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Ealing MP Dr Rupa Huq denies signing pro-Starmer Labour statement
Labour MP for Ealing Central and Acton, Dr Rupa Huq, has said she is surprised to see her name included on a list of Labour MPs backing Prime Minister Keir Starmer, amid growing speculation over his leadership. Reports on Tuesday (12 May 2026) said more than 100 Labour MPs had signed a statement bac...
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Man arrested after police seize 500 cannabis plants in Acton raid
More than 500 cannabis plants have been seized and a man arrested after police uncovered a suspected cannabis factory in Acton. Metropolitan Police officers executed a warrant at a property in High Street, Acton, in the early hours of Tuesday (12 May 2026) under Section 23 of the Misuse of Drugs Act...
Ealing Liberal Democrats reveal shadow cabinet
Ealing Liberal Democrats have announced their new shadow cabinet following last week’s local elections in which it remains the official opposition to Ealing Labour on Ealing Council. The party won 13 seats, its highest ever, in Thursday’s (7 May 2026) election, making gains from both Labour and ...
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Labour Names its New Cabinet for Ealing Council
Expanded Lib Dem group responds with shadow appointments
Ealing Council reveals new cabinet following local election win
Ealing Council leader Councillor Peter Mason has reshuffled a number of cabinet roles following last week’s local elections. Ealing Labour retained control of the council after winning 46 of the 70 council seats in Thursday’s (7 May 2026) election, although the vote also saw two cabinet members ...
Ealing Cricket Club Launches £150,000 Pavilion Appeal
Seeking to restore historic building and upgrade other facilities
Northfield ward records highest turnout in Ealing Council elections
Northfield saw the highest turnout of any ward in this year’s (7 May 2026) Ealing Council elections, with nearly 60% of voters casting a ballot, while turnout in Northolt West End was just over a third of the electorate. Northfield, which returned three Labour councillors, saw 57.07% of eligible r...
Ealing Half Marathon Launches Volunteer Drive
Free place on the 2027 event on offer to anyone who steps up
Gunnersbury Park's 'Summer of Sound' in Jeopardy
Lenny Kravitz concert moved away along with Waterworks Festival
Ealing hay fever warning issued as pollen levels rise
Experts are warning that some of Ealing’s best-known green spaces could worsen hay fever symptoms as pollen levels rise across the borough this spring. Around 26 per cent of adults and up to 15 per cent of children in the UK are affected by hay fever, according to health estimates, with tree and g...
Music college students showcase their work at Ealing campus
FINAL-year students from University of West London's College of Music (LCM) showcased their talent at a series of ARTSFEST events held at the university's Lawrence Hall in South Ealing.
Ealing domestic abuse charity receives £2,500 funding boost
A charity supporting people experiencing domestic abuse in Ealing has received a £2,500 donation from the Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation after being nominated by staff at the society’s local branch. The funding was awarded to Hestia to help continue delivering services for adult...
Ealing alcohol deaths hit second-highest level since 2001
Alcohol-specific deaths in Ealing rose again last year, with new Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures showing the borough recorded its second-highest annual total since 2001. The ONS data shows 44 alcohol-specific deaths were recorded in Ealing during 2024, up from 41 in 2023. Only 2018, whe...
Ealing driver facing court after police speeding operation
Police stopped three drivers during a speed enforcement operation in Ealing Common and Hanger Hill last week (5 May 2026) following locals raising concerns about speeding in the area. Met Police carried out checks on Boileau Road, Tring Avenue, Grange Road and Popes Lane following concerns raised at...
Ealing Tories: “We want to make Ealing the ‘Queen of the Suburbs’ again”
Ealing Conservatives have pledged to make Ealing the “Queen of the Suburbs” again after increasing their number of councillors from four to five in Thursday’s (7 May 2026) Ealing Council local elections. The party won all three seats in North Greenford — a ward created in 2002 where Labour h...
Ealing Lib Dems win record number of Ealing Council seats
Ealing Liberal Democrats have hailed Thursday’s (7 May 2026) local election result as a “massive breakthrough” after winning 13 seats across the borough — their highest ever total on Ealing Council. The Lib Dems also remain Labour’s official opposition on the council. Leading up to electio...
Starmer visits Ealing after “tough results” for Labour
Prime Minister Keir Starmer visited Ealing on Friday morning (8 May 2026) and said Labour had faced “tough results” in the borough’s local elections, with a number of senior and long-serving Ealing Labour councillors losing their seats. Compared with the party’s 2022 result, when Labour won ...
Ealing Greens vow to “hold Labour to account”
The Ealing Green Party says it will be “holding Labour to account” after winning its first ever seats on Ealing Council — including sweeping all three seats in Hanwell Broadway from Labour. The result saw senior Ealing Labour figures lose out in the ward, including Polly Knewstub, Labour cabin...
Six taken to hospital after Perivale e-scooter flat fire
Firefighters have issued another warning about e-bike and e-scooter safety after a flat fire in Perivale left six people in hospital late on Thursday night (7 May 2026). Half of a first-floor flat in Haymill Close was damaged in the blaze, while the flat’s front door and communal landing were comp...
Labour Hold on for Fifth Consecutive Term in Ealing
Party loses thirteen seats with Greens and Lib Dems making ground