Staying safe

7 Aug 2025

Court action: dead mice and counterfeit cigarettes

A Hanwell supermarket and its director and manager have been handed fines totalling more than a quarter of a million pounds for serious food …

24 Jul 2025

More food hygiene horror

The owners of 2 local food businesses have been handed hefty fines for serious food safety failings, including infestations of mice. Hygiene offences at …

4 Jul 2025

Meet the metalhead turned ‘noise police’

When you think of a council noise officer, you probably don’t picture someone who used to crank amps at Wembley or chat backstage with …

26 Jun 2025

Have your say: borough-wide safety zone

You are being asked to share your views on a borough-wide safety zone to combat anti-social behaviour. The Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) was …

26 Jun 2025

Mice infestations at food businesses

The owners of 2 food businesses infested with mice have been fined thousands of pounds after appearing in court. Ealing Council’s food safety team …

26 Jun 2025

Going undercover to tackle underage sales

Teenagers have been helping to put the borough’s shopkeepers to the test, by seeing if they would illegally sell age-restricted items to them. Selling …

19 Jun 2025

Off-licence prosecuted for illegal cigarettes

A stash of illegal cigarettes has landed a Greenford off-licence and its owners in court. Following an inspection by Ealing Council officers thousands of …