That Was The Year That Was
A lookback what has made the news in Ealing in 2012
2012 will be remembered for both national and local events celebrating the Queen's Jubilee, the wonderful Olympics and the Paralympics and Ealing's first half-marathon. What were your highlights?
January
Police Watchdog Called in After Hanwell Injury and Arrest
Local comic book artist Brett Ewins critical after incident on Saturday
Lido Crossing Plans Approved
Notorious junction should soon be made safer
MP Turns Up The Pressure on Empire
Work on cinema still not started despite reassurances
February
Calls For Reynard Mills Planning Application To Be Scrapped
Standing room only at packed council meeting
Ealing Today - Pitshanger Special
We take a closer look at one of Ealing's thriving neighbourhoods
We Had Some Snow
A selection of your images from twitter - with a snowman - literally.
March
Council Tax Frozen for Fourth Year
But the Labour group budget doesn't please the opposition parties
'Sitting Ducks' - 35 Police Officers to Tackle a Mob of 300
Report into the riot in Ealing says Metropolitan Police must urgently review procedures
Details of the Olympic Torch Route Through Ealing
Nationwide route is revealed and names of torchbearers
April
Rubbish! Verdict on Ealing's New Refuse Service
New company fails to make the grade
More Apologies Over The Rubbish
Joint statement from Council Leader and Cabinet member
Ealing Riot Killer Jailed For Eight Years
Teenager 'sincerely regrets' actions which led to death of Richard Mannington Bowes
Massive Fire Dominates West London Sky Line
Blaze at metals recycling plant on Scrubs Lane
May
Boris is Back But Labour Take Ealing and Hillingdon Seat
Deputy Mayor - Conservative Richard Barnes is ousted by Dr Onkar Sahota
Lido Junction Work Finally Gets Started
Avoid the area if possible as delays are likely
Conservatives Expel Councillor For 'Dishonouring Community'
But Benjamin Dennehy says he was kicked out because of Mayoral election campaign
June
Queen of Comedy Helps Get the Party Started
A Windsor enjoys some Jubilee fun in Ealing
Ealing Tennis Great, Fred Perry, is Officially Recognised
English Heritage blue plaque to be unveiled by grandson
Man Dies in West Ealing Shooting
Woman also seriously injured by gunshots in incident on Felix Road
July
A Safer Place to Cross in West Ealing... Finally
Pedestrian crossings installed on the notorious Lido junction
Ringing Out The Olympic Bell in Ealing
Legacy left to the church of St Barnabas arrives just in time
Public Inquiry For Reynard Mills Housing Development
Company appealing against planning refusal
Ealing's 'Once in A Lifetime' Day
The Olympic torch received a huge welcome throughout the borough
August
Let's Get Behind Team Ealing
Follow our Olympic hopefuls as they go for gold
Tribute to an Innocent Man
On the anniversary of last year's riots - Ealing remembers Richard Mannington Bowes
Ealing Top of The Table for Bus Lane Fines
New figures show Council makes over a million from fines
Ealing Needs You!
Be a part of the borough's first ever half-marathon
September
Ministers Join 'Beds in Sheds' Clampdown
Authorities swoop on 'suburban shanty town' in Ealing borough
Hospital Closures are 'Matter of Life and Death'
MPs join huge rally in Ealing to protest about NHS plans
Thousands Race to Ealing
For the first ever half marathon this Sunday
October
Ealing Half Marathon - A Huge Success
Crowds line the streets for the inaugural race
Diary of a Reluctant Runner
I did it - I actually did it!
Two Found Guilty of West Ealing Murder
Pair killed Abdullahi Osman in Dean Gardens in an unprovoked attack last summer
Drinking the 'Milk of Paradise' in Xanadu
Ealing's new boutique hotel is a cut above the rest
Ealing's Hockey Star Has Olympic Medal Stolen
Hannah Macleod is second bronze medal winner believed to have fallen victim to thief
November
New Record Price Paid for Ealing Home
House on Blakesley Avenue becomes area's most expensive house
End of Empire - Council Call in The Lawyers
And press ahead with Compulsory Purchase Order for site
Could Ealing Studios Help Ealing Cinema?
Cultural centre project one option for vacant site
December
Land Securities to Develop Ealing 'Film Quarter'
Multiplex cinema, a film museum, bars restaurant and flats proposed for area around Empire site
Boy Shot During West Ealing Mass Brawl
Youths injured in gang fight discharged from hospital
Ealing Property Prices Continue to Rise
West Ealing plays catch up as more records are broken
Will we ever see work start on Ealing's Cinema?
What else will 2013 bring?
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December 2012