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 […]
Have your say on local transport issues
How do you travel around the borough? Whether it is by Tube, car, bike or on foot, or a combination of all of these, your chance to have a say on local transport issues has arrived. If you live in the borough, you can help shape the future of its transport network by taking part […]
Vote now for your favourite autumn photo
You can pick your favourite autumn photo and, by voting, help decide the winner of our fifth Seasons of Ealing photography competition. Entries closed Wednesday night (31 October). We have picked an impressive shortlist of nine pictures you sent us – and we are running a public poll for residents to select a deserving winner. The idea was for people to enter their own snaps […]
First World War: The Armistice in Ealing 1918
Dr Jonathan Oates concludes our series on the First World War by reflecting on what happened locally when reports of a peace treaty being signed began to filter through. “Can I ever forget the scenes that followed when at 11 o’clock on 11th November 1918 news came through that an armistice had been signed? All […]