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Greggs calls time on Southall Broadway branch
High street bakery chain Greggs has closed its long-standing branch at 43 The Broadway in Southall, ending over two decades of serving its famous sausage rolls, sandwiches, hot drinks, snacks and sweet treats to the local community. While Greggs has declined to comment on the reason for the closure,...
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Notting Hill & Ealing Junior School shortlised for top prep school prize
Notting Hill & Ealing High School (NHEHS) Junior School has been shortlisted for the Independent Prep School of the Year at the 2025 Independent Schools of the Year Awards. Now in its eighth year, the awards recognise excellence across the UK’s independent education sector. Kate Bevan, head of...
Ealing Foodbank’s most needed items for July 2025
Ealing Foodbank, which helps residents across Ealing with food and other household essentials, has released its July 2025 list. According to the organisation, which is part of The Trussell Trust, donations of the following items are currently most needed for July 2025 to help people in the borough...
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Ealing Council seeks public help to name and shame fly-tippers
Ealing Council is urging residents to help identify fly-tippers as part of its “This is our home, not a tip” campaign, by publicly naming and shaming suspected offenders caught on CCTV. In a move aimed at deterring illegal dumping, the council has launched a new webpage featuring videos of indiv...
Wide support for Southfield Rec plans at community day
• A nursery, also with a separate entrance and a small outdoor garden, operated by a trusted local provider
Greenford and Southall lag behind in driving test pass rates
Learner drivers in Ealing face significant challenges when trying to pass their driving test on the first attempt, especially at the borough’s two test centres — Greenford test centre on Horsenden Lane North and Southall test centre on Allenby Road. According to new analysis of official DVSA dat...
Life-saving surgery for Northolt woman who couldn’t eat for a year
A LIFE-changing procedure has allowed a woman to eat properly for the first time in more than a year.
Ofsted chief visits Acton school leading way on SEND education
A SEND school in Acton, which is leading the way on inclusion, was visited on Monday (7) by the Chief Inspector of Ofsted, Sir Martyn Oliver.
Ealing among worst in London for road traffic injuries
Ealing has recorded over 2,300 car crashes over the past year, making it the London borough with the fifth highest number of road traffic collisions, according to newly released data. Figures for 2024/25 obtained by Accident Claims Advice reveal the Metropolitan Police Service logged 2,313 collision...
The ultimate tearjerker! New poll reveals the most emotional movies of all time
Titanic’s tearjerking ending has topped a poll of the most emotional movie scenes of all time.
Ealing Lib Dems select Ealing Common candidates for 2026 local elections
With less than 10 months to go before the next local elections in Ealing on 7 May 2026, the Ealing Liberal Democrats have reselected their two current Ealing Common councillors and introduced a new candidate to contest the ward. Councillors Jon Ball and Connie Hersch – who have served Ealing Commo...
Northolt woman, 80, saved by surgery after year unable to eat
An 80-year-old woman from Northolt has undergone life-saving surgery after spending more than a year unable to eat without excruciating pain. Kay Reynolds had her last proper meal on Christmas Day in 2023. From then on, even small amounts of food triggered severe stomach pain. Her daughter, Jacqueli...
Ealing ranks fifth in London for car crashes, figures show
CAR crashes in Ealing reached nearly 2,500, the fifth highest in London, in the past year.
Police boost to fight crime in Ealing town centre
Ealing town centre is among hundreds of locations across England and Wales set to benefit from a major police crackdown during the summer in response to surging shop theft and street crime. The initiative – part of the government’s Safer Streets Mission and its new Tackling Retail Crime Together...
Notting Hill & Ealing ranked among best value-for-money independent schools
Notting Hill & Ealing High School (NHEHS), an independent day school for girls, has been ranked one of the UK’s best value-for-money private schools, according to a new analysis by Telegraph Money. The report assessed schools based on academic outcomes at GCSE and A Level relative to the fees ...
Hospital trust reveals scale of homelessness care in Ealing
Ealing Hospital, along with its sister hospital Northwick Park in Harrow, has revealed it is treating up to 40 homeless patients each month as part of a long-running support programme addressing both health and housing issues faced by rough sleepers. The hospitals, which are part of the London North...
Ealing Council Faces Awaab's Law Challenge
Takes over 100 days to survey mould complaints way beyond new limit
Ealing Rower Wins at Thames Valley Regatta
Patrick Keating helps clinch first place for Brentford Boat Club
Ealing Hospital Providing Safety Net for the Homeless
Treatment involves detective work as well as clinical care
Ealing Comedy Festival Returns for 30th Year
Top acts include Rory Bremner, Chris McCausland and Andy Parsons