Around Ealing December 2018 | Page 8

UP FRONT 1 Mohinder Kaur Midha (Labour) has won the Dormers Wells by-election and will now join Tejinder Singh Dhami (Lab) and Ranjit Dheer (Lab) as the elected councillors for that ward. The by-election was held after the sad death of Councillor Tej Ram Bagha in September. 2 Ealing’s very own business expo is back to give you the chance to find out what is happening in the local business scene, network, promote your own business or get some entrepreneurial inspiration. The 2019 Ealing Business Expo is on Monday, 18 March. Read the full story at ealingnewsextra.co.uk/ features/expo-2019 3 A local nursery has been crowned Nursery of the Year thanks to its ‘visionary work’, as described by a chief judge at a national awards ceremony. At the Nursery World Awards three local nurseries won awards and others were highly commended – but Greenfields Nursery School and Children’s Centre, in Southall, was the stand-out achiever, winning Nursery of the Year and the Early Years in School award. Read the full story at ealingnewsextra.co.uk/ latest-news/nursery-awards 4 Want to save energy and cut your fuel bills? But worried about staying warm in the winter? Ealing Council’s Healthy Homes Ealing runs a free phone hotline providing advice to residents. Read more at ealingnewsextra.co.uk/features/ staying-warm-saving-money 5 A transport consultation has been asking people to have a say on proposed projects aiming to: Improve road safety; reduce pollution; encourage walking and cycling; and improve access to public transport. Go to www.ealing.gov.uk/ consultations by 7 December. speedread 8 around ealing    December 2018 Autumnal glory This patiently posed picture of a squirrel was voted as the winner of our fifth Seasons of Ealing photography competition, for autumn. It was taken by Anthony Bennett in Walpole Park. He won with 28% of the public vote held on a poll at our EalingLondon Facebook page, from a shortlist of nine photos. The runners-up are also here, by Clem Halpin and Atiya Tahseen, both of which coincidentally feature different sections of the Grand Union Canal. For more on the results, visit ealingnewsextra.co.uk/ features/2018-autumn-winner Well done everyone who was shortlisted – and thank you to everyone who took part. You can still view all nine shortlisted entries at ealingnewsextra.co.uk/gallery UP FOR THE WINTER CHALLENGE? The winter Seasons of Ealing competition will begin accepting entries on 1 December – with the winner again being selected by the public and published in this magazine and on our website EalingNewsExtra.co.uk For full details of how to enter, visit ealingnewsextra.co.uk/ features/seasons-winter-2018