Get ready to plug into the Home of Loud
With the Hanwell Hootie now almost within hearing distance, the line-up of performers has been confirmed and the Home of Loud is ‘amping’ up for an excited wall of music fans. It is the fourth year of the festival, and it will again take over many of the town’s pubs – but this time will […]
Why New York is a fit for Ealing
We continue our look at new businesses in Ealing with group fitness studio Tribeca in the centre of the town. Inspired by how things are done in New York, it is run on a pay-per-class basis. As you will see in the video above, there is a stylish Manhattan theme and you will not be […]
Ealing no mystery to Agatha Christie
Did you know the well-known character Miss Marple was based on a lady who lived in Ealing? Or that her creator also featured our borough a number of times in murder mystery stories? This year marks the 125th anniversary of the birth of the most famous detective writer of all – and also the 40th […]
The Goodlet diaries: Week 11
This is the 11th week of our serialisation of Ealing resident Alexander Goodlet’s diary from 80 years ago. This week, it dawns on him that his family thought the chance of him ever getting married ‘was pretty well considered to be a very slender one’; he rages against Mussolini’s fascist Italy, ‘these bastards’; and his […]
The Goodlet diaries: Week 10
This is the 10th week of our serialisation of Ealing resident Alexander Goodlet’s diary from 80 years ago. This week starts with toothache and a mysterious phone call, while the king takes a stroll on the Queen Mary ship. In Europe tensions are mounting and military muscles are flexed – and the diarist ponders whether Hitler can […]
Wheelchair racer called up by country
A Hanwell wheelchair athlete who achieved his dream by being called up to race for Great Britain for the first time has thanked a council scheme for helping him to reach his goal. Hilmy Shawwal, 19, has been chosen to represent his country at the IWAS (International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports) World Junior Games in […]
St Mary’s changing fortunes
In 1963, church historian Eric Beavis published a book: Perivale – Its Manor, Church and Patronage. More than 50 years later, his daughter Hilary has published an updated version to reflect the remarkable resurrection of the medieval St Mary’s Church. Humble beginnings St Mary’s was founded in the 12th Century. It would have looked very […]
Why we have frozen council tax again
This month Ealing Council agreed to freeze council tax again for the eighth consecutive year – something that, to be frank, I did not dare hope we would be in a position to do again. The vast majority of councils are expected to put up council tax in April, after the government gave the go […]
The Goodlet diaries: Week eight
This is the eighth week of our serialisation of Ealing resident Alexander Goodlet’s diary from 80 years ago. This week, illness seems to strike all around, and his mother is packed off to Brighton to recover from nervous exhaustion. To see the background to the serialisation, and the cast of characters, read our introduction. February […]
A Living Wage borough
This week (Tuesday, 16 February), the council’s cabinet approved plans for a scheme to encourage local firms to pay their employees the London Living Wage. The London Living Wage is currently £9.40 an hour, which is £2.70 more than the national minimum wage to reflect the fact Londoners face higher living costs than the rest […]
Can you think like a burglar?
This video takes you on a walkthrough around a local home, giving you tips on how to secure your home better. The council’s safer communities team often tells residents to look at their home through the eyes of a burglar. This includes thinking about how they would get in to their home if they had […]
The Goodlet diaries: Week seven
This is the seventh week of our serialisation of Ealing resident Alexander Goodlet’s diary from 80 years ago. This week, a relative visits who had fled the Russian revolution; Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin (pictured) and Parliament begin to discuss British defences amid news of riots and war filtering in from abroad; and his mother (‘Mater’) takes unwell. […]