West Ealing: Safer spaces approved
West Ealing is to become a ‘protected’ zone from April with the aim of improving the quality of life for residents after the idea was backed by nearly four in every five of the local people who responded to a survey. The six-week public consultation ran in November and December, asking residents what they thought of […]
Get ready for a springtime clear-up
With a few daffodils daring to poke out their petals, March is the perfect time for local businesses and residents to get into the spirit of spring cleaning, have a clear-up and help the borough look its brilliant best in time for sunnier days ahead. The Great British Spring Clean is a national initiative that encourages […]
Do your business the power of good with energy savings
An Acton company is saving money and becoming more eco-friendly thanks to an Ealing Council scheme to help local small and medium sized businesses. Your company could benefit from the scheme, too. Colour Sound Experiment designs and supplies lighting, rigging and video to bands, festivals and events and is one of the businesses in the […]
Social care funding gap, and council tax
It is critical that we find a way to pay for social care services, whether its home care for the disabled or dementia support. They form the bedrock of a good society and a caring community, and protect the most vulnerable in our borough as well as enriching the lives of everyone around them (such […]
Mind the benefits cap (again)
If you receive benefits you may be affected by changes that came into force recently, limiting the amount you can receive. It is not too late to get help. A ‘benefit cap’ was introduced by the government in 2013 to limit the maximum amount that working age households can receive. This cap, and the list […]
Hanwell Zoo: A taste of the wild this spring
How many towns can boast they have meerkats, lemurs and bearded dragons in their parks? Well, Hanwell can. And there is lots to do and see this spring at the newly renamed Hanwell Zoo. The animal centre’s change of name was made to better reflect its array of wildlife. It has been tucked away in […]
Pitzhanger: Revealing the past
Watch our video above and go on a little tour of discovery around Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery, which is in the midst of a delicate restoration project. See details you would normally miss, find out about historical detail uncovered during the work…and learn about a 200-year-old lucky shoe. One of the borough’s landmark sites, slap […]
Free healthy heart sessions at Gurnell
From Friday to Sunday (24-26 February) Gurnell Leisure Centre will be holding free fitness class tasters in promotion of Healthy Heart month. Coronary heart disease is the UK’s biggest killer, causing around 82,000 deaths each year. Being active helps lower your risk of coronary heart disease because it: Exercises your heart, helping to keep it strong Helps […]
Green cash: Calling all small-medium local businesses
Now may be the best time to make your workplace more efficient and save some money at the same time because you could be given up to £15,000 ‘green cash’ to buy energy saving kit – and specialist advice, too. Come along to a workshop to find out more. The Carbon Trust is offering funding […]
Council staff a century ago: From pianists to roadmen
Just over a hundred years ago, Ealing Council employed a pianist for the public baths, wagon drivers and an ‘office boy’. Hours were often long and the highest paid employee was not who you might expect it to be. Borough archivist Dr Jonathan Oates tells us more about the council staff. There is, in the […]
On your marks for the Ealing Sports Awards
Do you know an outstanding sportsperson who deserves the plaudits? How about a great coach or sports club making a real difference in the community? Well now is the time to help recognise sporting achievements across the borough and give our local champions the credit they deserve. You could win yourself a year’s free leisure […]
Hanwell Hootie is back, louder and prouder…
The fifth annual Hanwell Hootie music festival will take place on Saturday, 6 May: It will be ‘the day music comes home’, as they are saying. The Hootie has become London’s biggest one-day, free music festival. But this year it could be even bigger… It was shortlisted for two national awards last year and always […]