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The official opening of the new Poundland store in Ealing today has been cancelled.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the new store, located on the High Street, Ealing Broadway, will not be opening this week as expected.

Parents in Ealing were left frustrated after being unable to access a website informing them whether their children had been offered a place at their preferred school in the borough.

The eAdmissions website crashed on Tuesday due to 'an overarching network issue' which left many parents in the dark for up to seven hours as to which schools, if any, had accepted their children to study.

It's become an institution in its own right and frequented by many curry lovers in Ealing, but Monty's Tandoori restaurant has closed its doors to make way for Poundland.

The curry house, located by the Post Office in High Street, Ealing Broadway, closed at the end of last month and now the unit will be kitted out as a discount price retailer creating 30 new jobs when it is due to open this month.

A total of 25 powered two-wheeler riders were killed or seriously injured on Ealing roads last year and now a new campaign is being launched to cut motorcyclist deaths in Ealing.

As part of the bold new THINK! and Transport for London campaign, motorcyclists will see their names and personality traits up in lights during a new TV advert and asks drivers to look out for bikers next time they are driving.

Carers, struggling to cope with loved ones, were given a new lease of life at a new course designed to give them help and support.

Many discovered for the first time the vast array of services available at the Caring with Confidence programme, which kicked off last week at the Ealing Carers' Centre, South Ealing Road, Ealing. The free, seven-session course, is being run in Ealing and Hammersmith and Fulham in various centres in each borough. The course includes balancing caring and a life for yourself, resources, practical and emotional issues.

A number of vulnerable people travelling on buses have had their purses stolen and Walpole Safer Neighbourhood Team are offering crime prevention advice to prevent further reports.

Women are advised to keep their handbags under their arms and close their bodies or strap bags worn across the body.

Bogus charity leaflets are doing the rounds in Ealing and neighbourhood watch teams and the police are advising people not to get duped by the scams.

The most recent flyer posted through letterboxes, and laden with spelling mistakes, is from the 'breast cancer prevention programme' asking people to donate clothing, curtains, towels, handbags, toys and shoes, with a minimum £1,500 per month donated to the charity.

Ealing hospital health officials have denied rumours that the emergency department will close under drastic measures being considered by NHS London.

According to a leaked NHS London document, six A&E departments in North West London could be closed or downgraded in a bid to address the £5billion NHS funding shortfall.

Timothy Kennelly's funeral will take place on Friday February 12 at St Benedict's Ealing Abbey starting at 1pm.

The Kennelly family are inviting all who knew Timothy and anyone who wishes to pay their respects to the teenager who tragically drowned while trying to save his 'After Death' band mate who was struggling in the rough waters off the North-Eastern coast of Brazil.

A course is being designed by carers for carers who are struggling to cope with loved ones.

Caring with Confidence is a new free training programme being run in Ealing in various centres across the borough.The seven-session course includes balancing caring and a life for yourself, resources, practical and emotional issues. You can go to as many sessions as you want.