Plastic recycling – what you need to know
Plastic can take up to 500 years to decompose in landfill while other plastic, as you will have seen on the news, ends up in the sea and damages ecosystems. There is a simple alternative: Recycle as much of it as you can – most of it can be. You can also save on waste […]
‘Great streets’ scheme makes slabs of progress
A five-year project to improve Southall’s town centre took another step towards completion after work on two key areas came to an end as part of the Southall Great Streets programme. South Road and the space around St John’s Church have been receiving attention as the Southall Great Streets programme builds on the wider work of the […]
Changes to HMO licensing for landlords
Live in or own a house in multiple occupation (HMO)? Big changes to the way licensing works will come into force on 1 October. Under the new national rules, mandatory licensing – previously limited to properties that were three or more storeys tall – will be extended to cover almost all HMOs that are occupied […]
Vote now for your favourite summer photo
You can vote now for your winner of our fourth Seasons of Ealing photo competition, for summer. Entries closed at the end of Tuesday (31 July). We have picked an impressive shortlist of nine summertime 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 […]
First World War: Refugees
As we draw closer to the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War, in November, we will run a series of articles by Dr Jonathan Oates on how the war affected our borough and its people. We will conclude in November with a tale of how the news of Armistice and peace were […]
One of the oldest clubs…and now the ‘best’
One of the borough’s oldest and best-loved sporting institutions is celebrating after winning the title of Sports Club of the Year at the recent Ealing Sports Awards ceremony. Actonians was founded as a cricket club in 1925 by pupils of the former Acton grammar school. The club has moved on a lot since then and […]
Duke visits farm on borough landmark
There was a royal visitor to the borough last week as a duke was shown around a thriving community farm on Horsenden Hill. His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent was given a tour of the lively, productive working environment at Horsenden Farm. He saw the vegetable gardens that have been revived and are tended by Gurkha […]
Could you help put local services under scrutiny?
Groups called scrutiny panels will be meeting regularly this year at Ealing Council to look into and hear evidence on key subjects ranging from knife crime to air quaity. These give you the chance to air your views on important topics and get involved. There are four new panels this year: Scrutiny Review Panel 1 – housing and planning: This […]
A champion visit and outreach work ‘hooks’ boxing fans
A boxing champion helped to unveil a new home for a successful amateur boxing club. It was a real community effort because it was opened with the help of local volunteers and organisations. IBF World Super Middleweight Champion and Olympic gold medallist James DeGale was there when Powerday Hooks Amateur Boxing Club officially moved into […]
Photo competition: Grab a slice of summer
You still have time to enter our fourth Seasons of Ealing competition. You have until the end of the month to capture a slice of summer and send it in. Get snapping. The winners of the summer contest will again be chosen by the public in a vote, once a shortlist is chosen by our panel. The winner will be […]
Could you picture being a winner like these were?
If you like taking photos and fancy entering a picture to our fourth Seasons of Ealing competition, you could be in with a chance of being a winner like the three previous winners you can see here. This time around it is the summer contest. The winners will again be chosen by the public in a vote, once […]
Older children acting as homework ‘buddies’ at school
Pupils at Featherstone High in Southall have been helping primary school children with their homework as part of an initiative between local schools. The Year 8s have given up their time to help Clifton Primary youngsters as part of the ‘1-2-1 Reading Buddy’ and ‘Homework Club’ programmes. The idea is to improve the reading skills of the younger pupils […]