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Man, 38, charged with GBH after teenage girl stabbed in Northolt
A 38-year-old man has been charged with grievous bodily harm (GBH) with intent and possession of an offensive weapon after a teenage girl was stabbed in a street in Northolt. Emergency services rushed to the scene on Godfrey Avenue shortly after 8pm on Wednesday (16 April 2025), following reports of...
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Mikado Musical Mayhem at the Tabard Theatre
Step into a topsy turvy G&S world and join the Tabard for joy, jubilation, and a jolly good time!

Ealing Council cracks down on £5m designer fakes operation in Southall
The director of a Southall-based company has received a suspended prison sentence after 18 tonnes of counterfeit luxury goods – with an estimated street value of £5 million – were uncovered during a warehouse raid at Charles House on Bridge Road. Parvesh Virmani, of Brabazon Road, Hounslow, was...
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Man who absconded from mental health facility in Park Royal has been located
A man who absconded from a mental health facility in Park Royal and was believed to pose a risk to the public has now been found. Vasile Coceban, 36, was reported missing by staff at the Park Royal Centre for Mental Health in Acton Lane at 10:32am on Wednesday (16 April 2025). Still images released ...
Decade long campaign secures new road crossing in Acton
A long-awaited pedestrian crossing is finally coming to Southfield Road in Acton, after more than a decade of pressure from residents and local Liberal Democrats. The decision was confirmed in a report presented at an Ealing Council cabinet meeting on Wednesday (16 April 2025), where Labour-run Eali...
New affordable rentals come to Southall
Housing provider SO Resi, part of housing association giant Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTVH), has launched a new range of affordable one and two-bedroom apartments in Southall, available through the London Living Rent scheme. SO Flexi Southall, located on Beaconsfield Road, is being made ...
Police hunt for man who absconded from mental health facility in Park Royal
Update – police have found the man Metropolitan Police are urgently appealing for the public’s help to locate a man who has absconded from a mental health facility in Park Royal and is believed to pose a risk to the public. Vasile Coceban, 36, was reported missing by staff at the Park Royal Cent...

Top British Lawyers to Speak at Pitzhanger Manor
Will discuss justice and art in the context of the Nicole Fahri exhibition


Mahaba Cafe Set to Relaunch on Singapore Road
Place for young people with learning disabilities moving from Ealing Project


Deadline Looms for Consultation on Children's Centre Closures
Council defends proposals as Lib Dems urge opposition


Bid to Put 148 Flats Above Ealing Broadway Shopping Centre
Permission sought to convert office space in International House


Gunnersbury Park Cafe Reopening Confirmed
Relaunch as Pure in the Park expected 'in the Spring'


Forthcoming Transport Disruption in Ealing
Local tube and train services hit by engineering works and strikes


Suspended Sentence for Selling Fake Designer Goods
Southall storage unit found to contain 18 tonnes of counterfeit items


Woman Facing Eviction Says Ealing Council Has Failed Her
Three children facing homelessness after years in 'unsafe' house

Date set for Dipna Anand’s Brilliant new Southall gastropub
Dipna Anand, head chef and owner of Brilliant, has announced that her highly anticipated gastropub, Brilliant Gastro, will officially open in Southall on 25 April. Located in Parkside Yards – part of The Green Quarter development by Berkeley Group – the new venture marks a fresh chapter for the ...
Ealing Broadway shopping centre confirms Easter bank holiday opening times
Ealing Broadway shopping centre has confirmed its opening hours for the Easter bank holiday season. The centre will be open from 10am to 6pm on Good Friday (18 April) and 9am to 7pm on Easter Saturday (19 April). It will be closed on Easter Sunday (20 April), although some restaurants and the cinema...

New Play at The Questors Retells the Story of Boudica
Britain's Warrior Queen is out for revenge


Royal Seal of Approval for Ealing Hospital Trailblazer
Samantha Tross elected to the Council of the Royal College of Surgeons


Brilliant Gastro to Launch Later This Month
Dipna Anand’s new restaurant is in Southall's Green Quarter
