Serving up skills through SEARCH
Young people with learning difficulties from Ealing are gaining employment opportunities and skills through a scheme backed by Ealing Council. Project SEARCH is an internship programme run as a partnership between Ealing Council, the West London Alliance and Ealing Mencap, at...
‘I escaped domestic abuse before he killed me’
“I knew that if I stayed any longer he would kill me,” Grace* told us. She was the victim of domestic abuse and violence but has bravely shared her story with us to help anyone else going through something similar....
Workshops for people with dementia
Gunnersbury Park Museum holds monthly arts and reminiscence classes for people living with dementia and, to date, the interest has been high. The museum’s team has been working with Smoking Apples theatre company to run monthly Recollection sessions that enhance...
Campaigning for a cleaner Southall
Ealing Council is calling on residents to support a new campaign, launched this week, aimed at preventing fly-tipping and littering on the streets of Southall. The campaign focuses on preventing the dumping of rubbish in...
Ealing Council confirms creation of Parks Foundation
Local people are set to have a greater say in their green spaces after Ealing Council confirmed the creation of the Ealing Parks Foundation last night (13 November). The foundation will operate as a charitable...
Remembering the fallen of the First World War
Three of my relatives fought and died on the western front in the First World War. It is commonly used as a touchstone for all that is worst in war. This may be partly because this terrible, attritional conflict was...
First World War: The Armistice in Ealing 1918
Dr Jonathan Oates concludes our series on the First World War by reflecting on what happened locally when reports of a peace treaty being signed began to filter through. "Can I ever forget the scenes...
100 in 100: ‘Without it, I wouldn’t have been able to get into university’
Sian is an early years practitioner at Buttons Day Nursery in Hanwell. She started an apprenticeship two years ago that was advertised by the council as part of its 100 in 100 campaign and it has now led to her attending...
Have your say on local transport issues
How do you travel around the borough? Whether it is by Tube, car, bike or on foot, or a combination of all of these, your chance to have a say on local transport issues has...