Elections: 25 days to register
There are just 25 days left to make sure you are registered to vote in the Mayor of London and London Assembly elections on 5 May. Are you registered? Everyone must register to vote by Monday, 18 April if they want to have their say on who becomes the next mayor of London to replace […]
Apprenticeships week: Ending on a high
A group of enthusiastic Ealing Council apprentices teamed up to take part in a national apprenticeship challenge and collectively raised more than £1,800 for the charity Bloodwise – ending National Apprenticeships Week on a high. Each year the council’s apprentices are set a challenge to ‘give back’ to the local community and this year they decided to […]
Brit noir, big dramas and Brad Pitt
From Anna Friel and Emily Watson to Brad Pitt (pic by SpreePIX) and Ben Chaplin, there has been a little bit of something for everyone being filmed on our streets and in our parks recently. Marcella is a new British noir thriller for ITV starring Anna Friel (Goal 2 – Living The Dream, The Tribe, Brookside) […]
The Goodlet diaries: Week 13
This is the 13th week of our serialisation of Ealing resident Alexander Goodlet’s diary from 80 years ago. This week, a Ronald Macdonald turns up (not that one), he popped down to Southampton docks – and he keeps his watchful gaze on unfolding events on the continent and in Parliament. To see the background to […]
Go WEST for work
“It has completely changed my outlook on what I am capable of achieving and how I feel about myself, and I have so much more confidence,” said Charmaine Carr. Charmaine had been out of work for five years when she took advantage of a new service provided by Ealing Council: WEST (which stands for work, […]
Rubbish behaviour: Tracking the culprits
As you can see in this video, Warren Farm was illegally smothered with waste. The council had to clear more than 160 tonnes of dumped rubbish. Officers are now identifying the people responsible for dumping it, and also tracing the residents whose waste it was originally. If it is found someone has allowed their waste […]
Apprenticeships week: Businesses benefit too
Between September and December last year, collectively, local businesses pledged to create 159 new apprenticeship vacancies during the annual 100-in-100 campaign, an initiative aimed at creating job opportunities for young people by giving them access to good quality employment and related training. Just three months after the end of the council’s 100-in-100 campaign, 65 young […]
Apprenticeships week: Heenal’s story
“The Ealing Council apprenticeships scheme enticed me the most out of all those I looked at because each role that was advertised showed how it would be working towards bettering the community,” said Heenal Fatania, an apprentice at the council. “In fact, the most rewarding part of the apprenticeship is knowing that you are helping […]
Bringing the hospital to you
“Many people don’t realise we’re able to do ECGs, give intravenous drugs, and take blood samples from the comfort of their own home,” said senior physiotherapist Khushali Shah, who provides part of the new ‘Home ward’ service. She continued: “This allows patients in Ealing to get the help they need without coming to hospital, and […]
The Goodlet diaries: Week 12
This is the 12th week of our serialisation of Ealing resident Alexander Goodlet’s diary from 80 years ago. This week, our eccentric hero wrestles with domestic difficulties and watches on as diplomatic tensions heighten in Europe – and also consoles himself with a trip to the shops to view ‘an old broken model steam engine’ […]
Apprenticeships week: Gina’s story
“My apprenticeship gave me the opportunity to grow as a person; I have become more confident in myself and in the way that I work,” said Gina Maben – a former apprentice at Ealing Council who is now a full-time employee. This week (14-18 March) is National Apprenticeships Week and the council is looking to […]
Could ‘new Ealing’ dine at top table?
We continue our look at new businesses in Ealing with a restaurant entrepreneur’s venture in the centre of the town, which he sees as part of the beginning of an exciting future for the ‘new Ealing’. Building on the success of Charlotte’s Place in Ealing Common and Charlotte’s Bistro in Chiswick, Charlotte’s W5 has opened […]