Leader’s Notes: maintaining independence
One of the most important responsibilities we have as a council is ensuring that older residents and those who rely on social care can live with dignity, choice, and independence. Independence means having control over your life, your home, and your future. Too often, the conversation about care focuses on what people can’t do. We […]
Spotlight: staying independent, staying well
Over the last 3 years, Ealing Council has helped more than 3,000 people each year to continue living independent lives within their own homes. The council’s Better Lives approach has been easing pressure on the NHS, so the most serious cases can get seen quickly. This has involved focusing on early help, which means acting […]
‘Really informative’ guide to finding direct care
Want to find out how you can take more control over your care or get support as a carer? Ealing Council has created an easy-to-follow guide on something called ‘direct payments’. Have you seen it? Direct payments are funds provided by the council to people who have been assessed as needing care or support. The […]
Light Brigade hero remembered
A decorated war hero, who took part in the infamous ‘charge of the Light Brigade’, was commemorated recently. While South Ealing Cemetery was being announced as a public park recently, Ealing Council representatives found the spot thought to be the unmarked grave used for the final resting place of Benjamin Soley. A wooden cross with […]
Football star Saka surprises school pupils
England football star Bukayo Saka stunned pupils as he returned to his primary school in a surprise visit to celebrate the power of positive role models for young people. Saka’s return to Edward Betham Primary, in Oldfield Lane, Greenford, came hot on the heels of new YouGov research, commissioned this year by Chase, that revealed […]
Anne and Emily lend a hand with HS2
Recent milestone moments for the construction of HS2 brought the names of a pair of local historical figures back to the fore. Tunnels between West Ruislip and Euston have been built using tunnel boring machines (TBMs) in 2 phases, known as Northolt Tunnel West and Northolt Tunnel East. These were finished recently and the TBMs […]
Feeling creative? Christmas card competition
It might feel a little early to be thinking about tinsel and mince pies, but Ealing Council is already getting festive – and needs your help. The annual Christmas card design competition is back, and it’s open to all school students in the borough. The winning designs will be used by the leader of Ealing […]
Who was James Barzey?
During Black History Month, a talk will shine a spotlight on a local man who had a profound effect on race relations. Dr Jonathan Oates, the borough archivist, gives some details. Barzey lived at 58 Clarence Street in Southall, approximately between 1967 and 1976. He was a member of the executive committee of the Ealing […]
Caught Between Two Wars: win copy of new book
A new book recounts the story of the Second World War viewed through the eyes of a child and her struggles with family trauma and illness. We have a copy of the memoir to give away in a competition. Jean Pearson went to school in Acton, at Haberdashers’ Aske’s School for Girls. She now lives […]
No need to run to be in the Ealing Half Marathon
On the last Sunday in September the borough’s streets will once again be filled with crowds as around thousands of people run the Ealing Half Marathon. Hundreds of local volunteers are crucial to the event taking place: could you be one? As well as being a key part of a race that has won multiple […]
It’s exam results day, and we are proud of them all
It is once again that time of the year when our young people are receiving their exam results and thinking about their futures. I know this is a time of nerves and excitement for many of our young people but, whatever the outcome of results, we are proud of our young people’s hard work and […]
Chloe Kelly is the inspiration again
Hanwell’s Chloe Kelly, who was offered the Freedom of the Borough after her goal won England Euro 2022, has done it again. On Sunday (27 July), she scored the winning penalty in the Euro 2025 final against Spain to help England keep their hands on the trophy for another 4 years. A role model and […]