Opening doors to a new career despite COVID
“It has put me in a good position to start a career,” said one resident of Ealing Council’s Work West employment programmes – which, despite the coronavirus, are helping local people to upskill and find new work. Work West has been there to help residents these past few months, whether they have been furloughed, made […]
Safe shopping for saris as Southall bounces back
The coronavirus crisis has given local businesses huge challenges to overcome. But, although some things have changed, shopping is returning to high streets – including to specialist stores. Ankit Monga has been selling intricately designed and bejewelled Indian wedding garments, including beautiful saris, from his family-run store Mongas in Southall Broadway since 2005. He said: […]
Learning to give mental support at school
According to an NHS report, one in eight children and young people in the UK has a diagnosable mental health problem – that is roughly three school pupils in every class. It can range from depression and anxiety to self-harm and eating disorders. At this time of heightened fears around coronavirus and the increased chances […]
Brompton geared up to help, despite virus disruption
The coronavirus emergency has proved to be a huge challenge for local businesses. But some have found innovative ways to adapt – including Greenford-based Brompton bikes, which swung into action to help keyworkers during the crisis. When the UK’s lockdown was declared in March, bike stores were one of the few non-food businesses allowed to […]
‘Fantastic’ solar helps save energy and money
“Our bill for electric has gone down quite a lot,” said Debra David of Ealing who had solar panels installed on the roof of her house in January. Although her energy bills are dual fuel, she has seen her monthly costs drop by more than a third since the panels were fitted, through the Solar […]
Back to school: Staying safe
It is important that all residents continue to follow social distancing rules, making changes to their regular routine where possible. And this applies to the school run, too, as students go back to school next week. One way we can be safer is by avoiding the enclosed spaces of public transport and, because of social […]
How beauty beat the virus beast
The coronavirus crisis has proved to be a huge challenge for local businesses. But some have found innovative ways to survive – and even thrive. A beauty and skincare firm in Acton encapsulates this spirit. Pai Skincare was launched in 2007 by Sarah Brown and her husband Ed Saper. Sarah’s family is originally from New […]
Map out your medal with a virtual run (or walk)
This year’s Ealing Half Marathon may have fallen victim to COVID-19, like so many events in 2020, but that does not mean you cannot still take part…and win yourself a medal (or two). It is important for our physical and mental health to keep active and Get Moving despite the restrictions caused by the coronavirus […]
Stricter enforcement of COVID-19 rules needed
So, no figures for new COVID-19 cases have been released by Public Health England this week, due to a technical problem on their portal, council leader Julian Bell says in his latest video update (above). All I have are last week’s Ealing figures, which showed a small increase to new cases to 28 from the […]
Smart moves for better travel in the new normal
With social distancing rules still in place, it is vital people find alternatives to cramming on to public transport, wherever possible, to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and support the NHS. And jumping into your car instead is not always the right answer. Here, we look at ways it is being made easier to travel […]
Better choices for our health – and environment
As the country moves out of lockdown, it is critical our recovery is a positive, ‘green’ recovery. That means better choices for our health and wellbeing and for our environment. As you can read in this new article (and in the July-August edition of Around Ealing magazine), it means more ‘active travel’ – or, in […]
Breathing space in a crisis
Janet Fletcher (above), the manager of Ealing Foodbank, sees people in crisis every day and these numbers have more than doubled since lockdown began in March. “Since COVID-19, we have seen a lot of new faces, many of whom were on zero hours contracts, and who haven’t been furloughed or whose companies have closed,” said […]
