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Stop & Shop+

This was/is the proposal to make all us car drivers register on an online payment site before we park our cars for FREE for 30 minutes.The Council carried out a very low profile consultation. An FOI request response elicited that 82% of respondents voted NO.In response to this, an unimpeachable source has told me that the Council will implement Stop & Shop+.UNBELIEVABLE - but TRUE.

Eric Alan Leach ● 34d33 Comments ● 5h

EAST LODGE LAMMAS PARK - DEMOLITION IMMINENT

Word reaches me that... as suspected... this building will disappear overnight any day now.A survey for demolition took place last week.All you lot with your eyes wide shut in defence of the swamps and defending Ealing Council will no doubt be in favour of this.Tragic how a park that was an open public amenity space for the local people is now nothing but a developers playground.When this is raised to the ground it'll be shame on all of you who have supported this utterly inpet and corrupt council.

Colin Goodman ● 38d25 Comments ● 5h

FREE Electrical Fixing and Training Workshops in Ealing 9th October

Ealing – 9th October 2025Are you ready for a new career? 🛠️ Action West London are offering FREE Electrical Fixing and Training Workshops in West London.Our first workshop will be with our partners at Greener Ealing and is on 9th October in Greenford.At this workshop you will learn:✅How you can get into a career in repairing small electrical items✅Get the chance to watch small electrical repairs take place ✅Find out how we can help you in pursuing a funded electrical fixing qualification, and start a new career path.This opportunity is for you if: ✅ You are unemployed. ✅ You live in one of the following west London boroughs, Ealing, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Brent or Richmond. ✅ You're interested in learning how to fix small electrical items.Learn a new skill, get certified, and help the planet! 🌍Find out more and register your interest: https://actionwestlondon.org.uk/projects/repair-learn/

Zahra Shah ● 12h1 Comments ● 9h

TfL consulting on a new SL13 route and lowering the frequency of the E7

Have your say here https://haveyoursay.tfl.gov.uk/sl13-superloop?utm_medium=email&utm_source=SL13_crm&cid=email_FINAL_TFL1951_New_Superloop_route_SL13_consultation-SL13+consultation+webpageNote that you will need a second TfL account to complete the consultation survey.On the SL13 I have suggested an extra stop at Abbey Road, in order to assist people get to The Central Middlesex Hospital, as well as workplaces around the Park Royal area. Due to the fact that the 112 is always crammed between Ealing Broadway and Brent Cross my other comment is that the frequency of the SL13 should be raised to 8 minutes. The E7 is the only bus route between the White Hart Roundabout and Ruislip Station, a distance of 3.2 miles. I have suggested that the service levels remain at 12 minutes.

Ben Owen ● 4d8 Comments ● 17h

Paybyphone broken

Paybyphone have updated their app, which has totally broken it. I would strongly recommend that nobody lets the app upgrade itself, although I wouldn't be at all surprised if the problem is with their back end systems in which case the existing app will also be broken.The app shows that I have a valid visitor parking permit, but when I touch the button to use it nothing happens. It also refuses to admit that there are any nearby parking locations even when standing next to one.There are tens of thousands of one star reviews of this garbage (no stars isn't an option unfortunately). An AI bot seems to have been posting replies to the bad reviews admitting that permits are broken and saying that they should start working again shortly. I wonder if our car hating council will refund any parking fines due to people being unable to pay to park :)

Nigel Worsley ● 10d20 Comments ● 3d

Ealing Council Wall of Silence and Transparency

For the past 4 months, I and other residents have been asking Ealing Council, our Northfield Councillors and even our MP some very basic questions on the proposed Elthorne Park High School Street proposal and Consolidation Order. Where are the full details of the Elthorne Park School Street Order? Why can’t we see the “independent” HUP Initiatives consultant report? Why were ANPR cameras installed before the consultation closed? Was the June 2025 Consolidation Order, which revoked 35 School Street schemes in one sweep, even lawful? Why are FOI requests and Regulation 21 information requests being ignored or withheld? Yet no one will replyThe Wall of Silence after 4 months of chasing: 1)The Council won’t disclose FOI ignored and withheld. After a formal complaint to the ICO they are in contact with Ealing Council to ensure that they comply with their legal obligations. This would not be happening if the Council had been transparent and had followed the law.  2)Councillors won’t engageNot one reply from our three Northfield Councillors, or from Cabinet Members, or from the Council Leader Peter Mason.3)The MP won’t intervene with the governance and transparency issues, saying they are “for the Council to answer"This wall of silence undermines democracy in Ealing. If you share these concerns about transparency and accountability, please add your voice. Silence should never be the Council’s default response to constituents.✍️ Please sign and share the petition: https://chng.it/zgxxtHG8mc to demand Fair School Streets in Ealing – Demand Data, Consultation, Accountability and Transparency. This petition is for all Ealing residents — whether you support or oppose School Streets — who believe public policy must be:TransparentEvidence-basedLawfulOpen to challenge and scrutinyWe all want safe streets for children. But these schemes must follow due process, statutory consultation rules, and legal accountability standards — and right now, there is credible concern those standards are not being met, especially when ANPR cameras are installed before the consultation even closed!Thank you in anticipation of your support.

Mary Mulvey ● 3d5 Comments ● 3d

https://open-city.org.uk/open-house-festival

In this once a year celebration of buildings in all 33 boroughs of the capital here's your chance to see inside many of them and to visit their neighbourhoods and communities - some are drop-ins and others are by ticket.Have a look and see if there is anywhere you'd like to visit - some are obviously local and others not.  Do check that there will be transport running to get to where you want to go!

Philippa Bond ● 4d0 Comments ● 4d

Ealing council stays true to its useless nickname

One of this sites leaders points out that our lovely council is not to continue to trial safe roadside EV charging via pavement channels. Despite councils in England seemingly happy to help expand the take up of EV's, the Muppets at Perceval House want to continue to keep their heads stuck in the sand (or more likely up their backsides)! Instead they want to continue to champion street light charging points although many, me included, are nowhere near such a facility. The alternative for charging is the ludicrously overpriced roadside points (charging VAT at 20%) as opposed to just 5% from your home. To anyone who thought that Labour nationally haven't a clue, it would appear that locally the same problems exist.

Peter King ● 11d14 Comments ● 5d

Consistency

Two London MPs were recently suspended from the Labour party for what I felt were, if at all, minor errors. At the last election a strong candidate in Chingford was by-passed by a preferred "parachuted" Labour candidate..vote split and IDS (Conservative) elected. Contrast that with what is happening to AR's case. I have some sympathy because things are very complex now. Many of us feel forced to delegate. Further it has become difficult to judge the quality of those to whom we delegate. Many of us made a mistake some years ago because we seem to have a Council who aren't representing or indeed canvassing our views.

Arthur Breens ● 10d14 Comments ● 7d

Startup School for Seniors, funded by Learn Ealing, starts 18th September

Are you ready to turn your passion into profit? Join our Startup School for Seniors cohort starting 18th September, funded by Learn Ealing.This fully online programme is designed to fit your lifestyle, offering 1:2:1 mentoring, peer support, and a library of resources to help you succeed.It doesn't matter what kind of idea you have or how far you have gotten into making it a business - we welcome anyone who wants to succeed.💷 Plus, there's a £500 grant up for grabs for one lucky participant!👉 Enrol now at startupschoolforseniors.com to start your journey!

Suzanne Noble ● 7d0 Comments ● 7d

Fenced off section on Haven Green

Does anyone know what on earth the fenced off space on the southern side near the bus stops is about? It contains some green plants and I have seen a traffic cone plus a small plastic trestle used to keep the public away from works.I thought it could be a site of public interest or maybe a nuclear shelter used by the big brains at the council, obviously very small and below ground. Any ideas?

Peter King ● 21d4 Comments ● 8d

Ealing Free School Uniform Swap  Sat 6 Sept 2025

West Ealing Libraryhttps://actforealing.org/2025/09/02/take-or-donate-free-school-uniforms-in-west-ealing/

Philippa Bond ● 11d0 Comments ● 11d

Rayner eh?! Upholding that ages long tradition of the Holier Than Thou Party - Rank Hypocrisy. 🤣

We have a lovely Government.        😁

Rosco White ● 11d0 Comments ● 11d

Valentine's Day

It was normal in the past for all letters and communications to be signed by a named person. The only deviation from this rule was on Valentine's Day when the recipient had a good idea who sent the card/flowers/chocolates. I notice the increasing tendancy in Council communications for officers and councillors not to reveal their names/ identities. Why is this?

Arthur Breens ● 13d3 Comments ● 13d

Holiday Inn - West Ealing

Does anyone know what is going on with the hotel ? See it has scaffolding and undergoing maintenance sign but I never see anyone actually working there.

Nick Roll ● 31d8 Comments ● 13d

West Ealing — Why Are Council and Police Failing Us?

After watching yet another shoplifter run out of one of the few shops still trading, stepping over a beggar lying prone on the pavement, and seeing a drug deal behind Sainsbury’s, I can’t help but ask: why do we tolerate this?West Ealing isn’t just struggling, it is one of the borough’s worst hotspots. In a recent community survey by West Ealing Neighbours, 76% of residents said they don’t feel safe here, and only 29% of those affected by anti-social behaviour even report it, because nothing seems to change. Police data shows West Ealing’s anti-social behaviour rate is 26.8 per 1,000 people, ranking it among the highest in London.And this sits within a borough already in trouble. Ealing recorded over 32,000 offences last year, a 5.9% rise even as crime nationally edged down. Violent crime has climbed by more than a third since 2014.So the question is obvious: why have the Labour-run council and the Metropolitan Police’s local leadership allowed West Ealing to fall so far, so fast? If they can’t turn it around, shouldn’t they be replaced? There are some great people in this area — why should they be forced to live like this?

Mark callan ● 20d32 Comments ● 13d

Councils taking down English/UK flags, whilst leaving those of foreign flying?

In what Universe is that considered anywhere even remotely near correct?

Rosco White ● 28d40 Comments ● 14d

Opting out of the Winter Fuel Payment

If your income is over 35k and, like me, you don't want HMRC monkeying about with your tax code any more than they do already, then you have until September 14th to opt out online.https://submit.forms.service.gov.uk/form/7964/opt-out-of-winter-fuel-payment/29643

Susan Kelly ● 16d0 Comments ● 16d

Ho, Ho, Ho, Home Office supports Illegal Immigrants against UK Citizens. Thank you Liebore Voters.

Outstanding!

Rosco White ● 18d25 Comments ● 16d