News in Ealing

Ealing Council's cabinet will consider proposals to increase council tax by 1.99% when it meets today (Wednesday, February 9).

Cabinet will discuss the plans as part of the council's draft Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS), which sets out the council's spending, savings, and investments for the financial year ahead. By law, the council must balance its budget, demonstrating through the MTFS that it can afford to pay for its planned activities.

Ex-England cricketer Monty Panesar has a regular column for one of our sister sites, Twickenham Nub News. This week, he discusses the upcoming fight between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder III.

I support taking the knee – it has had a powerful impact on sports fans and the public.

Nub News is a growing network of online news sites which deliver local community news to towns around the UK. In our new column, Elsewhere in the Nub News Network, we highlight news stories our colleagues have recently reported which resonate beyond their local readerships.

A police officer's ear was bitten in Hucknall while trying to help a man following a heated family fall-out.

Five sixth form students at St Benedict's have received offers to study at Oxford University.

James Hunter, Angelica Lawson, Richard Mercer, Jin Tao Wang and Niall Wynne have been offered places to read Modern Languages at Christ Church, Classics at St Anne's College, Geography at Jesus College, Engineering at Lincoln College and Physics at Corpus Christi College respectively.

Nominations for the Ealing Sports Awards 2022 are now open and local people have the chance to ensure that the borough's sporting heroes get the recognition they deserve for their work in the community.

The annual awards are run by Ealing Council and local leisure provider Everyone Active and celebrate the commitment, talent and achievements of Ealing's sports clubs, inspirational volunteers and fantastic sporting individuals.

ARE you heading into the new year on the hut for a new job?

Ealing Nub News is here to help with our dedicated Jobs section which is full of exciting vacancies in the Ealing area.

Every Thursday we bring you our top picks of events in Ealing happening over the coming weekend.

Browse our What's On section or read on for the can't-miss events on in Ealing between now and Sunday.

A woman has been jailed after she pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of her daughter following the tragic death in Ealing last September.

Martina Madarova, 41, of Leyborne Avenue, appeared at the Old Bailey on Friday, 28 January charged with the murder of her five-year-old daughter Alijah Thomas.

Gunnersbury Park & Museum have released their upcoming event listings for February and March, with a jam-packed variety of activities to try out as we head into spring.

From Bollywood dancing for the other 50s, fun science-inspired workshops for your budding Ada Lovelaces', tours of the park and much more - it seems there's something for everyone coming up at Gunnersbury.

With the temperatures continuing to drop to freezing it is increasingly important to get help to those who need it most.

London charity, Spear, reported that in 2020/21, 1,017 people accessed their services and they provided housing for 200 people.