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West Ealing - a mecca for foodies?
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Not all bloggers featured in this series live in Ealing, but there is always a local connection.
This week West Ealing is in the spotlight. A retail analyst says that althought there are many vacant shops along the Uxbridge Road he doesn't believe the area is in terminal decline.
'' Arguably, it's West Ealing's independent shops that give it the brightest hope for the future. Walking through, despite the visible problems, the area has a cosmopolitan and colourful feel, with ethnic food shops displaying their wares in the street.
''The West Ealing weekly farmers' market in Leeland Road - which seemed to be well advertised when I visited - also adds to the area's reputation as a mecca for foodies, and is apparently its trump card in attracting shoppers from other parts of London.''
This week's Ealing Blog (Eblog) is
Soult's Retail View is a blog by Graham Soult, a research analyst and marketing specialist. His blog focuses on analysis of the UK's retail industry and is illustrated with his own photographs.
If you live in, work in or blog about Ealing - or perhaps you have a favourite blog that you think should have a wider audience please contact editor@ealingtoday.co.uk and you - or they - could be featured.
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07 December 2010
