Local news from Ealing and West London.

Facebook junkies beware: you could end up on 'Worst Status' page!

8:55am Wednesday 27th March 2013

A FACEBOOK page that highlights "pointless, mundane and ridiculous" status updates is proving popular with users of the social networking site.

Budget 2013 - live

12:39pm Wednesday 20th March 2013

George Osborne delivers his Budget 2013 to the House of Commons.

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Border Agency swoop on illegal immigrants in King Street, Southall

11:28am Friday 15th March 2013

ELEVEN illegal workers were arrested and detained by the UK Border Agency on Tuesday.

Hanwell is home of kung fu's potential world champions

11:22am Friday 15th March 2013

AN Ealing kung fu student, age 14, is aiming for gold at the world championships in Malaysia this October.

Women's Day protest against Ealing Hospital maternity closure

2:40pm Tuesday 12th March 2013

A GROUP of trade union members rallied outside Ealing Hospital on International Women's Day on Friday to protest against the proposed closure of the hospital’s maternity unit

North Ealing residents' campaign against HS2 gathers speed

2:27pm Tuesday 12th March 2013

NORTH Ealing residents held a fund-raising evening in Perivale on Saturday in their ongoing fight against the HS2 rail link.

Save Our Hospitals: It's the beginning, not the end, of the battle, say campaigners

7:31am Monday 4th March 2013

WHILE people all over the country exchanged rosy cards filled with adoring messages on February 14 this year, Westminster received a rather different Valentine’s Day gift.

Grant aims to bring empty Ealing homes back into use

7:17am Monday 4th March 2013

OWNERS of empty homes in Ealing could receive grants of up to £30,000 to renovate them and rent them out under an updated council scheme.

New £100,000 street lighting plan can make Southall, Acton safer

8:29pm Sunday 3rd March 2013

PLANS to improve street lighting in six areas of the borough at a cost of £103,000 have been announced.

Organisers delighted at success of new Ealing festival

6:19pm Thursday 21st February 2013

EALING Festival of Music and Film, which may become an annual event, has been declared a great success.

Ealing Involved - the charity shop that's online

10:40am Sunday 17th February 2013

EALING Involved, a charity supporting community projects across the borough, has launched a new website to encourage donations of household items as an alternative to throwing them out.

Ealing Music and Film Festival makes its debut this weekend

8:23am Friday 15th February 2013

A NEW music and film festival is taking place in Ealing this weekend with a wide range of events and exhibitions to showcase the artistic talent of the borough.

Perivale diver lands three bronze medals in Australia

10:10am Thursday 14th February 2013

A GIRL from Perivale is celebrating an amazing start to 2013 by winning three bronze medals with the Team GB diving team at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival.

Noisy neighbour goes to jail for a year

8:18am Sunday 13th January 2013

A NORTHOLT man was sentenced to a year in prison after five breaches of an anti-social behaviour order, which aimed to prevent him from making excess noise at his home.

Forget the census: the spirit of Christmas is alive in Ealing's schools

12:48pm Monday 17th December 2012

PACKED school halls and churches show Ealing’s nativity plays are as popular as ever, despite census results showing a significant drop in Christian belief.

Ealing campaigners aim to rid The Sun of Page Three girls

7:43am Sunday 9th December 2012

CAMPAIGNERS in Ealing are protesting the topless female models pictured on page three of The Sun newspaper, by turning copies of the tabloid in shops back-to-front.

Closure order to protect neighbours of derelict Southall pub

9:00pm Friday 7th December 2012

A CLOSURE order on the former Northcote Arms pub, Northcote Avenue, Southall, means unauthorised people discovered in the building risk arrest.

Decision awaited on plans for six-storey flats on Ealing-Brentford border

7:50am Saturday 24th November 2012

AN inquiry into controversial plans to re-develop the Reynards Mills trading estate on the Brentford-Ealing border ended on Friday.

Driving home the anti-bullying message at Hamborough

8:00am Saturday 24th November 2012

SOUTHALL students are raising awareness of the effects of bullying as part of national Anti-Bullying Week.