local history

1 Sep 2025

Caught Between Two Wars: win copy of new book

A new book recounts the story of the Second World War viewed through the eyes of a child and her struggles with family trauma …

14 Aug 2025

VJ Day: 80-year anniversary

It is the 80th anniversary of Victory over Japan (VJ) Day on Friday (15 August), a day that commemorates the end of the Second …

29 Apr 2025

Acton and VE Day

When the original VE Day (Victory in Europe) was celebrated 80 years ago, Acton was, in many ways, a very different town from that …

8 Apr 2025

‘Strangely like the Blitz’: VE Day remembered

It is the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day. The early May bank holiday will form part of a 4-day commemoration. Borough …

29 Mar 2025

Where does your town get its name?

Our borough is reaching a milestone in April. It will be 60 years ago that, in 1965, the old boroughs of Ealing, Acton and …

14 Mar 2025

‘Lot of damage in Ealing’: war through the eyes of Erica

With the approaching 80-year anniversaries of VE Day and VJ Day, borough archivist Dr Jonathan Oates looks at the diaries of a local woman, …

27 Feb 2025

West London Queer Project: ‘we do all sorts of wonderful things’

LGBTQ+ History Month is an annual celebration in February, to recognise the incredible things that members of the LGBTQ+ community have achieved throughout history. …

16 Dec 2024

Wartime Christmases in Ealing

With Christmas almost upon us, borough archivist Dr Jonathan Oates looks back at years gone by – and a particular local diarist who gave …

30 Oct 2024

Championing better healthcare for the black community

October is Black History Month. As part of this, Around Ealing spoke to Dame Elizabeth Anionwu about her life and extraordinary achievements. Dame Elizabeth, …