Priorities that will guide council for next four years
I am delighted to remain leader of your council. It is an incredible honour and privilege to serve the people of Ealing. More than 40% of the electorate voted in the local elections in May and I am pleased so many people engaged with the local issues. You can see here our administration’s core priorities […]
Recycling symbols for plastic – signs of our times
If plastic is thrown away with your rubbish into landfill, it can take up to 500 years to decompose. Other plastic, as you will have seen on the news recently, ends up in the sea and harming ecosystems. There is a simple alternative: Recycle it. Plastic makes up more than 10% of an average household’s […]
Supporting the unsung heroes during Carers Week
It is national Carers Week soon – between 11-17 June. Caring will touch each and every one of us in our lifetime, whether we become a carer or need care ourselves. A local service is supporting those, often unsung, heroes who are caring for others. For some, taking on a caring role can be sudden: Someone in […]
Increased mental health support for mums
More women in the borough will be able to access mental health support during and after pregnancy, thanks to new funding. The NHS in North West London has been awarded £600,000 by NHS England to increase mental health support for new and expectant mums over the next year. In Ealing, the funding means care will […]
How borough is becoming baby friendly
New parents often complain that they are given contradictory advice when they are coping with the many challenges a baby and toddler provide – especially when it comes to feeding and weaning. A free service is setting out to change all of that. Ealing Council is currently implementing UNICEF’s Baby Friendly Initiative throughout its children’s […]
Hootie rocks in the rain and plans next year
The sixth Hanwell Hootie at the weekend (12 May) was a huge hit once more, despite the unfriendly weather, and organisers promptly began preparing for next year and are searching for help with funding to keep it free. Thousands of music-lovers braved the rain to hear more than 90 bands performing at 15 different venues […]
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 […]