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Santa lands in Ealing
Santa Claus and his sleigh, along with reindeer, have returned to Ealing after Vanguard Self Storage hoisted its annual festive display on to the roof of its West London site on the A40 between Perivale and Hanger Lane. The A40 installation has become a familiar December marker for drivers heading i...
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Ealing Tories begin naming candidates for 2026 council elections
Ealing Conservatives have begun announcing candidates for the 2026 Ealing Council elections, naming their first selections in three wards: Ealing Broadway, North Greenford and Pitshanger. Further candidates for the remaining 21 wards are expected to be announced in the coming weeks, ahead of polling...
Local entrepreneurs gather at Ealing Business Club
More than 120 entrepreneurs and business owners across Ealing attended Ealing Business Club’s last breakfast meeting of 2025 (5 December 2025). The event, hosted and sponsored by Sukh Dhaliwal, sales and marketing director at the DoubleTree by Hilton, near Ealing Common, saw guests meet, mingle an...
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Christmas card contest celebrates kindness
Bassam Mahfouz, the London Assembly member for Ealing and Hillingdon, has chosen two children from a Yiewsley primary school as the winners of his annual Christmas card design competition. This year’s theme asked pupils at St Matthew’s Primary School what their “gift to the world” would be a...
Ealing Council urges local firms to offer placements
Ealing Council is appealing for more businesses in the borough to take part in a work experience scheme for local students, saying placements can help young people build confidence and inform future career choices. The programme is due to run from March 2026 to July 2026, with participating employer...
Makeover Planned for Subways Under A40 Near Hanger Hill
Artists invited to submit designs for graffiti-covered underpasses
A40 Hanger Lane underpass set to be improved
Plans to refurbish a pedestrian underpass beneath the A40 in Hanger Lane are being drawn up, with separate CCTV improvements in the area expected to be funded through developer contributions in 2026, according to Ealing Liberal Democrats. The party said its councillors Athena Zissimos and Jonathan O...
Ealing operation spotlights Met’s new strategy
Police in Ealing seized a total of 12 e-bikes and e-scooters and arrested one rider during a crackdown on the illegal use of the vehicles along Uxbridge Road last month. The Met said the operation reflected the tougher approach promised in its new three-year plan, launched today (9 December 2025). O...
Ealing Broadway brings festive cheer
Ealing Broadway shopping centre has launched a Christmas campaign with two local charities to support people experiencing loneliness, after new research found that more than half of Londoners feel lonely during the festive season. A survey carried out with the Mental Health Foundation showed that 51...
Clarion awards grants to West Ealing groups
Housing association giant Clarion Housing Group has awarded nearly £50,000 to community organisations in West Ealing through a grants programme aimed at supporting residents and strengthening local services. Clarion Futures, the charitable foundation of Clarion, said £49,180 had been shared betwee...
Greenford teacher barred by conduct panel
A former teacher from William Perkin Church of England High School in Greenford has been banned from teaching after a professional conduct panel found he made inappropriate comments to pupils and urged them not to repeat what was said in lessons. A Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA) professional condu...
William Perkin Teacher Made Sexually Explicit Comments
Abu Tanvir banned after complaints from pupils
Bassam Mahfouz urges faster, fairer asylum system
Bassam Mahfouz, the London Assembly member for Ealing and Hillingdon, urged ministers and City Hall to back a new package of asylum reforms last week, arguing that London’s prosperity depends on a system that is “fair, efficient, and grounded in compassion”. The call came during a London Assem...
Ealing Samaritans Launches Festive Fundraising Drive
Carol singing at the station and Christmas cards for sale
White Goods Safety Advice Issued After Hanwell House Fire
Fire Brigade says get faulty appliance checked
Firefighters issue safety reminder after Hanwell house fire
Firefighters have reiterated safety advice about household “white goods” after a tumble dryer fault was responsible for a fire at a semi-detached house in Hanwell last Friday (5 December 2025). London Fire Brigade (LFB) said most of a conservatory at the property on Elthorne Park Road was damage...
Ealing Samaritans prepare for festive demand
Ealing, Hammersmith & Hounslow Samaritans is running a Christmas fundraising drive, including carol singing at Ealing Broadway train station and the sale of charity Christmas cards, as the branch prepares for what it expects to be a demanding festive period. The West London branch said a group o...
Ealing’s UWL expands to Feltham
Ealing’s University of West London (UWL) is launching free short courses for Feltham residents under a new partnership with Hounslow Council, as the borough seeks to widen access to training and prepare locals for new jobs linked to the area’s regeneration. From February 2026, UWL will run two 1...
Rupa Huq Brings HS2 Boss Face-to-face with Local Critics
Mark Wild meets residents at Old Oak Common open day
Police step up patrols across Ealing during festive season
Police in Ealing and across the UK are mounting a winter crackdown on shoplifting, street crime and anti-social behaviour in the run-up to Christmas. The government-backed “Winter of Action” will increase police visibility in town centres, including Ealing’s seven towns, with councils, busines...