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People are urged to read a consultation document and submit their views on community events held in parks and open spaces before the deadline.

The council is currently seeking views from residents on how these events are run, how venues are maintained after the event, funding the maintenance and what changes are requited to improve event management and the park condition.

As part of the plans to expand primary schools in the borough to accommodate the baby boom, four further schools will have their classrooms increased.

A total of 90 new places will be created with Brentside and St Mark's Primary Schools in Hanwell each increasing by 15 so reception intake stands at 60 from September 2011.

A novel scheme to get your foot on the property ladder and help restore unsightly empty homes in the borough has been given the go ahead.

In Ealing, there are 1,282 homes which have been vacant for more than 12 months and as part of a new five year empty property strategy, people in need of housing can contribute their skills in exchange for a stake in the property.

A novel way to get your foot on the property ladder and help to restore unsightly empty homes in the borough is being considered by the Council.

In Ealing, there are 1,282 homes which have been vacant for more than 12 months and as part of a new five year empty property strategy, people in need of housing can contribute their skills in exchange for a stake in the property.

The public and interested organisations are invited to attend a specialist Scrutiny Panel meeting examining the current proposals for the redevelopment of Ealing Broadway station.

The meeting will take place on Tuesday January 26 at Ealing Town Hall from 7pm.

Vandals broke into Ealing Town Hall damaging computer equipment but no documents or information appears to have been stolen.

The break in happened on the evening of Monday January 4 and several rooms in Ealing Town Hall, including the Labour Group and Cabinet offices were targeted.

The Council has begun its search for top athletes living in Ealing to help make their Olympic dreams come true.

A £125,000 Team Ealing Ambassador grant scheme is being allocated to applicants until midday on January 11 2010.

Dedicated environmental teams have been armed with new equipment to remove chewing gum from pavements.

The gum-busting team at Ealing Council will use environmentally friendly chemicals to remove the sticky gum and then the pavements are washed down making them look as good as new.

Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Transport, Councillor David Millican, said: "We appreciate that some people will be pleased with this decision, but also know that for a number of years many local people have had grave concerns about the decline of the town centre.

"This site is key to the long-term future of Ealing, both in terms of providing a prosperous town centre and jobs for local people.

Young people are being encouraged to take an interest in local decision-making with a host of activities including question time, a mock council meeting and political speed dating.

To mark Local Democracy Week from 12-16 October, the council will put on a version of question time for 17 and 18-year-olds with Youth Mayor, Amnah Noor, Council Leader Jason Stacey and Steve Pound MP, on the panel.