A 64-year-old pedestrian was knocked down at a dangerous crossing in West Ealing today.

The man was involved in a road traffic collision at the Lido Junction - the notorious crossing at the corner of Uxbridge Road and Northfields Avenue - at about 1.30pm on Friday (20).

A telephone watchdog part of Ofcom has assured that a postal scam threatening to leave residents £315 out of pocket no longer poses a risk.

Phonepay Plus, the regulator of premium rate telephone services in the UK and an agency of Ofcom, said it shut down the company behind the scam in 2005.

POLICE are hunting for a suspected rapist after a man was attacked in Dean Gardens early this morning.

Police tape was still in place at 9am this morning after reports of a 38-year-old man being raped in the park, just off Uxbridge Road, in West Ealing, at about 5am on Wednesday (19).

Poppy Bradbury eats at The Star and Anchor, 94 Uxbridge Road, West Ealing, W13 8RA.

The best weekend consists of dancing till your dripping with sweat, a long, long sleep, and something meaty for brunch. And that's what we got.

After a night of sensational dancing for Michael's 30th last Saturday, and feeling a little wobbly in the knees and achy in the head, we woke up and headed straight to the pub for a well-earned Sunday roast.

EALING Police are opening their doors to the public on Sunday (02) for you to meet all the officers working hard to keep the borough safe.

All are welcome to the open day from 10am to 4pm at Ealing police station, in Uxbridge Road, and Walpole Park this weekend.

AMATEUR dancers can ease into ballet with introduction drop in classes based at community arts project OPEN Ealing.

All aged 16 and over are welcome to join one of two 45-minute sessions on Wednesdays at the gallery in Uxbridge Road until November 15.

A COMEDY club is returning to the Drayton Court Hotel next weekend with top laughs from Britain's next big names.

The No5 Club relaunches at the hotel, in The Avenue, West Ealing, next Friday (16) with Imran Yusuf who recently featured on Michael McIntyre's Comedy Road Show.

TWO men have been charged with murder after a man was brutally attacked in a park last month.

Sade Samater, 20, and Ibrahim Dualeh, 33, both of no fixed address, appeared at the Old Bailey on Tuesday (6) charged in connection with the murder of Abdullahi Osman.

A COMMUNITY art gallery is looking for its first artist in residence to join the team and encourage locals to get involved in the creative arts.

OPEN Ealing, based in Uxbridge Road, West Ealing, was set up by West Ealing Arts and opened earlier this year.

ALL the family are invited to a Zumba dance class to raise money for riot hit businesses next week.

Dance coach Amanda Coppin is hosting the Latin-inspired lesson, a new fun fitness craze sweeping the country, next Friday (9) evening at Hanwell Community Centre, in Westcott Crescent.