Better health services: It starts with you
From concerned mums to passionate pensioners, thousands of ordinary people all across the borough are sharing their experiences to help hard-pressed hospitals, GP surgeries and care homes find ways to improve. Do you have opinions on any of the local health and social care services you use? If you do, why not tell Healthwatch Ealing? […]
Tony’s DIY tips #4: Smoke alarms
Smoke alarms provide a vital early warning and can allow extra time to escape if there is a fire in your home. In our latest short DIY video our home maintenance expert Tony shows us how quick and easy it is to test your smoke alarm. The Fire Brigade’s advice is to test smoke alarms […]
Come to party and Make it Sunday
A red carpet, a beach, cocktails, dancing, live music; it has to be summer, right? Welcome to the first of two special Make it Sunday events happening in central Ealing this month. You will be able to choose whether to sit back and unwind or jump into one of the fun activities on offer. These […]
Tony’s DIY tips #3: Unblocking a sink
Learning how to fix a few common maintenance problems around the home can save you time and money. In our latest short video our DIY expert Tony explains how you can easily unblock a sink or wash hand basin when the water is not draining away. The tools you will need are a plunger and […]
Want to take a look inside Alton Court?
Take a look inside this impressive show flat on an estate in Hanwell, which is undergoing a radical redevelopment. Our little video tour gives you a taste of what to expect at Alton Court. Alton Court is the second phase of the project at Copley in Hanwell, and it comprises of 33 apartments and houses, […]
Southall Waterside project gets under way
Local apprentices were among those working on-site at the new Southall Waterside development as the huge project to build a new neighbourhood got under way last week. The former gasworks site in Southall has been described as being among the most complex regeneration programmes in the country. It was decommissioned as a gasworks more than […]
Tony’s DIY tips #2: Turning off your water supply
Sometimes a running tap might not switch off because the washer head has worn away. So, this week Tony, our friendly master of home maintenance, is going to show you in this video how to switch off the water supply to your kitchen taps. If you ever find yourself with the water running in the […]
How BMX club jumped into a winning position
One of the winners of Ealing Council’s inaugural Ealing Sports Awards this month was Ealing BMX Club – which has grown from humble beginnings to become a thriving part of community life. In 2014 the club had just 12 riders, limited equipment and no regular coach. Now it attracts more than 50 riders each week, […]
Pupils take to the water for Olympic challenge
School pupils from Ealing braved the white water rapids used in the London Olympics as part of a sports festival. Students from The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls joined more than 400 others from secondary schools across London, Hertfordshire and Essex, at Lee Valley White Water Centre in Waltham Cross. Following in the trail of […]
Cricket scorer reaches 2,000 ‘not out’
The ‘scorer’ at a cricket club performs an important role, keeping records of all that occurs on the pitch. At Brentham Cricket Club in Ealing, the scorer Ivor Chaplin has not missed a game for more than half a century. The club’s president David Bloomfield tells us more about this remarkable milestone. It is 1964 […]
Tony’s DIY tips #1: Toilet seats
Although it is very important to get professional advice and help for more complex repair work around the home, getting to grips with a few common maintenance problems can save you time and money. So, we would like to introduce you to Tony, our friendly master of home maintenance. In a series of short videos Tony, […]
Fire safety in Ealing after Grenfell Tower tragedy
Following the tragic fire at Grenfell Tower in Kensington many Ealing residents, especially those living in high-rise blocks, will understandably have questions about their fire safety. We take fire safety very seriously and I would like to illustrate some of the safety work we undertake throughout the year, and some additional measures we’ve undertaken following […]