News in Ealing

THE Southfield Liberal Democrats conducted a survey after the recent attempted murder of a woman on Acton Green Common, days before the horrific murder of Sarah Everard.

As the three Southfield councillors are male, we felt an urgent need to listen to the voices of women about their views on safety in our community.

TO commemorate the late Prince Philip, who passed away last month, Ealing Borough's archivist, Dr Jonathan Oates, looks at three known times the Duke of Edinburgh visited Ealing.

His last known visit was over four decades ago, in 1979, when he opened the new wing of an old people's home on Eaton Rise in Ealing Broadway, called Cecil Court.

EALING Broadway is the latest station in Ealing Borough that has undergone a renovation in the lead up to the launch of the Elizabeth line.

It comes after a series of upgrade works at West Ealing, Acton Main Line and Hanwell stations in recent weeks, while work at Southall station is due to be completed soon.

DO you happen to have lots of bubble wrap that you're not planning to use?

Instead of throwing it away, you can give it to the Pop Up Gallery in Ealing Broadway shopping centre which is looking for extra bubble wrap, and at the same time, you can help reduce plastic waste.

AN Ealing Hospital doctor has been training to swim the English Channel and is raising money for charity in the process.

Dervla Ireland has been spending several hours a week training for the gruelling swim later this summer.

A MAN has been arrested after smashing several shop windows along Uxbridge Road in Hanwell.

At around 9:30am on Tuesday, May 25, a man was seen shouting and talking to himself walking along Uxbridge Road.

AN Ealing resident will be competing for the Miss England crown after winning the Miss London title last year.

Jessica Kang, 26, lives in Hanwell and works as a HR systems officer for Ealing Council.

SINCE last week, indoor venues have been allowed to reopen their doors throughout Ealing and the country.

These venues are putting on many different events, which you can find on our newly revamped What's On section.

AHEAD of National Bike Week next week (May 30 – June 5), Ealing Broadway shopping centre has officially opened its new facility, Ride&Park.

It's located on the ground floor next to Chantal Café in St Saviour's Walk and the new facility offers visitors a safe space to store their bikes and scooters for free for up to 48 hours.

EALING residents can travel in and out of Hounslow Borough as health chiefs have now clarified there is no 'local lockdown' or extra travel restrictions in the area.

As we reported yesterday, the Government issued guidance last Friday encouraging people not to make unnecessary journeys to areas in the UK which have high cases of the Indian COVID-19 variant, including Hounslow, Ealing's neighbouring borough.