RAF

18 Feb 2020

Trunk reunited with family of wartime flying ace

A trunk belonging to a local First World War hero, with a story worthy of Hollywood, has been successfully reunited with his family after …

3 Apr 2018

Northolt’s place in RAF’s 100 years of history

This April marks the centenary anniversary of the formation of the Royal Air Force (RAF). During the Second World War, one of its key …

11 Apr 2017

Daughter finds her father’s war medal on Ebay

The daughter of a First World War fighter-plane pilot accidentally found her father’s RAF war medal on the internet. Lieutenant Harold Wilfred Auerbach was …

3 Nov 2015

Second World War: Northolt’s Polish heroes

Between August-November 1940, the Battle of Britain raged over our skies, during a critical early phase of the Second World War. RAF Northolt became …

23 Oct 2015

Second World War: ‘They were all very brave’

It has been 70 years since Megan Avery was last in Northolt. As she came back to visit the Polish War Memorial and pay …

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From tree-lined streets to greener parks and schools, Ealing Council has reached a huge milestone – 50,000 trees planted since 2022. Teams from across …

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