Ealing Town Hall’s past
Ealing Town Hall will close next year for refurbishment and reconfiguration. When it reopens, it will continue as the borough’s primary civic building but will also feature a boutique hotel, a bar and more. The distinctive, late-Victorian, neo-gothic building in Ealing Broadway has stood for almost 130 years and once housed a swimming pool and […]
Show us what you have got: Our photo competition is open
Show off something great in our borough in our new photo competition and your picture could be published in Around Ealing magazine. Even better, the winner will ultimately be selected by the public. Entries to our first Seasons of Ealing photo competition opened yesterday (Sunday, 1 October) and your photos can be sent in until […]
Nine out of 10 people in Ealing and Hammersmith & Fulham oppose plans to close A&Es
An independent survey commissioned by Ealing Council and Hammersmith and Fulham Council has found widespread opposition to planned cuts to hospital services. The survey led by independent market researcher BMG Research, which canvassed views on health and social care services, asked 1,514 residents about NHS North West London’s Shaping a Healthier Future plan. The results […]
A business breakfast that saves you energy and money
Small and medium sized businesses are being encouraged to attend a free business breakfast next month to learn how they could reduce their energy consumption and save money. There will also be information about how businesses can apply for energy grants. Ealing Council, in partnership with The Carbon Trust, will be holding the session on Thursday, 28 […]
Join the march and rally to save our hospitals
We are about to go on our Save Our Hospitals march through the borough and have a public rally. The event this Saturday (30 September) was arranged to show the strength of feeling against the planned decimation of vital health services. At a time when Ealing’s population is growing and the pressures on the local […]
‘The universe wanted me to run the half marathon’
During the summer, Ealing News Extra ran a competition to win a race place at the 2017 Ealing Half Marathon and some official gear. The winner of the prize, Christina Kenny, was delighted; and she raised more than £2,000 for charity after completing the course on Sunday (24 September). Christina, who lives in Acton, said: […]
Vote now and give these lemurs names
So, you have made your suggestions for names for these lovely lemurs. And our panel have selected the best names from those suggestions for the trio. Now it is time to get voting for your favourites… All you need to do is go to the public poll on our EalingLondon Facebook page and choose the names […]
Is it a cold or the ‘flu? Don’t let it get you down
Autumn and winter are on the way and, as we all know, they can bring several frustrating common illnesses – including ‘flu. No-one wants to get ‘flu. but there are a few simple tips the NHS, in partnership with the council’s public health team, are advising us all to follow to help protect ourselves and […]
Seasons of Ealing: Enter our autumn photo competition
Show off something great in our borough and you could win a prize in our new photo competition – with the winner being selected by the public. Entries to our first Seasons of Ealing photo competition can be sent in until the end of October. The idea is for you to enter your favourite snaps […]
Around Ealing magazine October 2017
Welcome to the October 2017 edition of Around Ealing magazine. Leaves are falling, the weather is turning, and there will be so many seasonal scenes to capture on your camera. It could be your children kicking up a big pile of leaves, or walking under boughs of trees, shorn of their canopy; it could be […]
Take the quietway to get around
Watch our video and take a (speeded up) ride along a section of a new ‘quietway’ that has been opened for cyclists and walkers between Greenford and Ealing. Rather than following busy road routes, it takes you on a gentler (and sometimes more picturesque) journey through the west of the borough and is designed to encourage […]
Residents urged to rally against hospital cuts
Ealing residents are being encouraged to attend a rally on Saturday, 30 September to show their opposition to NHS plans to cut critical health services at Ealing and Charing Cross hospitals. The event will begin with protest marches from both Southall Park and Acton Park leading to a rally on Ealing Common. The march from […]