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Ealing academic appointed co-editor of European Societies
Ealing’s University of West London has announced that Professor Karim Murji has been appointed co-editor-in-chief of the academic journal European Societies, alongside Professor Sarah Neal of the University of Sheffield. Professor Murji, a professor of social policy and criminology in UWL’s Scho...
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No more overnight police station access in Ealing
Ealing Liberal Democrats have raised concerns about crime and public safety across Ealing and its seven towns, highlighting reduced public access to police stations and the end of 24-hour opening at Acton Police Station’s public front counter. Acton Police station will no longer offer 24-hour fron...
Southall blaze prompts kitchen safety appeal
Firefighters have urged residents to take extra care in the kitchen after a cooking-related fire severely damaged two terraced houses in Southall. London Fire Brigade crews were called to Allenby Road on Thursday (5 January 2026) evening after a fire tore through the first floor and roof of two neig...
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Southall teen admits terrorist material offences
A 19-year-old teen from Southall has admitted possessing terrorist material including bomb-making guides, after an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing London. Dihan Rahman pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to three charges of possessing documents likely to be useful to a person committing or ...
Ealing Greens back call for pension fund divestment
Ealing Green Party has said its candidates standing in the Ealing Council elections on 7 May 2026 are backing the Palestine Solidarity Campaign’s call for public pension funds to divest from companies it claims are linked to Israel’s military actions in Gaza and its policies in the occupied Pale...
Acton bar fined for hygiene breaches
The owner of a bar and restaurant in Acton has been fined £8,538 after admitting a series of food hygiene offences linked to a mouse infestation. Rogerio Mendes, who trades as Mendes Sheepwalk Tavern in Market Place, pleaded guilty to six charges at Uxbridge magistrates court on 23 December 2025. T...
Forty firefighters tackle Southall house fire
Six fire engines and about 40 firefighters tackled a blaze that gutted parts of two terraced houses on Allenby Road in Southall on Thursday (5 February 2026) night. The London Fire Brigade said the first floor and roof of both properties were completely destroyed. Seven adults and six children eva...
Innovation drive at Park Royal hospital
A colorectal surgeon at a specialist hospital in Park Royal has become the first in the UK to perform a procedure while wearing an exoskeleton designed to reduce physical strain in the operating theatre. Kapil Sahnan, a consultant at St Mark’s National Bowel Hospital, wore the device during a seve...
Park Royal Surgeon Wears Exoskeleton During Operation
Becomes first to use new technology designed to reduce strain
Forthcoming Transport Disruption in Ealing
Local tube and train services hit by engineering works and strikes
Staff and Customers Celebrate Reprieve for Artisan Coffee
Popular café saved thanks to council and community
Revised Trumpers Way Plan Switches to 100% Affordable
Concerns remain about overdevelopment and impact on Elthorne Park
Community litter heroes save Ealing Council £300,000
A volunteer-led environmental group working across Ealing said its members donated more than 16,000 hours of their time in 2025, which it estimates is equivalent to the work of nine full-time employees. LAGER Can said that if the work had been paid for, it would have cost Ealing Council about £300,...
Roadworks Ahead in The Ealing Area
Traffic likely delays as a result of lane and road closures
Majestic Wine Plans St. Mary's Road Opening
New branch would be at former National Tyres site
LAGER Can Values Last Year's Efforts at £300,000
Volunteers' environmental work has helped make parks and streets cleaner
Northolt station set for summer lift
A long-delayed project to provide step-free access at Northolt station is expected to be completed this summer, following the resumption of construction works. Bassam Mahfouz, the London Assembly member for Ealing and Hillingdon, visited the Central Line station last month (22 January 2026) to view ...
Ealing Council Proposes Maximum Council Tax Rise
'No cuts' budget includes 'tidy teams' and mega-skips
Fly-tippers and trouble-makers targeted as Ealing plans 4.99% council tax rise
TACKLING anti-social behaviour, combating fly-tipping and greater support for young people’s activities are targeted for extra cash in Ealing Council’s draft budget for 2026/27, published last night (3).
Clayponds Hospital Sees Big Reduction in Patient Falls
Down by three quarters following redesign of ward routines