Acton

24 Mar 2016

Elections: 25 days to register

There are just 25 days left to make sure you are registered to vote in the Mayor of London and London Assembly elections on …

14 Mar 2016

The Goodlet diaries: Week 12

This is the 12th week of our serialisation of Ealing resident Alexander Goodlet’s diary from 80 years ago. This week, our eccentric hero wrestles …

7 Mar 2016

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 …

1 Mar 2016

Around Ealing magazine – Spring 2016

GLA AND MAYORAL ELECTIONS NOTE: The date on page 7 of this magazine, relating to registering to vote should read 18 April 2016 (it is incorrectly …

12 Feb 2016

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 …

22 Nov 2015

Around Ealing magazine – Winter 2015/16

The nights have closed in; the festive lights are appearing; text messages are typed with numbed fingers; journeys home seem to take that little …

19 Nov 2015

Quiz: How is your local knowledge?

Have a go at our quiz and see how much you know on local history. Dr Jonathan Oates, the borough archivist and Around Ealing …

18 Nov 2015

Acton’s impetuous Edwardian stuntman

George Lee Temple was the first person in Britain to fly upside down. He was a daredevil in the early days of aviation and …

17 Nov 2015

First World War: The local war years, 1914-18

Originally serialised by us between August 2014 and March 2015, in five instalments, to mark the 100th anniversary of the First World War, we …

16 Nov 2015

Who was Susan Smee?

Well, she was a rather unusual and special woman for her time: Acton’s first female councillor – and first woman mayor. Yet, there is …

14 Nov 2015

First World War: Rioting in Acton

A hundred years ago a riot took place in Acton, during the First World War. During the First World War, there was, in Britain, …

10 Nov 2015

First World War: Who was Miss Harman?

If you look on the Ealing War Memorial outside Pitzhanger Manor you will see, among the list of names of those men killed in …

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Elections: 25 days to register

The Goodlet diaries: Week 12

The Goodlet diaries: Week 11

Around Ealing magazine – Spring 2016

Can you think like a burglar?

Around Ealing magazine – Winter 2015/16

Quiz: How is your local knowledge?

Acton’s impetuous Edwardian stuntman

First World War: The local war years, 1914-18

Who was Susan Smee?

First World War: Rioting in Acton

First World War: Who was Miss Harman?

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