Capture a slice of winter and send it in
Winter 2018 Seasons of Ealing is here. Entries began to be accepted on Saturday (1 December) for our sixth successive seasonal photo competition. The winner will again be selected by the public and published in Around Ealing magazine and on this website. As you would expect, the idea is for you to send in your favourite […]
‘I can have my own life, too’ – helping carers
Today (Friday) is Carers’ Rights Day. Around 1,800 carers are supported by Ealing Council and we spoke to two of them to find out how it is helping them and their relatives to lead independent lives. Adults’ social care services help 7,000 people from across the borough with a wide variety of needs, ranging from the […]
Sign up with apprenticeship network and stand out
Did you know that the council’s Ealing Apprenticeship Network has helped local businesses set up more than 600 apprenticeships in the last five years? It is currently searching for businesses to create more placements – and is also looking for residents to fill the roles. For the sixth year running, the Network’s ‘100-in-100’ campaign has been receiving pledges […]
Winter is coming…enter Seasons of Ealing
We are opening our sixth successive seasonal photo competition on 1 December – with the winner again being selected by the public and published in Around Ealing magazine and on this website. Winter 2018 Seasons of Ealing is here. Entries to the latest Seasons of Ealing can be sent in from next Saturday (1 December 2018). As […]
Around Ealing magazine – December 2018
Welcome to the December 2018 edition of Around Ealing magazine. As you can see in the interactive or PDF versions of the magazine below, we lead on the front page with the news Ealing Council is working to bring about 2,500 genuinely affordable new homes for the borough. Indeed, there is a little bit of […]
Urban art and Acton’s show homes
A huge bird of prey, sea creatures, bright colours, historical murals; South Acton is brighter than ever thanks to an urban art project that has brought grey buildings to life and made ‘a big difference to people’s daily lives.’ You can view a gallery of 29 images to take a look at some of the […]
First World War: School remembrance with artistic touch
A school in Perivale held two weeks of activities themed around the First World War to commemorate the centenary anniversary of the 1918 armistice. English, reading, history, art, RE and maths lessons all had a First World War focus at St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, in Sarsfield Road, in the fortnight leading up to […]
Get moving and take on the Ealing Mile
The Ealing Mile takes place every month and is a great way to Get Moving in your lunch hour, regardless of your fitness levels. It takes place on the first Friday of each month at 12.30pm at Lammas Park in Ealing and attracts serious runners and casual joggers alike. And everyone is welcome. It is a […]
Lighting the way to Christmas 2018
Festive lights have now been turned on, while fairs and markets around the borough will give you a sparkling array of gift options and tasty food and Santa will inevitably make an appearance (or two). The lights on a Christmas tree were switched on at 5pm in central Ealing this Saturday (24 November) by pupils […]
‘I escaped domestic abuse before he killed me’
“I knew that if I stayed any longer he would kill me,” Grace* told us. She was the victim of domestic abuse and violence but has bravely shared her story with us to help anyone else going through something similar. “It sounds like such a cliché but when I first met my husband, he was […]
Photo competition: Your 2018 autumn winner
This patiently posed picture of a squirrel was voted as the winner of our fifth Seasons of Ealing photography competition, for autumn. It was taken by Anthony Bennett in Walpole Park. He won with slightly more than 28% of the public vote held on a poll at our EalingLondon Facebook page, from a shortlist of […]
Cuts to hospital beds put on hold
NHS North West London has confirmed that controversial plans to cut 500 acute care beds in the region have been put on hold for the next five years. But, the NHS has fallen short of saying that it will now scrap plans to close Ealing and Charing Cross A&E departments. The announcement came after a […]