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15 Jan 2026

Southall YAC: One year on

It has been nearly a year since the Young Adult Centre (YAC) in Southall reopened after a multi-million-pound refurbishment. And, in that time, the centre has …

6 Jan 2026

Above and beyond the bookshelves

The borough’s libraries are not just places to read and study, but important community hubs where people come together, connect, and feel supported. While …

6 Nov 2025

Remembrance Day: ‘a call to unity’

This Sunday I will be attending our remembrance parade in Ealing. It is one of my most solemn duties as Leader of the council. …

1 Oct 2025

Black History Month 2025 – What’s on

This October, the borough will mark Black History Month with a wide-ranging programme of events reflecting the theme ‘standing firm in power and pride’. …

19 Sep 2025

Fancy a chat?

It’s National Inclusion Week (15–21 September), a week dedicated to celebrating and promoting inclusion across communities. To mark this, we spoke to a local …

9 Jul 2025

New Gen Festival 2025: young people take centre stage

A bold celebration of young people’s creativity, culture, and community is set to return to the borough later this month. New Gen is a …

2 Jul 2025

Creating opportunities for young people

Aspiring young video producers and media makers can now get hands-on experience at a newly opened content studio in Southall. It is based at …

10 Jun 2025

An action-packed summer of events

Get your diaries out, it’s set to be an action-packed summer with lots of events you won’t want to miss. It’s festival season and …

28 Mar 2025

Join the celebrations at new-look libraries

DJ workshops, dancing, live music and art activities will all be on offer – free of charge – to celebrate the reopening of 2 …

11 Mar 2025

Exercise your good will

Some people’s new year’s resolution may have been a pledge to do more good deeds in 2025; for others, it might have been promising …

7 Mar 2025

Transformed spaces: ‘help people connect’

On the outskirts of Southall, a transformation is taking shape on the Havelock estate: community-focused organisations have turned derelict spaces into vibrant places for …

5 Mar 2025

Sowing joy in the community

“Volunteering, especially gardening, helped me at a really bad time, and now I carry on because I enjoy it,” said Northolt resident Cheryl – …

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When we launched ‘367,100 Creatives’ (the council’s cultural manifesto for creative change), we were clear about one thing: this wasn’t meant to be a …

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