Lose an inch and go a mile after the festive fun
Feeling the effects of one-too-many mince pies? A new year campaign will encourage everyone, regardless of age, ability or fitness levels, to run, walk or jog just a mile in the settings of a local park. The #JustAMile campaign focuses on the mile distance because it is assessible and achievable. It is being organised by […]
Your photographic champion of champions…
We asked you to crown one winning picture from our past year of photo competitions as the overall winner – a champion of champions. And the votes are now in. Our Love Your Place and Seasons of Ealing photography contests have had various winners over the last couple of years. And the last four contests […]
Silent disco makes a big noise for mental health
A Christmas ‘silent disco’ at a mental health resource centre was not just a fun way to bring together those who are fighting mental health crises, loneliness or depression at a time of year that can be particularly difficult – it also gave a confidence boost to those service users who got involved in organising […]
A year in stories: Part four
Our look back at some of the highlights of the year, as 2019 draws to a close, finishes with the final quarter – October, November and December. These stories all appeared on Ealing News Extra during that period. In October, Live West Ealing, a scheme to transform roads and streets in the local area, called […]
A year in stories: Part three
It is time to look at July, August and September in the third quarter of our review of the past year of stories that have appeared on Ealing News Extra. Because we are reaching the end of 2019, we decided to look back on a few of the highlights. July was all about community events […]
A year in stories: Part two
Here is the second quarter of our review of the past year of stories that have appeared on Ealing News Extra. Because we are reaching the end of 2019, we decided to look back on a few of the highlights. There was plenty of excitement in April as Acton Skatepark opened in Acton Park. The […]
A year in stories: Part one
Because we are reaching the end of 2019, we decided to look back on the past year of stories that have appeared on Ealing News Extra. Here we go through the first quarter of the year to pick out a few of the highlights. In January we asked: What do Brad Pitt, Idris Elba, Sandra […]
Four winners, but which one is picture perfect?
Thanks to the many talented residents and budding photographers in our borough we have been sent stacks of superb pictures over the course of the past year. And now we want to crown one picture as the overall winner – a champion of champions. Our Love Your Place and Seasons of Ealing photography contests have […]
How did Ealing vote in the general election?
The three parliamentary seats in Ealing were won by the Labour Party in Thursday’s general election. In Ealing Central and Acton, the Labour Party candidate, Rupa Huq secured the seat with 28,132 votes. The other candidates received: Samir Alsoodani, Brexit Party, 664 Sonul Badiani, Liberal Democrats – To stop Brexit, 9,444 Katherine Crossland, Green Party, […]
Young carers given a radio DJ masterclass
A football club teamed up with a local radio station to show young carers from the borough how to DJ and to teach them interviewing skills. Brentford FC’s Community Sports Trust worked with Westside Radio, based in Hanwell, to put together the workshop. It saw young people from Ealing who are part of the trust’s […]
Primary school places: Time to apply
If your child was born between 1 September 2015 and 31 August 2016 he or she will be due to start primary school in September 2020 – and applications for pupil places are being received. Under the London-wide primary school admissions scheme, parents living in the borough will submit a single application to Ealing Council, […]
Council: How we can face the future together
Following last year’s Talk Future Ealing roadshows on the council’s financial challenges and how it has been responding, its chief executive Paul Najsarek has been visiting local neighbourhoods to update people on the Future Ealing programme – and ask for their help. Mr Najsarek has already spoken at several ward forum meetings, with more to […]