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Plans Submitted to Add Three Storeys to The Talbot Pub
Plans Submitted to Add Three Storeys to The Talbot Pub

Scheme could enable reopening and provide nine new flats on Mill Hill Road

Peer Review Presents Positive Picture of Ealing Council
Peer Review Presents Positive Picture of Ealing Council

But weaknesses identified in housing, social care and finances

Stories for Change at West London Sustainability Summit
Stories for Change at West London Sustainability Summit

70 delegates attend event at the International School of London

Park Royal Circular Economy Hub Aims to Boost Recycling
Park Royal Circular Economy Hub Aims to Boost Recycling

Providing a base for businesses that reuse industrial waste materials

Ealing Councillor Gary Malcolm Scales Himalayan Peak
Ealing Councillor Gary Malcolm Scales Himalayan Peak

Leader of opposition reaches top of Kang Yatse II after 14-hour ascent

Ribbon Cut for Acton
Ribbon Cut for Acton's Bubble Tea Post Office

Local MP Rupa Huq joined by her sister Konnie at official launch

Pop Singer Serenades Fellow Patients at St. Mark
Pop Singer Serenades Fellow Patients at St. Mark's

Tom Speight is being treated at the hospital for Crohn's disease

Litany of Faults in Ealing Council
Litany of Faults in Ealing Council's Handling of Housing Case

Watchdog concludes vulnerable man was left in unsuitable accommodation

Means Tested Counselling Service Launched Across West London
Means Tested Counselling Service Launched Across West London

HFEH Mind to provide low-cost therapy for adults

Acton Sixth Formers Celebrating Excellent Results
Acton Sixth Formers Celebrating Excellent Results

Majority of local students secure their first choice places

Released Prisoners in Ealing to Get Construction Training
Released Prisoners in Ealing to Get Construction Training

Part of council's effort to help people facing barriers to employment

Ealing Council to Continue Using Hotel for Temporary Housing
Ealing Council to Continue Using Hotel for Temporary Housing

Extends lease on former wedding venue in Ruislip

Rupa Huq Raises Local Concerns During HS2 Site Visit
Rupa Huq Raises Local Concerns During HS2 Site Visit

MP welcomes commitment of project CEO to meet with residents

Ealing Council Presses On with Stop and Shop Changes
Ealing Council Presses On with Stop and Shop Changes

Despite opposition to new system which requires driver registration

Car Clubs Warn of Impact of Congestion Charge Change
Car Clubs Warn of Impact of Congestion Charge Change

End of exemptions for EVs could make them unviable and cause more pollution

Legal Challenge Looms for Ealing Children
Legal Challenge Looms for Ealing Children's Centre Closures

Letter sent warning of potential judicial review of decision

Affordable Housing Starts in Ealing Borough Grind to a Halt
Affordable Housing Starts in Ealing Borough Grind to a Halt

Council blames financial challenges facing housing providers

Plan to Boost Biodiversity in Wormwood Scrubs Welcomed
Plan to Boost Biodiversity in Wormwood Scrubs Welcomed

Scheme will see ponds created as part of drainage scheme

Calls Made for TfL to Withdraw 60+ Oyster Card
Calls Made for TfL to Withdraw 60+ Oyster Card

Think tanks accuse perk of reinforcing intergenerational unfairness

Gunnersbury Crescent Family House to Become HMO
Gunnersbury Crescent Family House to Become HMO

Conversion would see property contain ten bedrooms for single occupancy

Call for Transparency on Piccadilly Line Train Issues
Call for Transparency on Piccadilly Line Train Issues

No specific reason given for delay of a year to roll out schedule

Firefighter Calls for Local Support After Receiving Honour
Firefighter Calls for Local Support After Receiving Honour

Kim Jerray-Silver urges community help to fight loneliness

Ealing Council Blasted Over Delayed Adoption of Infrastructure Levy
Ealing Council Blasted Over Delayed Adoption of Infrastructure Levy

Lib Dems claim policy has lost £90million of potential funding

New Post Office Opens on Acton High Street
New Post Office Opens on Acton High Street

Offering daily services in the Chatime bubble tea cafe

Failed Rosebank Way Development to Be Demolished
Failed Rosebank Way Development to Be Demolished

37 housing units built in 2019 to go after structural defects discovered

Changes Proposed to Buses Between Hammersmith and East Acton
Changes Proposed to Buses Between Hammersmith and East Acton

TfL’s route adjustments include scrapping of number 283

Concerns Raised About Acton Police Station Workload
Concerns Raised About Acton Police Station Workload

Will be just one of 8 stations in London with 24/7 public access

Mentoring Programme Expands in Ealing Borough
Mentoring Programme Expands in Ealing Borough

MCR Pathways aims to support disadvantaged youth

Private Rents Rising Fastest in Ealing Borough
Private Rents Rising Fastest in Ealing Borough

Increase of over 50% for tenants over the last five years

Ealing Council Sets Ambitious Targets for Housing Starts
Ealing Council Sets Ambitious Targets for Housing Starts

Aims to boost supply of 'genuinely affordable' units over next five years

Portobello Road Bakery Taking Over Acton Site
Portobello Road Bakery Taking Over Acton Site

Layla Bakery moving into vacant unit on Churchfield Road

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Beat the UK Heat Waves with Gasworks Air Conditioning!
Beat the UK Heat Waves with Gasworks Air Conditioning!

Hot or cold, we can make your home a comfortable haven

RMT Announces Series of Rolling Tube Strikes
RMT Announces Series of Rolling Tube Strikes

Industrial action could take place over a week in September

Bus Drivers at Local Garages Voting on Strike Action
Bus Drivers at Local Garages Voting on Strike Action

Union claims new owner is not honouring previous pay deal

Stirling Road Recycling Centre Site Reopened for One Day
Stirling Road Recycling Centre Site Reopened for One Day

Cycling themed event included free repairs plus second hand bike sale

Peoples Unite Southall Exhibition Extended
Peoples Unite Southall Exhibition Extended

Will continue at Gunnersbury Park Museum until November

Free Dental Kits Handed out at Acton Food Drive
Free Dental Kits Handed out at Acton Food Drive

Who is Hussein marks International Dentists' Day

Plaque to Wartime Acton Artist Unveiled
Plaque to Wartime Acton Artist Unveiled

Mayor of Ealing does the honours for commemoration of Margaret Dovaston

Gunnersbury Park Change of Use Sought for Waterworks Festival
Gunnersbury Park Change of Use Sought for Waterworks Festival

Three-day music event taking place in September

Forthcoming Transport Disruption in Acton
Forthcoming Transport Disruption in Acton

Strikes and engineering works ahead on local tube and train services

Local NHS Staff Excellence Awards Open for Nominations
Local NHS Staff Excellence Awards Open for Nominations

Celebrating workers including those at Ealing and Central Middlesex Hospitals

'Free' Tickets Offered as Pub in the Park Sales Falter

Event's switch to Gunnersbury Park seems not to have succeeded

Back-to-school Chaos Looms Due to Bus Strike
Back-to-school Chaos Looms Due to Bus Strike

Travel on first day of term to be hit by industrial action

Lifestyle

The last ever Osterley Bookshop September Revamp and Renewal Sale
The last ever Osterley Bookshop September Revamp and Renewal Sale

Come along to bag a bargain and say goodbye to this much loved business

Caring Through the Heat
Caring Through the Heat

A Friendly Summer Guide from the Nursing Team at Home Instead Chiswick

The Belvedere Site Might Not Reopen as a Pub
The Belvedere Site Might Not Reopen as a Pub

Bid to convert premises to other uses

Sheepwalk Tavern Fined for Employing Illegal Workers
Sheepwalk Tavern Fined for Employing Illegal Workers

Licensing officers were abused by drunk man during inspection

The Village Trading Store Announces Closure
The Village Trading Store Announces Closure

Huge blow for Churchfield Road with popular shop departing

Sushi Makers to the Stars Mark 14 Years in West Acton
Sushi Makers to the Stars Mark 14 Years in West Acton

YoYo Kitchen's chef has prepared meals for Madonna, Kylie and De Niro

Urban Art - Changing The Face of Acton
Urban Art - Changing The Face of Acton

Emily Hopkins reviews the growing street art movement in W3

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Cleaning Up the Streets of South Acton
Cleaning Up the Streets of South Acton

How a community initiative is making litter disappear from the area

Acton Homeless Concern Helping Those In Hardship
Acton Homeless Concern Helping Those In Hardship

A takeaway meal service available once a week thanks to community donations

School Children Blitz Rubbish in Acton Park
School Children Blitz Rubbish in Acton Park

Pupils at Derwentwater Primary join LagerCan for litter pick

Soapsud Island
Soapsud Island's Dirty Secrets Revealed

New book uncovers the harsh conditions in local laundries of the last century

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