoing an […]
Autumn sweeping in across Ealing
Autumn is upon us and in the days to come, we can all expect crisper days, shorter nights and beautiful foliage across the borough’s parks and gardens. This, of course also brings plenty of falling leaves with it – which is why Ealing Council’s street-sweeping teams will be tackling the seasonal increase by ensuring that […]
Live West Ealing: Have your say
LIve West Ealing, a scheme to transform roads and streets in the local area is calling on residents to have their say on how to make the best of the ambitious project. Live West Ealing is working with TfL and many local organisations to make a range of street level improvements in the local area […]
National Recycle Week in Ealing
National Recycle Week runs until 29 September and Ealing Council is marking the occasion by encouraging local people to take recycling into their own hands and work together to help protect the environment. The importance of dealing with our household waste in a sustainable manner has become even more obvious in recent years, with […]
Wildlife photography returns to Walpole Park
The Ealing Wildlife Group (EWG) and Ealing Council’s park rangers have been hard at work collecting and judging entries for its 2019 photography exhibition, which will be on show in Walpole Park next month. Entries of wildlife spotted and snapped in Ealing have been flooding in for the third annual exhibition, which has proved hugely […]