Jobs programme for long-term unemployed
People who are long-term unemployed, and those in need of specialised help to find work, will receive a helping hand from a new £26million jobs programme established across the seven west London boroughs. Ealing Council is working with the West London Alliance (WLA) and charity Shaw Trust on the scheme, which started in February and […]
Murder conspiracy in Ealing in 1939
Crimes of passion. Love triangles. Hiring hitmen. These are all enduring themes of films and books over the years. But all three almost came together in a true-life conspiracy in Ealing in 1939 – in a story seemingly not retold since then until Dr Jonathan Oates came across it, as he explains below. Ealing was […]
New WLO rail route to include Acton
A new West London Orbital rail line is set to be created – and would pass through Acton. London Mayor Sadiq Khan announced it would be included in his long-term transport strategy for the capital. The line would connect Hounslow with Cricklewood and Hendon, and would go via South Acton, Acton Central, and Old Oak […]
Rehab for food businesses to be trialled
In a first for London councils, Ealing is going to trial a new system of offering food hygiene education courses as an alternative to enforcement action – in an echo of the speed awareness courses sometimes offered by the police to drivers who have broken the speed limit. Ealing Council’s food safety team recently launched […]
The Hootie is back…and even bigger
London’s largest, free one-day music festival is back. On Saturday, 12 May, as many as 24,000 music fans could flock to hear more than 90 bands performing at 15 different venues at The Hanwell Hootie. There are three outdoor stages, including the 5,000-capacity Viaduct Meadow opposite Ealing Hospital (which successfully debuted last year). But there […]
Full festivals programme revealed for Ealing Summer
Ealing Summer Festivals has unveiled its full programme of six events for 2018, taking place through the summer months across the borough. The festivals range from community carnivals to top comedy; and from food and drink events to impressive live music; and they showcase exceptional homegrown and international talent. They take place in some of the borough’s most […]
‘All you need’ baby booklet for new parents
The NHS in north-west London is handing out a new baby booklet to women to give them useful information and contacts for when they leave hospital after giving birth. It has been welcomed and supported by the National Childbirth Trust (NCT), and was developed following feedback from mums, midwives and maternity specialists that the information being […]
Emily Taylor: One of our first female councillors
In this year, which marks the centenary of women being allowed to vote for MPs, as well as to stand for Parliament, writes Dr Jonathan Oates, it seems apt to discover about the first woman to become a councillor in Ealing and Hanwell, Emily Taylor. Although Acton had a female councillor from 1911, Susan Smee, […]
Your council tax bills for 2018/19
Your council tax bill for 2018/19 will reach you in March. We promised to keep council tax as low as possible for as long as possible and, accordingly, core council tax has been the same for 10 years. However, this year it will increase. Like an estimated 95% of councils, the financial pressures that we […]
Football with a serious message
More than 130 young people took part in a football tournament at Northolt High School last week in partnership with the Premier League. The tournament, run with the Premier League’s Kicks project, saw 10 community organisations from across the country play a series of six-a-side matches. It intended to achieve more than just playing football […]
Why it is important to test for bowel cancer
Bowel cancer is the UK’s third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer deaths. Most people who get bowel cancer are aged over 60 and the NHS invites people to take easy tests to help prevent it. Every year thousands of residents in Ealing aged between 55 and 74 are invited to […]
Win a one-month fitness pass
Take part in our competition and you could win a free, one-month pass to an Ealing fitness studio. Tribeca Studios is a New York-inspired fitness studio in the heart of Ealing Broadway. Rebecca Terrell, managing director, said: “All of Tribeca’s classes are contract-free and suitable for beginners. We have a timetable of more than 135 […]