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15 Oct 2018

First World War: Local heroes

Tens of thousands of local men served in the armed forces in the First World War. At least three of them were decorated for extreme valour …

9 Oct 2018

Remembering the fallen of the First World War

Three of my relatives fought and died on the western front in the First World War. It is commonly used as a touchstone for …

1 Oct 2018

First World War: Tanks and Ealing

One major invention that came out of the First World War was the armoured vehicles armed with powerful guns, known as tanks. One prototype …

15 Sep 2018

First World War: Women and the war

Women were debarred from serving in the armed forces in any capacity in the First World War, writes Dr Jonathan Oates. However, there was …

1 Sep 2018

First World War: Air raids

The invention of the zeppelins and aeroplanes meant that war could be carried on from the air as well as land and sea. Civilian …

7 Aug 2018

Remembering a local hero for his ‘conspicuous bravery’

On 13 August a paving stone will be laid in Spencer Road, Acton W3 commemorating the Victoria Cross awarded to local hero Robert Spall …

1 Aug 2018

First World War: Refugees

As we draw closer to the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War, in November, we will run a series of …

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 …

8 Nov 2017

Silence, remembrance and revisiting stories

A two-minute silence will, as ever, take place on Armistice Day at 11am this Saturday (11 November) – echoing the so-called ‘eleventh hour of …

6 Jun 2017

Spies: The real ‘M’ and his near undoing in Ealing

Maxwell Knight was a paradox, writes Henry Hemming. A jazz obsessive and nature enthusiast (he is the author of the definitive work on how …

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 …

1 Mar 2017

Horsenden Hill: Saxons, spies and the odd surprise

Horsenden Hill stands tall at the heart of our borough – our largest open space and a part of life, but it is also …

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Teenagers have been helping to put the borough’s shopkeepers to the test, by seeing if they would illegally sell age-restricted items to them. Selling …

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war

First World War: Local heroes

Remembering the fallen of the First World War

First World War: Tanks and Ealing

First World War: Women and the war

First World War: Air raids

Remembering a local hero for his ‘conspicuous bravery’

First World War: Refugees

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

Silence, remembrance and revisiting stories

Spies: The real ‘M’ and his near undoing in Ealing

Daughter finds her father’s war medal on Ebay

Horsenden Hill: Saxons, spies and the odd surprise

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