Local Authority

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.

View imageTHE LEADER of Ealing Council has blasted "ridiculous" comments made by a residents group on its website.

West Ealing Neighbours created a recent post, entitled 'The Grim Reaper Could Soon Be In Charge Of Ealing's Heritage" at www.westealingneighbours.org.uk.

HUNDREDS of children in Ealing were unable to start their first day of school, due to on-going building works.

Around 800 Pupils of Fielding Primary in Wyndham Road, West Ealing, have been told not to come back until next week, once builders have completed an extra classroom.

A poorly lit footbridge is to receive new lighting which is expected to be installed by late October.

Network Rail has given Ealing Council the go-ahead to replace the lighting on Jacob's Ladder, a footbridge linking Felix Road with Manor Road/Drayton Green, over the railway lines.

Work is about to start on a scheme to provide Hanwell with more than £2 million of affordable housing.

Developer Lovell is about to begin work on creating 10 flats and five houses for affordable rent provided through Ealing Council.

Freedom Pass holders are advised that passes must be renewed by 31 March 2010, as they will expire after that date.

The new passes will be sent by post rather than being issued over the counter. It will take up to 10 working days for passes to arrive after application.

THE TORY Party is planning a massive action day in Hanwell this weekend.

Up to 40 people are expected to take part in the event, which will gather at 10am at Boston Manor tube station, Boston Manor Road.

Community activists say Hanwell town centre will go down the pan after planning permission was granted to remove seating and a public toilet from the Lidl forecourt.

As part of a re-design of the forecourt on the Uxbridge Road, the public toilet which has never been opened, will be demolished and the shoe-shaped seating replaced with trees and landscaping to create a 'town square' feel.

The Green Man Lane estate regeneration project in West Ealing has gone live with a website to keep residents, neighbours and stakeholders up-to-date on the £137 million project.

Regular updates will be posted as well as dates of working group meeting and future events and information about the design and construction process.