Tune in for tonnes of top music this July
Taking place across two summer weekends in Walpole Park, the Ealing Blues Festival and Ealing Jazz Festival are popular staples of the London music circuit. This year’s Ealing Blues Festival is taking place on 20‑21 July, between 12noon‑10.30pm. Nick Lowe, a cornerstone of British music for 40 years, will headline on Sunday. Nick Lowe’s debut […]
Be inspired by Paralympic stories at Gunnersbury
On Saturday (15 June), a new exhibition will open at Gunnersbury Park Museum celebrating the development of the Paralympic movement – and stories of athletes past and present. Running until 1 September, the Paralympic Heritage: Stories from Ealing and Hounslow exhibition will feature stories and memorabilia from Paralympians, who have contributed to this inspiring part […]
Plenty leftover: The power of food waste
More people are recycling food waste than ever before because they know it makes a big difference to the environment – and can create power for homes. However, some people do not realise that wasted food has a big impact on climate change. Most of it ends up in landfill, where it creates some of […]
Win hot tickets to comedy
After last year’s 25th anniversary shows, Ealing Comedy Festival is back for five more nights of fun – and has teamed-up with Ealing News Extra (and Around Ealing) to give away 10 pairs of tickets to readers. Under the big top tent in Ealing’s Walpole Park, an array of top comedians will split sides and […]
D-Day: ‘The hour so long awaited has come’
With the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy that ushered in a long and hard-fought, but ultimately successful, ending to the Second World War, we look at how the news was received locally. Dr Jonathan Oates found a mixture of relief and calm resolution. Newspaper editorials and MPs stressed the importance of the […]
Cinema leads the way for Ealing’s town centre
Several regeneration projects in the heart of Ealing town centre promise to continue a transformation that started with the almost completed Dickens Yard complex of homes, shops, restaurants and a public square. The projects that matter most to residents include transforming the old cinema site into an eight-screen cinema, plus shops and much-needed new homes; […]
By Scott! The Ealing Summer Festivals are back
This year’s exciting Ealing Summer Festivals programme includes the60th anniversary celebrations of legendary jazz club Ronnie Scott’s. There will also be a glittering array of top comedians; dozens of exceptional musicians; and, of course, the usual family fun at community carnivals. If that was not enough, there is also the renowned Ealing Beer Festival to […]
Survey is a useful and encouraging barometer
I am very grateful to everyone who took part in the recent residents’ surveycarried out independently on the council’s behalf. It was encouraging to see 81% of people answering the survey said they were happy and the majority liked where they lived. On the whole, they also felt positively about the council. This is despite […]
Show us why you love summer and win a prize
Our Love Your Place: Summer photography competition will open on Monday, 10 June and will be themed around photos of events in the borough over the summer months. It could be one of you, family or friends enjoying one of the Ealing Summer Festivals, local fairs or even a garden party. Capturing a moment of […]
Around Ealing magazine – Summer 2019
Welcome to the summer 2019 edition of Around Ealing magazine. Having just been to the Hanwell Hootie (see page seven), I’m now looking forward to the live music and comedy coming our way with the Ealing Summer Festivals. You can read a three-page preview from page 15 – and you can also enter a competition […]
Stop. Look at the art. And listen to the safety message
Southall pupils were rewarded for their artistic work on a road safety awareness campaign at a series of prize-giving ceremonies at local schools. More than 70 entries were received for a competition to create eye-catching artwork as part of the campaign to improve awareness of road safety outside schools. The banners were designed to draw […]
European Parliament election result announced
The results are in for Ealing, after counting of votes concluded in the European parliamentary elections. Residents’ votes cast in polling stations up and down the borough on Thursday (23 May) were counted in Greenford today (Sunday, 26 May) after voting across Europe had finished. The turnout in Ealing was 45.45% of the electorate. Votes […]