Rewarding fair pay
“I have done low-paid retail jobs in the past so I know what it’s like to struggle,” said Keith Dowling, co-owner of one of the first businesses to benefit from the council’s scheme to encourage local firms to pay their employees at least the London Living Wage. Post and Packing in Churchfield Road, Acton, is […]
Conservation classroom success
Being able to educate young people and local residents about nature and conservation has been a priority for the team at the Litten Nature Reserve in Greenford – and the community has now rallied around in return to help improve its classroom. To help keep its work with the local community growing, the team was […]
Women on wheels
A new initiative has been started by Ealing Council to encourage more women to cycle by helping those who would prefer to learn to cycle with other women The new project is called Ealing Women on Wheels, or Ealing WOW for short. Watch the video above to see why some local women already cycle and are encouraging you […]
Making it a better place to rent
Ealing Council is helping to improve conditions for those who rent privately-owned homes – and the borough has the highest number of ‘accredited’ landlords in London. Indeed, around 830 of Ealing’s private landlords are accredited with the London Landlord Accreditation Scheme (LLAS). The LLAS asks that landlords comply with a code of conduct and fulfil a […]
Empty plot to tranquil spot
Allotment gardening can offer an escape from city life, in a quiet spot in your local area. A year-round activity, allotments bring great rewards – satisfaction from tasks well done; as well as a bounteous crop of fruit and vegetables every year for you and your family to enjoy. You really cannot beat growing your […]
Talking triple turkey
Staff at Brent Lodge Animal Centre in Hanwell have been sitting on a little American secret recently in the form of turkey eggs. Neelum Bains found out what has been happening behind closed doors. The eggs have been kept in incubation units in the animal centre’s holding room. To encourage the eggs to stay healthy […]
The Goodlet diaries: Week 23
Week 23 of our serialisation of Alexander Goodlet’s diaries begins with a bad day and gets worse with money worries and the fear of the family’s electricity supply being cut off. To add insult to injury, his favourite ship the Queen Mary even failed to reach New York in record time. You can find all past […]
Be in the running to win
The Ealing Half Marathon was recently voted as the best of its kind in the UK for the third year in a row. We are holding another competition to give you the chance to win one of its coveted race places. Runners of all abilities are signing-up to take part in the fifth annual event, […]
Around Ealing magazine – Summer 2016
I have been looking forward to the summer, writes editor Richard Nadal. For some reason, this winter seemed to last an inordinately long time. So, here we are at last. The Ealing Summer Festivals are back, of course, and we have our usual preview of what you can expect, from page 10. There’s a new food […]
The emerging ‘capital’ of west London?
With the arrival of Crossrail (the Elizabeth Line) in 2019, Ealing will become one of the best connected London suburbs; and Property Week recently called Ealing ‘the standout area of west London’ in terms of economic and regeneration potential. You could say, on this basis, that we live in the emerging ‘capital’ of west London. There […]
Watch out for these caterpillars
With the weather warming up and the days getting longer, it is the time of year when most of us get outdoors to enjoy our gardens and the parks and open spaces around the borough. However, we are also being reminded to keep an eye out for caterpillar nests in oak trees this summer – […]
Murder houses of Ealing
It stands to reason, does it not, that a house where a murder has been committed will be demolished as soon as the police investigation is over, borough archivist Dr Jonathan Oates asks? Who would want to buy a house to live in where such terrible events had happened? What estate agent could sell one? […]