Barges transport Waterside site from the past to the future
In a link between past and present, barges are being used to carry deliveries down the Grand Union Canal to one of the capital’s largest regeneration projects, the 88-acre Southall Waterside. Up to eight barges have been reaching the former gasworks site each day, with the aim of dramatically reducing the project’s impact on local roads. Each barge […]
Votes are in…here is your spring photo winner
This image of a waking, stretching fox in an Acton garden was voted by residents as their winner of our spring Seasons of Ealing photo competition. It was a runaway winner but two superb runners-up also scored plenty of votes. The picture of the fox (above), taken by Sheryl Hall, secured an incredible 50% of votes […]
Rews to get the Hootie party started
The Hanwell Hootie 2018 takes over town tomorrow (Saturday, 12 May) and highly rated duo Rews will start the music off with their brand of high-energy alt-rock. They took some time out to answer our questions after finishing a UK tour. Shauna Tohill and Collette Williams will take to the stage at 4.15pm, in Viaduct Meadow. […]
Comedy festival is back so grab a ticket now
Ealing Comedy Festival is back for its 25th consecutive year with a stellar line-up of internationally renowned comedians and homegrown talent. Tickets are now on sale. This includes star of The Last Leg Josh Widdicombe (pictured above). From working on Nickelodeon’s Dora the Explorer magazine, to selling out three UK comedy tours and bagging regular […]
‘It’s great to play a festival so close to home’
We are just a few days away from the sixth Hanwell Hootie this Saturday (12 May) and one of the 90 performers at London’s biggest free, one-day music festival tells us why she plans on enjoying the day. Hannah Scott lives in Acton and will bring her stripped-back acoustic sound to The Green W7 at […]
Vote now for your favourite spring photo
You can vote now for your winner of our third Seasons of Ealing photo competition. Entries closed at the end of Friday (4 May). We have picked an impressive shortlist of nine springtime 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 taken […]
Borough decides: Local election results
The Labour Party has retained control over Ealing Council after winning a majority of seats in the local election yesterday (3 May). It secured 57 of the 69 seats and will control the council for the next four years. Residents voted for councillors to represent the area of the borough they live in, their ‘ward’. […]
Win a book and maybe start a new career
Desperate to start a new career, open a shop or start a business? A local entrepreneur and author tells us how she quit her job to begin a new life and then wrote a book about it – and how you could do the same. And, what is more, we have five copies of the […]
‘The audience is in for a good one – we promise’
When the Hanwell Hootie returns on Saturday, 12 May there will be an incredible line-up of 90 bands to choose from, as we told you in our insider’s guide. One of those bands, Morrissey and Marshall, tell us we should make it our business to go and watch them play… How would you describe your sound, […]
There are 101 reasons to vote on Thursday…
…at the very least. The local elections 2018 are being held on Thursday (3 May) and your vote counts. Here is all you need to know to get yourself prepared. When you vote you will decide who is elected on to Ealing Council. A list of candidates standing in the elections for your area can be viewed […]
The insider’s guide to the Hanwell Hootie
There is so much to choose from at the sixth Hanwell Hootie this year – and here is a guide on how to make the most of London’s biggest free, one-day music festival on Saturday, 12 May; including the lowdown on some of the bands and a full line-up to view. The Viaduct Meadow A […]
Still time to enter our photo competition
You have until next Friday (4 May) to enter the latest Seasons of Ealing photo competition. By showing off something great in our borough your picture could be printed in Around Ealing magazine and shown off on Ealing News Extra website. Following on from the great images we received for our autumn and winter competitions, […]