Refreshed leadership at Ealing Council
Following the general election last week, Ealing Council Leader Peter Mason has today (Wednesday 10 July) announced new roles in the council’s cabinet. Councillor Louise Brett has been appointed as the new deputy leader, while Councillor Paul Driscoll joins the cabinet as portfolio holder for climate action. They succeed Councillor Deirdre Costigan, who was elected […]
Election: results of the borough’s votes
Each of the borough’s 3 parliamentary seats were won by the Labour Party following yesterday’s (Thursday 4 July) general election. The results were announced in the early hours of this morning after all local votes had been counted, just as the national picture began to emerge. In Ealing Central and Acton, the Labour Party candidate, Rupa […]
Agatha Christie and Ealing: win a book
Did you know that there are many links between the best-selling author Agatha Christie and Ealing? A newly published book outlines what these are. And you could win a copy of it in our competition. Agatha was born Agatha Miller in Torquay in 1890, the third of 3 children. However, she often spent time with […]
New addition for cabinet
Ealing Council has a new cabinet member as part of a reshuffle after the recent elections to the London Assembly resulted in a longstanding member stepping down to take up a new role. Councillor Blerina Hashani will take up the portfolio of cabinet member for thriving communities. She is believed to be the country’s first […]
How Living Wage can help drive for good jobs
Back in 2022, we set out our priorities for the borough: fighting the climate crisis, tackling inequality, and creating good jobs. And the need locally for those good and well-paid jobs is clear. Average earnings in our borough are some of the lowest in London, ranking 28th out of the 32 London boroughs. And, 2 in […]
Hanwell Hootie returns, with a slight twist
The Hanwell Hootie is back for the 11th time on Saturday 11 May. This time it is a little different to usual, but will still have the same rock and roll spirit. Since it was first held in 2013 as a free music festival by local people, the Hootie grew in renown and popularity. And 2022’s […]
Doing more, with much less money
Whether you are having to deal with paying extra for your weekly shop, are facing the highest electricity and heating costs you’ve ever received, have seen your rent increase or your mortgage payments spiral, everyone has experienced the challenge of having to pay bigger bills. As the council turns its attention to agreeing our annual […]
Reel Life is back to tell you about telly and film
So, 2023 has been and gone. It was a tumultuous year for the film industry, with screenwriters in the United States starting their strike on 2 May. The actors followed suit in July and were the last to resolve their dispute on 14 November. Throughout that time, overall TV and film production in the UK […]
Homes at the heart of our plans
In my first leader’s notes of 2024, I would like to wish everyone a very happy, safe, and prosperous new year. I hope you were able to enjoy the festive period with family and friends. As we begin the new year, with even a smattering of snow falling across London this week, we renew our […]
The West Ealing train accident
The 50th anniversary of a local tragedy will be marked next week, on 19 December. Dr Jonathan Oates looks back at what happened when a train crashed with terrible consequences. On the early evening of 19 December 1973, the 5.30pm commuter train had left London Paddington on the way to Oxford. It was travelling at […]
Get ready to recycle your Christmas trees
Fancy a helping hand to recycle Christmas trees after the festive season draws to a close? Look no further. You can get the new year off to a green start by getting rid of your Christmas tree in a quick, easy and environmentally friendly way by leaving it out as part of your kerbside rubbish […]
A new cinema for Ealing – and culture bid
Last week, I was delighted to join the opening of the new Picturehouse Cinema at Filmworks in central Ealing. Fifteen years after the Empire Cinema closed, this has felt like an epic production and there have been times during the pandemic and in the recent economic crisis when it seemed that this day might not […]