Leader’s Notes

3 Nov 2017

Future Ealing is the way ahead

With less money to spend on services we have no option but to change the way the council works and how services are delivered. …

27 Sep 2017

Join the march and rally to save our hospitals

We are about to go on our Save Our Hospitals march through the borough and have a public rally. The event this Saturday (30 …

13 Jul 2017

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 …

22 Jun 2017

Social care: Funding crisis needs national solution

In this short video, council leader Julian Bell explains what Ealing Council has been doing to tackle the crisis in funding for social care …

9 Jun 2017

Hospitals: Disaster waiting to happen

In April, Ealing Council reaffirmed its commitment to campaigning against NHS proposals that would result in our two most local hospitals, Ealing and Charing …

13 Mar 2017

Air quality matters

I visited one of the most polluted spots in the borough this week to talk about air quality and what the council is doing …

27 Feb 2017

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. …

21 Dec 2016

Merry Christmas and farewell 2016

2016 will be remembered for all kinds of political change, and the tragedies of Aleppo in Syria and the plight of child refugees in …

2 Dec 2016

Ealing’s long-awaited cinema is on its way

I wrote recently about how pleased I was that Ealing’s cinema was finally on its way after many twists and turns in the tale. …

11 Nov 2016

Cinema: Happy ending we were hoping for

Since I became leader of the council in May 2010 I have looked out of my office window and seen the depressing sight of …

21 Oct 2016

Helping the Calais ‘jungle’ children

In August, I visited the refugee camp in Calais that is often referred to as ‘the jungle’. As you can see from the video …

11 Aug 2016

Ealing says welcome

As a borough, everyone in Ealing should be proud of its diversity; of its long history of providing a home to people from across …

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