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Risk of 47 flights an hour coming in over Ealing

There has been a lot of discussion about the potential local damage from building a third runway at Heathrow but little about the horrendous impact of the associated plans to increase and change the direction of flights.  Instead of most flights approaching the airport from the East as they do now, Heathrow  plans to land up to 47 flights an hour from East of the airport.  This means thousands more planes passing over Ealing .  They will also start much earlier in the morning (because arrivals start earlier) and  they will be flying at a far lower level than we suffer now (because take offs are steeper than landings).  Why is Ealing Council not doing everything they can to stop this? Are they putting the concerns of those who will benefit from Heathrow expansion over the residents who will be unable to sleep or enjoy being outside in their own neighbourhood? 

Caroline Munrlo ● 2677d6 Comments ● 2670d

TheAvenue Antique, Vintage & Retro Market Sat 29th 9-5pm

THE AVENUE ANTIQUE, VINTAGE & RETRO MARKET.  SATURDAY 29th JUNE. From 9-4pm  Over 25 stalls.  It should be a hot day and so what better than a gentle stroll DOWN THE AVENUE??  Widest range of items: Kitchenalia, Pictures & Posters, Books, Vinyl, Furniture, Clothes, Tools, Jewels, Bric-a-Brac, Glassware, China, Linens & Lace, Vases, Handbags, Bowls, Cutlery, Silver, Pens, Watches, Picnic gear, Fabrics and Sewing items,Gifts, Wedding items and so much more.  Perfect for unusual and unique presents. Opposite West Ealing Station + E11, E1, E3, E8. Plus: Large pub with garden and kids play area and food; lovely cafes and cakes; chemist; newsagents and shops.  We look forward to seeing you there.

Jools Lewis ● 2670d0 Comments ● 2670d

Grass cutting

What has happened to the grass cutting services in Ealing? Why are all the green spaces being left to overgrow and become a  eyesore! If they can be bothered to cut the grass, they are cutting a line around the edge a d leaving the rest. Is this some sort of new look, because it dont work. All that is happening  is more rubbish is getting dumped and being lost in the undergrowth.. needs to be sorted out.

Viv Balson ● 2671d4 Comments ● 2670d

Mayoral Candidate Public Meeting.

CANForum is organising a number of Public Meetings with candidates for the position of Mayor of London. The election is due by 7th May 2020 and the candidates are lining up now.First up is Shaun Bailey, Conservative Mayoral candidate, on June 25th at 7 pm in St Mary's Church (the church itself not the adjacent hall). 1 The Mount W3.canforum.org.uk

Jan Farlow ● 2681d6 Comments ● 2671d

Mobile phone 'phishing'.

Evening one and all, just a ‘heads-up’There is a concerted phishing problem across all UK mobile networks at the moment.DO NOT click on any link in the message that may receive without validating it with your mobile  operator.This is a scam text designed to get your details for fraudulent useIt may appear to be from your operator, however the link takes you to a cloned/ or false log-in page.If you've entered any details follow the steps belowIf you can still log in to your account    Change the password to your account    Change your email associated to your account.    Alert your bank for possible unauthorised account debits and to change text alerts messages    Change passwords/emails on any other accounts that might have the same login information    Please forward the text message you have received to 7726. You will not be charged for reporting phishing texts to 7726.

N V Brooks ● 2671d0 Comments ● 2671d

Ealing Council Has Relaxed Planning Regulations

Ealing Council has relaxed the planning regulations to the point where virtually anything goes. Any objection is met by the same responce - Shortage of Housing. Ealing like the rest of the country is gradually being concreted over and the "Housing Shortage" will always be with us. Front gardens are disappearing to make way for parking and rear gardens for house extensions. Councils are even finding excuses to put new buildings in parks, as in Gunnersbury Park. Wildlife areas have virtually disappeared. The big mystery is why would the local councils, our elected politicians, do this? They get elected back in by 20% of the electorate so I suppose they are pleasing them - and the building industry.

Roy Baker ● 2683d23 Comments ● 2671d

Cut price plants

This Sunday acton Garden association is holding a cut price plant sale at their Bromyward Avenue site app King Fahd Academy. Everything 50p. Tomatoes all sizes, courgettes, pumpkins, And much much more. What a bargain!

michael wale ● 2684d1 Comments ● 2673d

Pasha's Kitchen Northfields Avenue

I noticed yesterday that this restaurant had changed hands and is now called Mediterranean Kitchen.  Has anyone been there lately?  We really liked the menu at Pasha's and hope it hasn't changed too much.

Pat Kingham ● 2684d2 Comments ● 2676d

New Balkan Restaurant for South Ealing Road

Looks like there is a new restaurant called Chicken and Cevapi opening on the South Ealing Road. Cevapi is a type of kebab from the balkans so my guess it will probably be quite similar to Turkish food.

Tricia Arbuthnot ● 2676d0 Comments ● 2676d

Should We All Be Praying for Dominic Raab To Be Our Next Prime Minister?

So it is the end of May and now the bun fight starts to be the next Tory leader. My personal preference among all the candidates so far is Rory Stewart as he can grasp detail and complex issues and has been a competent Minister. This can't be said for many other of the names being put in the hat. Failing him, Sajid Javid would be an interesting choice and he would probably be up to the job. The big issue though is how to prevent Boris Johnson winning. He is clearly the favourite among the Tory associations despite the overwhelming evidence that he would be an appalling Prime Minister. They clearly are reckoning that his name recognition would be the best way to block a Jeremy Corbyn election victory but that is a high price to pay. The hope would be that the MPs recognise how bad for the country Johnson would be as PM and refuse to get on his bandwagon. That would mean the two candidates to be put forward would be a hard Brexit one and a soft Brexit one. If Raab is positioned as the no compromise candidate this might take away MP votes from Johnson. The hard Brexit candidate would win the vote of the membership but as long as he is not Boris I think I could live with that. The new leader would then have to deal with the same parliamentary mathematics that stymied Theresa May and it is hard to see how a reduced willingness to compromise is going to lead to a majority in the House for whatever way forward is being proposed.

Gordon Southwell ● 2704d23 Comments ● 2677d

Why Do Travellers Seem To Love Ealing So Much?

It seems that finally the injunction obtained by the Council is starting to work. As Cllr Dabrowska has explained there was a process to go through before it became fully effective.However, this seems to have just moved the issue to the next borough with Hounslow now suffering including Gunnersbury Park.What I found interesting is that most of the recent encampments have been very close to the borough boundaries. There does seem to be some sort of attraction for travellers to this area. Does anybody know what it might be? I did meet someone along time back who worked for the traveller unit at Ealing Council and he said it was the biggest in London and the official traveller sites that we have in the borough are also relatively large. Is this what draws them here or is there something else?

Tricia Arbuthnot ● 2704d20 Comments ● 2677d

West Ealing Tower Block

Surely if we should have learned one thing from the Grenfell Tower disaster it is never to build higher than the Fire Brigade's ladders can reach. Sorry if that upsets the Property Speculators.

Roy Baker ● 2683d8 Comments ● 2679d

Wahaca's despicable policy on eat and run

You may have been shocked like me at policy of the Wahaca chain of restaurants to deduct revenue lost when customers run out without paying from waiting staff. I know that the business is tough at the moment but if there is any place in Ealing that has a similar policy - name and shame!

Tricia Arbuthnot ● 2680d8 Comments ● 2680d

Thank you for the daffodils around the street trees!

They have been a cheerful and welcome greeting to the warmer months of the year.  I  presume the Council knows not to spray any nasty chemicals there.  I do remember one of the Councillors some time ago saying to let him know.I've dead headed them and perhaps should have given them some tomato feed or something but how does that work when something may have been guerilla gardened?I know I'm not the only one who has noticed.  If mental messaging existed already you would have received this thank you a long time ago!

Philippa Bond ● 2700d3 Comments ● 2680d

Mayoral Candidate Public Meeting.

CANForum is organising a number of Public Meetings with candidates for the position of Mayor of London. The election is due by 7th May 2020 and the candidates are lining up now.First up is Shaun Bailey, Conservative Mayoral candidate, on June 25th at 7 pm in St Mary's Church (the church itself not the adjacent hall). 1 The Mount W3.

Jan Farlow ● 2681d0 Comments ● 2681d

June smiles

I’ve never cared for Russian dolls.They’re always so full of themselves.

Graham Weeks ● 2696d2 Comments ● 2682d

Stolen handbag

My large black handbag was stolen from by my feet at Gail's bakery yesterday. I saw and spoke to the professional thief before he made off with the bag. Watch out dear friends. He is unlikely to be working alone. Small thin, bad teeth, dark hair, tattooed fingers, possibly an Eastern European gypsy.I want to thank the kindly staff at Gail's bakery and the wonderful stranger who bought me an Oyster card to get home.If anyone finds an abandoned black handbag near Ealing Broqdway, I'd like it back. Take care everyone!

Maire Lowe ● 2683d0 Comments ● 2683d

Putin of Russia recent Speech about Diversity

I really thought his Speech would stimulate a lot of coment worldwideMr Putin singled out one community to make his point, Muslims.Is there something happening in Russia at the moment that provoked Mr Putin to make his Speech.

Oswald Whittle ● 2684d1 Comments ● 2684d

Volunteer! Read with local children

Do you remember a character from a childhood book as fondly as an old friend?If you do, you’ll know the magic of being able to slip into another world as and when you need to, or how books can make your world a bigger, brighter place.For bookworms especially, it’s hard to believe that anyone could see reading as anything other than empowering, or even just a pleasure. For the third of children from disadvantaged areas who leave primary school without being able to read well, often it’s nothing but a chore.That’s why we like to turn up on the doorstep, with a backpack of books, two little stools, and a pair of volunteers who know that words take you places. Every week, come rain or shine, our volunteers bring the magic of reading directly into families’ homes every week, in low-income areas across London.Doorstep Library volunteers don’t just read stories; they do the silly voices, handpick the books, and give special recommendations. By making it fun first, we get to watch children transform into budding readers. We love when parents get stuck in with the sessions too and encourage them to get involved in their children’s education.Sometimes though, we’re just there to give a bit of extra support, whether we’re passing on info about a family activity, lending an ear, or even just being a friendly face. Then, before we go, we leave behind a selection of books for each child to borrow for the week.If this sounds like the role for you, these are the basics. We run projects on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday afternoons in estates across Westminster, Hammersmith and Fulham and Lambeth.In Hammersmith and Fulham, we start at 3.45pm and finish at 6.30pm. With some projects starting 4.30pm and finishing at 7.00pm.If you'd like to know more contact Daniela Cardoso at volunteer@doorsteplibrary.org.uk

Daniela Cardoso ● 2684d0 Comments ● 2684d

Bell article. Jan 2017.

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Tony Heath ● 2685d1 Comments ● 2685d