Local GP showing why health has a green heart
A local doctor is trying to help more people connect the dots between health and climate action – and her GP practice in Perivale is winning awards and inspiring others. Ealing Council has declared Dr Vasu Siva as one of its local ‘climate leaders’ for the work she has been leading on. She is a […]
GP’s top 10 tips for going green at home
A local GP, who is one of Ealing Council’s local climate leaders, has put together a top 10 list of tips of things we can all do in our day-to-day lives to help our own health – and that of the planet, too. Dr Vasu Siva, who is based at the Hillview Surgery in Perivale, […]
A warm welcome in difficult times
Across December and January, 25 grants were awarded by Ealing Council to local voluntary, community and faith groups to run warm spaces. These are, almost literally, places you can find a warm welcome – somewhere safe to find advice, company and escape the cold. These warm spaces have been running over the winter. And details […]
Thousands of trees planted as plan takes root
The current tree planting season is about to come to an end, with thousands of trees being planted across the borough since November. It’s also almost a year since Ealing Council’s biodiversity action plan (BAP) was put in place and, in that time, it has been working to ensure a brighter future for the borough’s […]
Fly-tipper’s £1,000 bill after dumping car battery
A man was ordered to pay more than £1,000 for fly-tipping after being caught dumping a car battery at Osterley Park. Waseem Ahmed Ali, of St Crispin’s Close, Southall, pleaded guilty to fly-tipping at a hearing of Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court and has been ordered to pay £1,282. He had already admitted the offence to Ealing […]
Turning a good idea into a community project
Got an idea that might have a positive impact on your community? The council’s Ealing Together Fund is back again offering you a chance to turn that idea into a reality. The latest round of £50,000 funding is due to open up to submissions on 6 March. The last round, in October, resulted in a […]
Homes for Ukrainian families: Can you help?
Ealing Council is seeking more local people to act as hosts for Ukrainian refugees, with a big shortage of suitable local hosts to house the families still arriving from the war-torn country. Ealing already hosts the second highest number of Ukrainian guests of all London boroughs and, as the war in Ukraine continues, around 15 […]
Plans set out for funding crucial council services
Proposals to fund crucial council services for the next financial year and beyond have been published and will be discussed first by Ealing’s cabinet and then at a meeting of all councillors in March. Here for you when you need help “Although we’re having to make tough decisions again this year, thanks to global economic […]
New plans for a better Gurnell Leisure Centre
This story was updated on 23 February 2023 Ealing Council’s cabinet has approved initial plans for a new 50-metre, Olympic-sized swimming pool and fitness studio to replace Gurnell Leisure Centre. Under the new plan, the new Gurnell would see the range of fitness and wellbeing facilities significantly expanded, ensuring that it meets modern standards. The […]
LGBT+ history in Ealing
February is LGBT+ History Month, celebrating the lives and experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and promoting equality and diversity. Borough archivist Dr Jonathan Oates looked back at the local archives. Although two London students founded Gay Liberation in 1970, very little is recorded about gay and lesbian people locally until the 1980s. […]
Beavers to return after 400 years
Beavers will return to live wild in our borough after more than 400 years, in a rewilding first for urban London. A licence has been granted by Natural England for Eurasian beavers, a native British species and Europe’s largest rodent, to be introduced in Paradise Fields, a 10-hectare area of woodland and wetlands in Greenford […]
What a waste: Fly-tipping hitting local funds
Fly-tipping costs Ealing Council more than £300,000 per year to clear up. That is money that could be spent on other services. Just as an example, that could have bought 1,000 street trees and paid for their upkeep for two years. Or it could have got 44,000 children’s books for our libraries. Or two top-notch […]
