Staying safe

18 Dec 2025

Food supplier fined £20,000 for safety failings

A Greenford food manufacturer has been heavily fined after Ealing Council’s food safety team uncovered serious food safety failings that could have caused serious …

19 Nov 2025

Speak up to end violence against women and girls

White Ribbon Day is on Tuesday 25 November and it marks the start of a series of activities across the borough led by the Safer Ealing Partnership. White Ribbon Day supports the international …

18 Nov 2025

Hefty court fine for butcher’s shop

The owner of a butchers in Ealing Common has been ordered to pay more than £50,000 after a member of staff suffered a life-changing …

13 Nov 2025

Restaurant fined after booze bust

The director of a restaurant, and the company which owns it, have been fined thousands of pounds for illegally serving alcohol. Despite several warnings …

22 Oct 2025

Share your views on hate crime in the borough

Last week (Thursday 16 October), residents from across the borough came together to discuss hate crime and the impact it has on our communities. …

10 Oct 2025

Want to know what police are up to? A new app tells you

There is a new way of keeping up to date with what your local police teams are doing – and how you can get …

4 Sep 2025

Illegal shisha smoking costs businesses

The owners of 2 shisha restaurants in Park Royal have been ordered by a court to pay thousands of pounds after ignoring warnings of …

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 …