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 […]
Equality: Commission to look at change
Following the recent Black Lives Matter protests, and the Mayor of London’s decision to hold a review of all the public realm in London, the same is going to be done in Ealing via a commission. Council leader Julian Bell said: “It is really important that we reflect in our public realm our modern, diverse […]
Around Ealing magazine – July-August 2020
Welcome to the July-August edition of Around Ealing. We hope you found the coronavirus special mini editions useful during the lockdown. Now, we decided the time is right to try to return to something more resembling normal service. You can view interactive and PDF versions of the magazine below. The virus is still with us, […]
Red Lion roars back: ‘The best thing I’ve done’
The coronavirus emergency meant that pubs, cafes and restaurants had to close their doors for 14 weeks and they were restricted to takeaway or delivery services until 4 July. However, the Red Lion pub found a way to thrive during the lockdown. With the high streets back open for business, we spoke to several businesses […]
Get ready to wear face coverings
This week, in the seven days up until the 12th July, we have had five COVID-19 cases in Ealing. That is 3.2 [new] cases per 100,000 of our population. Really low, and no chance of a local lockdown. Leicester had 135-140 cases per 100,000 population when they went into a local lockdown. So, we need […]
‘Ealing is back’ as Artisan serves coffee again
Edwin Harrison and his wife Magda opened up Artisan coffee shop in Ealing Broadway six years ago. It reopened in late May and Edwin was relieved to find the demand was still there for top quality take-away coffee. However, he described the last few difficult months of lockdown as being a ‘rollercoaster’ as the couple […]
Producing the goods at Reineta despite lockdown
“We are a young business, just one year old, and it has been challenging. We have been trying to find new ways to survive but we have done little things which seem to be working,” said Miguel Morales, founder of Reineta. It is a café and a grocery store selling fresh, organic produce – and […]