Ealing streets ahead on World Car Free Day
Ealing is celebrating World Car Free Day today by transforming 25 local roads into PlayStreets – the most ever in the borough and one of the highest number in London. Playstreets are roads that have been closed for a few hours to allow children to play out safely in the street and provide an opportunity […]
More homes planned for Acton Gardens after updated masterplan is approved
More than 850 extra new homes will be built at the award-winning Acton Gardens development, following the adoption of a new masterplan for the site. Big changes to planning policy since the old masterplan was approved in 2012 mean that the estate can now be substantially expanded. That in turn means that there will be […]
Want ‘clean’ energy and lower bills?
Solar panels can help you do just that. Not only can you save money on your bills from the electricity you generate but you can power your own home with clean energy and contribute to the reduction of CO2 emissions. Ealing Council is working in partnership with the Mayor of London on Solar Together – […]
Ealing marks World Car Free Day with Soundbite Festival
World Car Free Day celebrations are coming to the borough this month with Soundbite Festival – a wealth of community activities taking place in West Ealing on 22 September. 1 – 6pm, Sunday 22 September, at Dean Gardens and Leeland Terrace. Soundbite festival will be laying on everything from music, food, a craft market, climbing […]
Tackling potholes across the borough
Ealing Council has secured more than £550,000 in extra funding to help tackle potholes on the borough’s roads and highways. A grant successfully secured from the Department for Transport late last year has seen the council providing further investment in improving surfaces and repairing potholes. Engineers have been targeting the most affected areas, which are […]
Hanwell Zoo’s mammoth recycling effort
Visitors to Hanwell Zoo may have noticed a brand-new ‘animal’ attraction over the summer months – a life-size African Elephant created from almost 30,000 used batteries. The elephant effigy may look spectacular, but it has been created to highlight the 20,000 tonnes of batteries that end up in UK landfill sites every year. The environmental […]
Calling all entrepreneurs: Free course
Ealing Council is offering to help residents build the skills they need to start their own business with a free course, in collaboration with the Pop-up Business School. The course has a track record of inspiring entrepreneurs and aims to encourage local people to turn their passions into businesses. This one-week workshop will show residents […]
Wildlife photography exhibition back for another year
When it comes to wildlife, there’s even more reason to be on the lookout in the borough this autumn with the return of the Ealing Wildlife Group’s (EWG) third annual photography exhibition – which is now open and accepting entries. People are encouraged to submit their best work for the chance to see their entry […]
Council investigation leads to closure of strip club
A nightclub and strip club has shut down after an investigation by Ealing Council into the ‘detrimental impact’ it was having on the area. The managers of LA Confidential Club in High Street, Ealing, have surrendered its sexual entertainment venue (SEV) and premises licences and the club has ceased operating. Licensing officers carried out an […]
Ealing Half Marathon returns to the borough
The hugely popular Ealing Half Marathon is returning to the borough this month (Sunday, 29 September 2019) for its eighth year. As part of the event several roads will be closed in the local area, with buses subject to diversions. Starting in Lammas Park at 9am, the 13.1-mile course will be run in a single lap, […]
Safe zone outside clinic upheld after appeal rejected
The safe zone implemented outside Marie Stopes Clinic in Mattock Lane, Ealing, will remain in-place after the latest appeal against it was dismissed. Master of the Rolls Sir Terence Etherton, Lady Justice King and Lady Justice Nicola Davies dismissed the latest appeal of Ealing Council’s public spaces protection order (PSPO) on Wednesday, 21 August. At […]
Future Ealing on the agenda at ward forum meetings
Ealing Council’s chief executive, Paul Najsarek, will visit ward forums this autumn and winter to update residents on the council’s progress since last summer’s Talk Future Ealing roadshow. Like most local authorities, Ealing is adjusting to a decade of cuts to its government grant. Over the last 10 years, it has had a 64% cut […]