Hate Crime Awareness Week
The council and police will be jointly running events throughout this week (16-20 October) with community pop-up stalls across the borough, for Hate Crime Awareness Week. It is a national week that highlights the work taking place (with other community organisations) to support victims of hate crime after an incident. Hate crimes are targeted at […]
Making sure you have healthy homes for winter…and beyond
Want to save energy and cut your fuel bills? But worried about staying warm in the winter and cool in the summer? Healthy Homes Ealing is a free service that can guide you all year round. Ealing Council’s Healthy Homes Ealing, formerly known as COSIE, runs a free phone hotline that provides advice to residents on all […]
Sir Michael Balcon and the Ealing Studios
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the death of the man who was the head of production at Ealing Studios during its greatest years in the middle of the 20th Century. Sir Michael Balcon is pictured above in 1952 presenting an Oscar to screenplay writer T.E.B Clarke for the best film story of that […]
Business served well by energy scheme
An Acton-based company has made cost savings and now uses less energy to power its computer servers thanks to a scheme run by Ealing Council. VMI, which specialises in digital equipment for TV productions, applied for help to the council’s smart business grant scheme. The business was awarded a £2,000 grant to upgrade its existing […]
How can you boost your health and career?
Volunteers play a crucial and often underappreciated role in our local communities. They commonly do it to help others – but volunteering is a powerful tool for helping yourself, too. It can provide a path towards paid work, and research has shown it can also boost your health. All of us have at some point […]
Time to apply for primary school
If your child was born between 1 September 2013 and 31 August 2014 he or she will be due to start primary school in September 2018. Applications for pupil places are being received – and will be accepted until the cut-off point of 15 January 2018. Under the London-wide primary school admissions scheme, parents living […]
Staying balanced to avoid falls
Falls and fall-related injuries are a common and serious problem for older people. They can lead to injuries, distress and loss of independence. They can also affect their family and carers. Each year, medical staff across London deal with thousands of fall-related injuries and, nationally, the NHS spends an estimated £2.3billion a year on them. […]
Vote now for The Hanwell Hootie
Popular local music festival The Hanwell Hootie has been shortlisted for two national awards – and you can vote now to help it to win. The Hootie, which is just five years old, has been nominated in the UK Festival Awards in two categories: Best Medium-Sized Festival and Best Metropolitan Festival. Award winners are decided […]
What happens if there is an illegal encampment?
Travellers and gypsies have a long history of living in, and passing through, Ealing, but how can the council respond when unauthorised encampments appear? It is a question often asked. Gypsy Corner on the A40 is named in recognition of the travelling communities that used to stop at the junction of Horn Lane and the […]
What did you call us? Poll results are in…
The results of the public poll are in. You made your suggestions for names for these lovely lemurs and then voted to choose which ones you liked the best. Three people have won great prizes as a result. Everyone who voted in our poll on our Facebook page was entered into a prize draw. Two winners are […]
Hundreds say ‘hands off our hospitals’
Residents showed their strength of opposition to NHS plans to cut hospital services on Saturday (30 September) with two marches that culminated in a public rally at Ealing Common. You can view pictures in our photo gallery. Campaigners chanted and raised banners and placards to show their support against the proposed plans to downgrade Ealing and Charing Cross hospitals. […]
Feed your garden (and get a discount)
At this time of year many people are tidying up their gardens and preparing for winter. But what do you do with all the cuttings and trimmings? You could sign up for the council’s garden waste collection or get a discounted compost bin. Or you could even do both. Compost is a great way to […]