Local Authority

The Hanger Hill ward forum meeting will take place at the Brentham Club starting 7:30pm tonight (Monday 15).

An update will be given by the Safer Neighbourhood team and envirocrime officer before discussion surrounding parking restrictions on Mount Avenue, 20MPH zones, Montpelier Park and parking on Brunswick Road will begin.

Leaseholders claim they will be hit with excessive costs and inaccurate bills if Ealing's housing stock is contracted out to 'private providers'.

Currently, around 18,000 properties are being managed by Ealing Homes, a not-for-profit Arms Length Management Organisation (ALMO) but the contract will be terminated in 2011 after the provider was downgraded from two stars to one and following a number of complaints with repair works.

A technical difficulty has hit the planning application search section of the Council website.

Since Saturday February 27, people wishing to view and comment on planning applications have been unable to do so.

Neighbours are angered that protected mature trees will be cut down to make way for a doctors surgery outbuilding which is still subject to planning approval.

Those living in the surrounding areas of Queens Walk Practice in Queens Walk, Ealing, say they cannot understand why three trees, under the tree protection order (TPO) will be removed before it has been decided whether to grant the surgery planning permission to build a single storey garden outbuilding storing records.

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.